Undergraduate Courses
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- AMS 100 Introduction to American Studies
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Cloyd, Alex
TuTh 08:00-09:15 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 50425 LEC Cloyd, Alex
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM BA 301 - LAWRENCE3 53597 LEC Lazaro Moreno, Jaime
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM BA 202 - LAWRENCE3 44979 LEC Price, Nicole
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM ST 307 - LAWRENCE3 50426 LEC Ryall, Shannon
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM SUM 503 - LAWRENCE3 57389 LEC Kennedy, Neill
MW 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 50427 LEC Schmack, Benjamin
MW 11:00-12:15 PM BA 301 - LAWRENCE3 51878 LEC Lazaro Moreno, Jaime
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM SMI 206 - LAWRENCE3 46510 LEC Kennedy, Neill
MW 12:30-01:45 PM MS 104 - LAWRENCE3 49332 LEC Tucker, Sherrie
TuTh 10:00-10:50 AM SMI 100 - LAWRENCE3 52268 DIS Madison, Zachary
Th 12:00-12:50 PM WES 4034 - LAWRENCE3 53549 DIS Madison, Zachary
Th 01:00-01:50 PM BL 212 - LAWRENCE3 53550 LEC Allison, Hannah Ross
MW 12:30-01:45 PM BA 301 - LAWRENCE3 53598 LEC Price, Nicole
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM ST 307 - LAWRENCE3 51329 LEC
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 1007 - LAWRENCE3 58795 LEC Ryall, Shannon
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM MS 104 - LAWRENCE3 52269 LEC
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM SUM 405 - LAWRENCE3 58796 LEC Cadena, Jose
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM WES 1005 - LAWRENCE3 57360 LEC Allison, Hannah Ross
MW 03:00-04:15 PM WES 4018 - LAWRENCE3 57361 LEC Harbin, Chelsea
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 58940 LEC Robinson, Kathryn
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 52085 LEC Stucky, Alex
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 58200 LEC Harbin, Chelsea
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 58941 LEC Robinson, Kathryn
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 52120 LEC Schmack, Benjamin
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 51589 - AMS 101 Introduction to American Studies, Honors
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Tucker, Sherrie
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM NUN 102 - LAWRENCE3 49330 - AMS 110 American Identities
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Chappell, Benjamin
MW 11:00-11:50 AM ST 330 - LAWRENCE3 43923 DIS Nguyen-Dien, Giang
F 09:00-09:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 40105 DIS Aycock, Rebekah
F 09:00-09:50 AM BA 110 - LAWRENCE3 40107 DIS Nguyen-Dien, Giang
F 10:00-10:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 40108 DIS Aycock, Rebekah
F 10:00-10:50 AM BA 110 - LAWRENCE3 43922 DIS Epp Schmidt, Lydia
F 11:00-11:50 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 40109 DIS Pisel, Maya
F 11:00-11:50 AM BA 301 - LAWRENCE3 40106 DIS Epp Schmidt, Lydia
F 12:00-12:50 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 53558 DIS Pisel, Maya
F 12:00-12:50 PM BA 110 - LAWRENCE3 53561 LEC Adams, William
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 57368 - AMS 112 American Identities, Honors
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 177 First Year Seminar: _____
- 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.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 260 America's Latinos/Latinas
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Cadena, Jose
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 53600 - AMS 290 Religion in American Society
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Schwaller, Rachel
Breaux, Darby
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM SMI 100 - LAWRENCE3 50203 - AMS 310 American Culture, 1600-1876
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 312 American Culture, 1877 to the Present
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Moran, Jeffrey
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4002 - LAWRENCE3 57479 - AMS 316 Ministers and Magicians: Black Religions from Slavery to the Present
- 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.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 317 African American Women: Colonial Era to the Present
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 320 Border Patrolled States
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 323 Sex in History
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 324 Being Deviant in America
- In this course students will study traits, conditions, actions, and behaviors that violate social norms and elicit negative societal reactions. This includes the social, cultural, and individual factors that explain deviance; motivations behind deviant behavior; and efforts by society to control deviants. In short, you will undertake a sociological examination of those on the margins of society and societal efforts to "deal with" them. (Same as SOC 324.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 330 American Society
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Brooker, Megan
MW 11:00-12:15 PM FR 107 - LAWRENCE3 49582 - AMS 332 The United States in Global Context
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kim, Joo Ok
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 48914 LEC Bailey, Hannah
MW 12:30-01:45 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 57370 LEC Garcia, William
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 52139 LEC Pence, Ray
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 53115 - AMS 340 Black Leadership
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 344 Case Study in American Studies: _____
- This course examines in depth a specific American studies or theme. LEC.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Jelks, Randal
MW 11:00-12:15 PM MS 105 - LAWRENCE3 51374 LEC Perreira, Christopher
Th 02:30-04:50 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 55630 LEC Urish, Benjamin
Mills, Tweesna
Hinders, Katherine
M 06:00-09:30 PM BUD 110 - LAWRENCE3 46149 LEC Pence, Ray
MW 03:00-04:15 PM WES 1005 - LAWRENCE3 53599 - AMS 345 Cultural Studies
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 360 Theory and Method
- 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.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 390 Geography of the United States and Canada
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 494 Topics in: _____
- Interdisciplinary study of selected aspects of American society or culture or of the American experience. LEC.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Perreira, Christopher
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 53602 - AMS 496 Social Justice Perspectives and Experiences
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 510 History of American Women--Colonial Times to 1870
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 511 History of American Women--1870 to Present
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 512 History of Women and Work in Comparative Perspective
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 515 American Women and World War II
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 520 Topics in Latino Studies: _____
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 522 American Racial and Ethnic Relations
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 529 Race and the American Theatre
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 534 Global Ethnic and Racial Relations
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Rooks, Pamela
APPT- ONLNE KULC - LAWRENCE3 53790 - AMS 536 Ethnicity in the United States: _____
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 550 Research Seminar in: _____
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Bailey, Hannah
MW 03:00-04:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 50322 - AMS 551 Research Project in American Studies
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # RSH Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 45432 RSH Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49333 RSH Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 46437 RSH Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51348 RSH Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50323 RSH Pence, Ray
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 58125 RSH Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50324 RSH Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49334 RSH Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 44199 RSH Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51349 - AMS 552 Public Service in American Studies
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # FLD Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 45433 FLD Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49335 FLD Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 46438 FLD Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51350 FLD Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50326 FLD Pence, Ray
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 58126 FLD Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50325 FLD Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49336 FLD Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 44205 FLD Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51351 - AMS 553 Honors in American Studies
- 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.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # RSH Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 45434 RSH Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49337 RSH Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 46439 RSH Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51352 RSH Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50327 RSH Pence, Ray
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 58127 RSH Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 50328 RSH Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 49338 RSH Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 44206 RSH Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 51353 - AMS 554 Advanced Topics in American Literature to 1865: _____
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 555 Advanced Topics in American Literature Since 1865: _____
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 565 Gender, Culture, and Migration
- This course examines the gendered experiences of transnational migration through a combination of ethnography, literature, film, and news media. How do different people experience the desire to migrate, the logistics of movement, and life in a faraway place? How does mobility shape ideas of family, community, and nation? How do class, race, sexuality, and legal status also inflect these experiences, especially in rendering certain groups vulnerable to abuse and exploitation? Attention will also be paid to gendered thinking against migration, including the ways gender and sexuality inflect xenophobia, border enforcement, refugee recognition, deportation policy, and contemporary political debates. (Same as 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 576 Cultural Geography of the United States
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 580 American Art
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 629 Sociology of Sport
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 650 Jazz and American Culture
- 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 Spring 2020 semester.
- AMS 694 Directed Readings
- Consent of instructor is required. IND.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # IND Chappell, Benjamin
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 46085 IND Esch, Elizabeth
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 49339 IND Jelks, Randal
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 46086 IND Kelley, Margaret
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 51354 IND Kim, Joo Ok
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 50329 IND Pence, Ray
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 58128 IND Perreira, Christopher
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 50330 IND Roediger, David
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 49340 IND Tucker, Sherrie
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 40110 IND Warrior, Robert
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-4 51355 - AMS 696 Studies in: _____
- Interdisciplinary study of different aspects of the American experience in different semesters. LEC.
Spring 2020 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Urish, Benjamin
Mills, Tweesna
Hinders, Katherine
M 06:00-09:30 PM BUD 110 - LAWRENCE3 40111 LEC Perreira, Christopher
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4040 - LAWRENCE3 55703 LEC Kim, Joo Ok
Tu 01:00-03:20 PM BA 213A - LAWRENCE3 57373
