Department of American Studies

American Society, Politics, and Everyday Life

Students in this concentration consider the dynamics of social change, the emergence and fate of political movements, and the forms and practice of everyday life in America. The area encompasses the tradition of revolution in America, the effects of technological and economic change, and the roles of the family, workplace, and community from the colonial era to the digital age.

Check regularly with the Department of American Studies for updates on new courses, relevant special topics courses, and other relevant courses. No more than two courses may be applied from a single department outside American Studies. [Updated 11/10/10]

Current Courses from American Studies:

45:01           Understanding American Cultures
45:05 SCA American Issues (when topic is Protest and Dissent in Post-War America)
45:30           Introduction to African American Culture
45:80           American Political Humor
45:84           Sport and Film
45:102         Black Popular Music
45:115         American Culture of the 1930s
45:140         American Subcultures
45:145         Immigration and American Culture
45:151         American Business Cultures
45:153         The Civil Rights Movement
45:154         Food in America
45:163         American Ruins
45:170         American Regional Identities
45:174         The American Vacation
45:175         Revolution in American Culture
45:198         American Communities

Current Courses from Other Departments:

6E:141         Economics of American Industries
6E:178         American Economic History
7B:102         History of American Education
8G:01           American Lives
16:40           Diversity in American History
16A:61         American History to 1877
16A:62         American History 1877-Present
16A:110/149:102 Intro to Amer Indian History & Policy
16A:118      Ultraconservative and Radical Theology in American History
16A:122      Varieties of American Religion
16A:124      Religious Thought in America 1860-Present
16A:141      Work and Society in Industrializing America
16A:146      Immigrant America 1845-1925
16A:147      History of Slavery in the USA
16A:152      US in World Affairs
16A: 152     USA in a World at War 1931-1945
16A:158      History of American Society 1820-1920
16A:166      The Progressive Era
16A:167      The New Era and the New Deal
16A:168      The Contemporary US 1940-Present
16A:171      Women in America to 1870
16A:184/129:184 Black Global Metropolis: Sexual History
16A:187      African American History 1619-1865
16A:189      African American Hist. Since Reconstruction
19:95           Media and Consumers
19:152         History of Mass Communication in the US
19:161         Law Media and Current Issues
19:165         African Americans and Mass Communication
28:74           Inequality in Sport
28:78/131:78 Women, Sport, and Culture
28:79/129:79 Race and Ethnicity in Sport
28:175         Sport and the Media
28:178         Sport in the US to 1900
28:188         Twentieth Century US Sport
30:01           Introduction to American Politics
30:61           Introduction to American Foreign Policy
30:107         Women and Politics in the United States
30:108         Latino Politics
30:112         Minority Representation in American Politics
30:113         American State Politics
30:114         African American Politics
30:116         American Constitutional Law and Politics
30:119         Problems in American Politics
30:126         American Public Policy
30:181         Honors Seminar on American Politics
32:34           Intro. to African American Religions
32:60           Intro. to Native American Religions
32:63           African American Islam
32:82           American Indian Activism
32:126         20th Cen. African American Religion: Civil Rights to Hip Hop
32:141         Varieties of American Religion
32:158         Native American Women and Religious Change
34:18/131:18 Gender and Society
34:61           The American Family
34:66           Social Inequality
34:126         Social Movements in the U.S.
34:135         Sociology of Sexuality
34:141         Juvenile Delinquency
34:152         African American and Latino Social Inequality
34:165         Sociology of Work and Occupations
34:175         Community and Urban Sociology
36:64           Media, Advertising and Society
36:70           Communication and Everyday Life
36:74           Media and Society
36:88           Mass Communication and American Democracry
44:112         Mapping American Cities and Regions
113:133/131:133 The Anthropology of Women’s Health
113:144       Culture and Consumption
129:060       Introduction to African American Society
131:41         Gender Roles and Communication
131:55         Gender, Race and Class in the US
149:70         Indians and Allies
169:173       Work and Leisure in American Culture