AM 350 - Locating American Studies: Theory and Methodology

This course, designed to be taken in the junior year, is a focal point of the major and introduces majors to current methodologies, critical theories, and interpretive strategies in the field of American Studies. These methodologies may include cultural studies, cultural geography, popular culture, material culture, gender studies, and film studies. The course will focus on a topic or period, which will be studied through an expansive range of texts suggesting the interdisciplinary nature of American Studies.

Credits: 4 cr.