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Jun 15, 2024
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HIST 328 - Modern American Culture Upper Division
Prerequisites Sophomore standing or higher required.
This course draws on documentary sources that illustrate and dissect American ways of life from the late 1800s to the present. It analyzes popular novels, movies, oral histories, art, and social criticism to determine the changing shape of American culture, the various subcultures that compose it, and the relationship of culture to social and economic forces. Special attention will be given to race, region, class, gender, and religion as agents of diversity, and conversely, the influence of ideology, mobility, consumerism, and mass culture in unifying Americans. Offered in alternate years.
Core Curriculum Designation(s) ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable No
Additional Notes Previous course number: HIST 138
Course credits: 4
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