Undergraduate Courses
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- AMS 100 Introduction to American Studies
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An introduction to the history and key concepts of American Studies. Students explore major changes in American culture through the critical reading and analysis of primary and secondary source material. Not open to students who have taken AMS 101. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Stucky, Alex
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM SUM 428 - LAWRENCE3 24295 LEC Bailey, Hannah
TuTh 08:00-09:15 AM BA 110 - LAWRENCE3 26744 LEC Goldstein, Ivery
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM SUM 502 - LAWRENCE3 24300 LEC Ortega, Marilyn
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM SUM 407 - LAWRENCE3 23467 LEC Schmack, Benjamin
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM FR 214 - LAWRENCE3 29491 LEC Harbin, Chelsea
MW 11:00-12:15 PM BL 211 - LAWRENCE3 23468 LEC Bailey, Hannah
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM JRP 203 - LAWRENCE3 26745 LEC Wadud, Imani
MW 11:00-12:15 PM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 10110 LEC Ortega, Marilyn
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM ROB 156 - LAWRENCE3 16199 LEC Price, Nicole
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM DHDC 2096 - LAWRENCE3 23466 LEC Adams, William
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 10111 LEC Harbin, Chelsea
MW 12:30-01:45 PM FR 106 - LAWRENCE3 21393 LEC Wadud, Imani
MW 12:30-01:45 PM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 16875 LEC Lazaro Moreno, Jaime
MW 12:30-01:45 PM WES 4062 - LAWRENCE3 15282 LEC Adams, William
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 21985 LEC Price, Nicole
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 4035 - LAWRENCE3 21986 LEC Stucky, Alex
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM WES 4051 - LAWRENCE3 22007 LEC Schmack, Benjamin
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM BA 110 - LAWRENCE3 29492 LEC Goldstein, Ivery
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM ST 339 - LAWRENCE3 21987 LEC Lazaro Moreno, Jaime
MW 03:00-04:15 PM LIN 401 - LAWRENCE3 25894 LEC Pence, Ray
MW 03:00-04:15 PM BA 202 - LAWRENCE3 25895 LEC Cheddadi, Saoussen
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 22223 LEC Cheddadi, Saoussen
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 22224 - AMS 101 Introduction to American Studies, Honors
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An introduction to the history and key concepts of American Studies. Students explore major changes in American culture through the critical reading and analysis of primary and secondary source material. Not open to students who have taken AMS 100. Prerequisite: Membership in the University Honors Program or approval by the American Studies Program. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Jelks, Randal
MW 11:00-12:15 PM NUN 102 - LAWRENCE3 19384 - AMS 110 American Identities
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An interdisciplinary introduction to individual and group identities over time. Students explore theories and methods relating to identity from various perspectives, such as race, class, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and region. Not open to students who have taken AMS 112 or SOC 112. (Same as SOC 110.) LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Roediger, David
MW 11:00-11:50 AM WES 3139 - LAWRENCE3 10112 DIS Ryall, Shannon
F 09:00-09:50 AM SUM 424 - LAWRENCE3 26968 DIS Cadena, Jose
F 09:00-09:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 10113 DIS Ryall, Shannon
F 10:00-10:50 AM SUM 424 - LAWRENCE3 26969 DIS Cadena, Jose
F 10:00-10:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 10114 DIS Robinson, Kathryn
F 11:00-11:50 AM SNOW 321 - LAWRENCE3 10116 DIS Kennedy, Neill
F 11:00-11:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 10115 DIS Kennedy, Neill
F 12:00-12:50 PM WES 4034 - LAWRENCE3 10117 DIS Robinson, Kathryn
F 12:00-12:50 PM SNOW 321 - LAWRENCE3 10118 - AMS 112 American Identities, Honors
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An interdisciplinary introduction to individual and group identities over time. Students explore theories and methods relating to identity from various perspectives, such as race, class, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and region. Not open to students who have taken AMS 110 or SOC 110. (Same as SOC 112.) Prerequisite: Membership in the University Honors Program or approval by the American Studies Program. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 177 First Year Seminar: _____
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A limited-enrollment, seminar course for first-time freshmen, addressing current issues in Americna Studies. Course is designed to meet the critical thinking learning outcome of the KU Core. First-Year Seminar topics are coordinated and approved by the Office of First-Year Experience. Prerequisite: First-time freshman status. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kelley, Margaret
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 25727 - AMS 260 America's Latinos/Latinas
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An introduction to the Latino/a population (Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, and Central and South Americans) in the US. Students discuss how US and Latin American societies have shaped Latino incorporation into the United States. We also discuss contemporary political, cultural and social issues that pertain to Latinos/as in the US. (Same as SOC 260) LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kim, Joo Ok
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 22010 - AMS 290 Religion in American Society
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A broad introduction to religion in American culture. This class emphasizes the well-established religions with large followings (viz. Judaism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism). Some attention is also given to other religions active in America. Other topics covered include the relationship of church and state, religion in ethnic and racial minority groups, and women and religion. Not open to students who have taken REL 172. (Same as REL 171.) LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Miller, Timothy
Goeckner, Ryan
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM SMI 100 - LAWRENCE3 10119 - AMS 310 American Culture, 1600-1876
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An examination of the major historical shifts, trends, and conflicts that have shaped the multicultural nature of life in the United States from the initial European settlements to 1876. In addition to tracing developments in literature, architecture, drama, music, and the visual arts, this course will investigate patterns and changes in the popular, domestic, and material culture of everyday life in America. (Same as HIST 310.) Prerequisite: AMS 100 or AMS 110 or H IST 128. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 312 American Culture, 1877 to the Present
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An examination of the major historical shifts, trends, and conflicts that have shaped the multicultural nature of life in the United States from 1877 to the present. In addition to tracing developments in literature, architecture, drama, music, and the visual arts, this course will investigate patterns and changes in the popular, domestic, and material culture of everyday life in America. (Same as HIST 312.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 316 Ministers and Magicians: Black Religions from Slavery to the Present
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This course examines the history and diversity of African American religious expression from slavery until the present, emphasizing both mainstream and alternative faiths. It covers the religious world views of enslaved Africans, and examines faiths inside and outside of Christianity. Topics may include: independent black churches, magical practices, the Holiness and Pentecostal movements, black Islam, religious freemasonry, and esoteric faiths. The class emphasizes the influence of gender, class, race, migration, and urbanization on black religion. (Same as AAAS 316 and HIST 316.) LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Jelks, Randal
MW 03:00-04:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 25728 - AMS 317 African American Women: Colonial Era to the Present
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This interdisciplinary course covers the history of African American women, beginning in West and Central Africa, extending across the Middle Passage into the Americas, and stretching through enslavement and freedom into the 21st century. The readings cover their experiences through secondary and tertiary source materials, as well as autobiographies and letters, plays and music, and poems, novels, and speeches. (Same as AAAS 317, HIST 317, and WGSS 317.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 320 Border Patrolled States
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Examines the politics of immigrant, citizenship and space through official, intellectual and popular responses to the growth of Latino/a populations in the U.S. and to international migration to and from Mexico and Central America. Topics include consideration of how responses to immigration articulate racialized and culturally specific (including linguistic and religious) concepts of the nation, and how questions of citizenship and residency dovetail with issues of community "voice", public space, and diverse notions of "security". LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 322 Modernism
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Examines modernism as a transnational cultural movement primarily from the 1890s to the 1940s, but also considers the impact of modernism on later twentieth century cultural production. Provides an interdisciplinary exploration of art, architecture, film, literature and music. Topics include debates related to periodization, the nature of progress, the impact of colonialism and imperialism, the power of reason, and the relationship to previous "traditional" ideas. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 323 Sex in History
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This course offers a survey of the history of human sexuality in the Western world; the second half of the semester emphasizes the American experience. Topics for consideration may include: masturbation, pornography, sex work, homosexuality, bisexuality, "perversions" (paraphilias), sex and marriage, racialized sexualities, sexual violence, trans* identities and experiences, sexuality and national identities, and colonialized sexualities. The course demonstrates the various ways in which sex, specifically the social and political meanings attributed to physical acts, changes over time and shapes human experiences and interactions far beyond the bedroom. (Same as HUM 332, HIST 332 and WGSS 311.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 330 American Society
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The social structure and organization of American society with special reference to recent social changes. (Same as SOC 330.) Prerequisite: An introductory course in sociology or American studies. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Albrecht, Sandra
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM FR 107 - LAWRENCE3 18593 - AMS 332 The United States in Global Context
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Examines the influence abroad of US culture, policies and practices and the impact of other countries on US culture, society, and politics. Among the topics that may be examined are race, ethnicity, colonialism, imperialism, migration, technology, communications and media, popular culture, language, health, domestic and transnational organizations, as well as economic, political, religious, military and educational institutions. (Same as SOC 332). LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Pence, Ray
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 21433 LEC Pence, Ray
MW 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 23479 - AMS 340 Black Leadership
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The course focuses on the concept of leadership and on black leadership in the United States; an in-depth analysis of selected case studies on black leaders, both historical and contemporary. Some attention will be given to the dispersion of Africans into the Americas and the leadership that emerged, conditioned both by environmental factors and the psychology engendered by the system of slavery. Selected successful black leaders will be invited to visit the class from time to time. (Same as AAAS 330.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 344 Case Study in American Studies: _____
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This course examines in depth a specific American studies or theme. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Wilson, Ronald
Swanson, Carl
Asbury, Gwendolyn
W 06:00-09:00 PM WES 3139 - LAWRENCE3 17260 LEC Chappell, Benjamin
Tu 02:30-06:00 PM HAW 2046 - LAWRENCE3 25729 LEC Lester, Cheryl
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM WES 1009 - LAWRENCE3 19845 LEC Kim, Joo Ok
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 4025 - LAWRENCE3 23483 LEC Flores, Ruben
Th 02:30-05:00 PM WES 4035 - LAWRENCE3 25730 LEC Kirzane, Jessica
M 07:10-09:40 PM REGN 152 - EDWARDS3 25917 - AMS 345 Cultural Studies
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Students gain awareness of major scholars and "schools" that have pursued critical, interdisciplinary research or cultural processes and products in the field of American Studies. Topics may include cultural materialism, semiotics, nationalism, ethnic/racial identity, gender and sexuality, cultural politics, mass media, public spheres, social space and place, commodity consumption, music, and popular culture. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 350 Visual Culture and the Harlem Renaissance
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Examines the African American cultural movement through art; the artistic gaze in novels; representations of African Americans in film; as well as the influence of musical and dramatic performance on the African American image. Considers the impact of American, European, and other cultural influences on black artists of the time. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 360 Theory and Method
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An introduction through a topical theme to theories and methods currently used in American Studies. Prerequisite: AMS 100, AMS 110 and AMS 332 or their equivalent, or consent of instructor. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Esch, Elizabeth
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 22012 - AMS 390 Geography of the United States and Canada
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A study of the different physical, economic, and cultural settings in the United States and Canada which form the basis for the various forms of livelihood. Emphasis on the United States. (Same as GEOG 390.) Prerequisite: An introductory geography course, or background in United States or Canadian history, social science, or culture, or consent of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 494 Topics in: _____
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Interdisciplinary study of selected aspects of American society or culture or of the American experience. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 496 Social Justice Perspectives and Experiences
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An experiential learning course in which students select and participate in public/civic engagement activities in a selected area undertaken in consultation with and under the direction of a faculty member. Students meet regularly to discuss and evaluate their field experiences and to collectively problem solve identified challenges to the justice work with which they are engaged. Students produce a final project on the experience that integrates the engagement experience and academic materials. Prerequisite: AMS 100 and AMS 110. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 510 History of American Women--Colonial Times to 1870
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A survey of women's roles as housewives, mothers, consumers, workers, and citizens in pre-industrial, commercial, and early industrial America. (Same as HIST 530 and WGSS 510.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 511 History of American Women--1870 to Present
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A survey of women's history in the United States that will include radical and reform movements, the impact of war and depression, professionalization, immigration, women's work and the biographies of leading figures in women's history. (Same as HIST 531 and WGSS 511.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 512 History of Women and Work in Comparative Perspective
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This course explores the connection between historical changes in the labor process and the occupational choices available to women in different countries. Through discussion and analyses of texts, students will evaluate the construction of a gendered division of work as shaped over time by economic, cultural, and political forces. The chronological and geographical focus may vary depending on the instructor. (Same as HIST 532 and WGSS 512.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 515 American Women and World War II
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Examines histories of U.S. women during World War II through an interdisciplinary approach that draws on popular culture and oral history. Utilizes theories and methods of oral history and examines representations of women such as Rosie the Riveter, GI Jane and the Sweetheart at Home. Topics include the consumption of images, the function of images in war and the relationship between popular culture and war. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 520 Topics in Latino Studies: _____
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The study of special topics in Latino Studies. Students may repeat this course when different topics are offered. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 522 American Racial and Ethnic Relations
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Analysis of the basic sociological concepts that apply to majority-minority relations; with special emphasis on racial and ethnic interaction in the United States. (Same as SOC 522.) Prerequisite: A distribution course in sociology or American studies. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 529 Race and the American Theatre
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The representation(s) of race in significant texts and performance styles in American theatre analyzed according to political ideologies, dramatic movements and the impact of these factors on the representation of the "other" in the theatre. (Same as AAAS 585 and THR 529.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 534 Global Ethnic and Racial Relations
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An examination of constructions of race and ethnicity around the world. Emphasis is on the social, political, historical, cultural and economic factors that lead to the creation of ethnic and racial identities, ethnic conflict and accommodation, ethnic movements, and ethnic political organization. Racial and ethnic relations in the U.S. are compared with other countries. Major focus is placed on ethnicity in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and/or the Middle East. (Same as AAAS 510 and SOC 534.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 536 Ethnicity in the United States: _____
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An examination of the history, sociology, and culture of U.S. ethnic categories (e.g., American Indians, Latinos, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Irish Americans). The specific group studied varies from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit. (Same as SOC 536.) Prerequisite: A principal course in American Studies, Sociology, or Anthropology, or permission of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 540 Culture, Space and Power in Urban America
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Surveys scholarship on urban expressive culture as it illuminates the politics to identity and public space by African American and Latino/a urban communities. Explores how race, class and gender positionality affect and reflect access to public space and recognition in the public sphere through aesthetic practices such as hip-hop, graffiti writing and custom car cruising. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 550 Research Seminar in: _____
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A seminar exploring a specific American studies theme. A research paper or equivalent project is required. Prerequisite: AMS 360 (a grade of C or better is recommended) or consent of instructor. Cannot be taken concurrently with AMS 551, AMS 552 or AMS 553. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 551 Research Project in American Studies
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Independent research on a selected topic under the direction of a faculty member. Students write an original research paper or complete an equivalent project in another medium, grounded in primary as well as secondary sources. Prerequisite: AMS 550 or consent of instructor. RSH.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # RSH Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 18272 RSH Dorman, Jacob
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19275 RSH Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21989 RSH Flores, Ruben
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 16286 RSH Hamer, Jennifer
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19276 RSH Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 16237 RSH Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25731 RSH Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23484 RSH Lang, Clarence
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 17500 RSH Lester, Cheryl
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14676 RSH Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23485 RSH Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21990 RSH Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14677 RSH Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25732 - AMS 552 Public Service in American Studies
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Independent public service in a selected area undertaken in consultation with and under the direction of a faculty member. Students produce a final written project on the experience that integrates the public service experience and academic materials, or complete an equivalent project in another medium. Prerequisite: AMS 550 or consent of instructor. FLD.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # FLD Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19277 FLD Dorman, Jacob
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19278 FLD Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21991 FLD Flores, Ruben
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 16287 FLD Hamer, Jennifer
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19279 FLD Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14926 FLD Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25733 FLD Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23486 FLD Lang, Clarence
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 17077 FLD Lester, Cheryl
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14927 FLD Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23487 FLD Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21992 FLD Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14928 FLD Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25734 - AMS 553 Honors in American Studies
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Honors equivalent of AMS 551. May be taken twice for credit. Three hours of AMS 553 may be substituted for a course in an appropriate category in the American Studies major. Prerequisite: AMS 550, eligibility for departmental honors, or consent of instructor. RSH.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # RSH Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 16887 RSH Dorman, Jacob
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19280 RSH Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21993 RSH Flores, Ruben
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 16288 RSH Hamer, Jennifer
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 19281 RSH Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 17490 RSH Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25735 RSH Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23488 RSH Lang, Clarence
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 18098 RSH Lester, Cheryl
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14678 RSH Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 23489 RSH Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 21994 RSH Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 14679 RSH Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 25736 - AMS 554 Advanced Topics in American Literature to 1865: _____
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Study of American literary works before 1865. Topics may focus on a particular genre, theme, topic, historical period, author, or group of authors. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. (Same as ENGL 576.) Prerequisite: Prior completion of at least one 300- or 400-level English course. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 555 Advanced Topics in American Literature Since 1865: _____
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Study of American literary works after 1865. Topics may focus on a particular genre, theme, topic, historical period, author, or group of authors. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. (Same as ENGL 577.) Prerequisite: Prior completion of at least one 300- or 400-level English course. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 565 Gender, Culture, and Migration
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This course brings a human face to the 21st century manifestation of globalization by focusing on the issues of culture, gender and migration. How do these three aspects create the "global village" amongst both the host and donor peoples? When people move from one place to another, what do they leave behind, what do they take with them? What is gained, or lost by the host community? What is the impact of migration on a specific group's and individual's sense of identity? How has migration affected the people's construction, understanding, and practice of gender? Given their primary roles in the home and within the culture, these questions and more are posed with particular attention to women. Migration theories, interviews and personal testimonies as well as literary and dramatic works are critical to our analyses of the issues raised and enable us to hold conversations with, and listen to the stories of the ordinary people who make globalization happen and sustain it. (Same as AAAS 565, GIST 565 and WGSS 565.) Prerequisite: Any 100 level AAAS course, WGSS 101, AMS 100, AMS 110, or GIST 301. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 576 Cultural Geography of the United States
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Distributions of major culture elements including folk architecture, religion, dialect, foodways, and political behavior are systematically studied from a predominantly historical perspective. These discussions are followed by a survey of the major culture regions in America. Although not absolutely necessary, familiarity with concepts treated in any of the following courses would be helpful: AMS 100, AMS 110, ANTH 108, ANTH 308, GEOG 102, or GEOG 390. (Same as GEOG 576.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 579 Geography of American Foodways
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An interdisciplinary approach to food that explores the diversity of eating habits across the United States and the role of food as an indicator of cultural identity and change. Current regional and ethnic food consumption patterns are stressed. Topics include multiculturalism and regional identity, the symbiotic relationship between restaurant food and home cooking, the recent interest in farmers' markets and organic foods, and the importance of the food industry and the popular press in setting trends. (Same as GEOG 579.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 580 American Art
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A survey of American painting, sculpture, and architecture from colonial to recent times. (Same as HA 570.) Prerequisite: HA 100, HA 151, or the equivalent, or consent of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 590 Transnational Asian Film
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Examines the ways that contemporary East Asian films and the American film industry appropriate cinematic techniques, styles and themes from one another. Uses cultural studies theories to examine the construction of cultural and historical narratives of transnational interaction among East Asian countries. Explores the impact of economic globalization on transnational film production. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 629 Sociology of Sport
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Examination of organized sport as a social institution and its relation to other social institutions (e.g., political, economic, educational, and religious), with special emphasis on American society. Analysis of the social correlates of sports participation and a consideration of the role of sport in social change. (Same as SOC 629). Prerequisite: A principal course in American studies or sociology, or consent of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 650 Jazz and American Culture
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This course considers cultural and social histories of jazz, from the 1920s through the present day, as sites for exploring ideological struggles over such fields as race, class, gender, sexuality, democracy, capitalism, freedom, community, Americanness, and globalization in the U.S. The course will explore such questions as the following: What music was called jazz at what times and places? What did it mean to whom? Who played it? Who wrote about it? Who listened to it? Who danced to it? Who policed it? Who produced it? Who used it to rebel? Who used it to survive? What did all of these practices mean to participants? The course will examine struggles over social meanings in the U.S. through a study of jazz performance, labor, representation, marketing, consumption, censorship, and historiography. Prerequisite: A course in American studies, American history, or consent of instructor. (Same as WGSS 652.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 652 Jazz I, Roots to 1955
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Survey of jazz music, from ragtime and blues to jazz of the 1940s and 50s. Covers various styles of jazz, including New Orleans, swing, bebop and cool. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of melody, harmony and rhythm, although ability to read scores is not necessary. Graduate students will complete additional work to be determined in consultation with the instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 653 Jazz II, 1955-Present
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Survey of jazz music, from 1950s to the present. Covers various styles of jazz, including free jazz, postmodern jazz and fusion. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of melody, harmony and rhythm, although ability to read scores is not necessary. Graduate students will complete additional work to be determined in consultation with the instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 680 Jazz Autobiography
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Examines the literary and musical significance of jazz autobiographies since the 1940s. Authors include Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Nina Simone and others. Graduate students will complete additional work to be determined in consultation with the instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 682 Jazz Narratives in Novels and Films
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Examines jazz and musicians' life stories in prose fiction and fictional or biographical films. Novels may include works by John Clellon Holmes and Nathaniel Mackey. Films may include Lady Sings the Blues and Space is the Place. Graduate students will complete additional work to be determined in consultation with the instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 690 Black Cultural Studies
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Examines critical approaches to the study of African American cultural production. Uses literature, films, music, art and performance to explore the development of interpretations of black culture. Covers major developments in black aesthetics in the twentieth century, various theoretical schools of thought, and significant writers such as bell hooks, Stuart Hall, and Gina Dent. Graduate students will complete additional course work to be determined in consultation with the instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Fall 2017 semester.
- AMS 694 Directed Readings
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Consent of instructor is required. IND.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # IND Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 18842 IND Dorman, Jacob
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 19282 IND Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 21995 IND Flores, Ruben
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 14938 IND Hamer, Jennifer
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 19283 IND Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 17002 IND Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 25737 IND Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 23490 IND Lang, Clarence
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 19846 IND Lester, Cheryl
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 10120 IND Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 23491 IND Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 21996 IND Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 10121 IND Warrior, Robert
12:00-01:00 AM KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 25738 - AMS 696 Studies in: _____
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Interdisciplinary study of different aspects of the American experience in different semesters. LEC.
Fall 2017 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Wilson, Ronald
Swanson, Carl
Asbury, Gwendolyn
W 06:00-09:00 PM WES 3139 - LAWRENCE3 10122 LEC Flores, Ruben
Th 02:30-05:00 PM WES 4035 - LAWRENCE3 25891 LEC Lang, Clarence
M 03:00-05:30 PM BA 105 - LAWRENCE3 22675
