Courses
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Courses
Courses for Spring 22
Complete Cornell University course descriptions and section times are in the Class Roster.
Courses by semester
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| Course ID | Title |
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| AMST 1101 | Introduction to American Studies Details This course provides an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics change from year to year and may include: food and nature, broadly defined; the transformation of gendered public and private spheres; indigenous, immigrant, and racialized cultures and countercultures; industrialization and the struggles over labor; the rise of leisure; the relationship between politics and culture; and the development of consumer culture. These themes will be examined through a variety of media, such as literature, historical writing, menus, music, art, film, architecture, etc. The course will also give attention to the many methods through which scholars have, over time, developed the discipline of American Studies. Catalog Distribution: (CA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS) Full details for AMST 1101 - Introduction to American Studies |
| AMST 1500 | Introduction to Africana Studies Details This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas. This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, philosophy, the themes - including race/racism, the Middle Passage, sexuality, colonialism, and culture - that have dominated Africana Studies since its inception in the late-1960s. We will explore these issues in the attempt to understand how black lives have been shaped, in a historical sense; and, of course, the effects of these issues in the contemporary moment. This course seeks to introduce these themes, to investigate through one or more of the disciplines relevant to the question, and to provide a broad understanding of the themes so as to enable the kind of intellectual reflection critical to Africana Studies. Catalog Distribution: (CA-AS, GLC-AS, SSC-AS) Full details for AMST 1500 - Introduction to Africana Studies |