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This interdisciplinary seminar for first year students will examine the City of Boston from its seventeenth-century origins to the present day. Among the topics covered will be architecture, city planning, physical expansion, political leadership, urban renewal, historical preservation, park development, racial and ethnic tensions, and suburban sprawl. Includes a Boston tour. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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This course explores how Jews in the U.S. have been variously constructed in diverse racial and ethnic terms across time and place. We analyze American Jewish efforts to secure "white status" and the current questioning of this status by some Jews in the context of contemporary identity politics. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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No region has such a purchase on Americans' collective imagination as the West. No region is so drenched in misrepresentation and mythology. In this seminar, we will use fiction, film, and works of history to explore the American West as both historical reality and wellspring of collective myth. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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This course examines space and place in African American literature and culture. From the north-south trajectory of slave narratives, to novels that highlight the experiences of migrants in the city, to films about urban trauma (racist violence like the Tulsa "race riot" and the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia), we will analyze the uses to which black cultural workers have put architecture and geography. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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This course is an introduction to psychoanalysis and its vexed and productive relationships to women and feminism. Freud asked his famous question: "What does a woman want?" after years of clinical practice and theoretical speculation. Woman's desire remained a mystery to him, but the attempt to solve it has given rise to a rethinking of human sexuality, of gender, of social structures, and of creativity. We will read foundational texts by Freud and by feminist disciples and critics of psychoanalysis theories. The literary texts will be read as critiques of theoretical positions, as well as examples of particular historical constructions of gender. The course is broadly interdisciplinary and explores the boundaries and intersections of different disciplinary practices and frameworks. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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An introduction to American women's writing and to the development of feminist literary practice and theory. This course will cover a broad historical range from the colonial poets Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley to contemporary writers Toni Morrison, a Nobel Laureate, and Marilynne Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize winner. Attention to the effects of racial, class, and cultural differences will inform this course that will focus on gender and literature. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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Since Columbus, China has held special place in the American imagination. Americans from different vantage points have imagined China as a source of wealth, labor, or souls to save, as a victim, a revolutionary model, factory and bank. Using literature, material culture, and film, we will seek to understand how different groups of Americans, including merchants, workers, women, African Americans and Chinese Americans, have contructed "China". Reserved for First Year students. Enrollment limited to 20. FYS DVPS 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: Diversity Perspectives, First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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A first year seminar that examines hard places in America, the cities and towns that have experienced both industrial prosperity and the painful process of de-industrialization. Some of these urban areas have found successful paths to revitalization, while others remain depressed. Readings, media presentations, and discussions will focus on Butte/Anaconda, Montana; Lowell, Massachusetts; the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island; and the anthracite coal mining communities of Pennsylvania. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: First Year Seminar Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 02 Semester Level 01 Return to Previous New Search
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Restricted to first-year students and sophomores. 0.000 OR 1.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Do not Schedule Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Where do our beliefs about love and romance come from? Is it true that "sex sells"? This course compares representations of love in advertising and popular culture from three decades- the 1920s, 1950s, and 1980s - to present-day examples. We'll compare texts such as Ladie's Home Journal, I Love Lucy , and Pee-wee's Playhouse to Maxim, Friends, and The Bachelor . 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course looks at Chicana/Latina expressive culture from the 1940s to the present. Students will analyze Chicana/Latina subjectivity, identity, and consumption through paintings, popular novels, film, music, and magazines. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course examines the historical context for contemporary political issues including immigration, global warming, and "the war on terror" to better understand how the American past has shaped the American present. We will examine films, literature, and visual arts in the contexts of history and cultural criticism. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course will examine the relationship between popular music and its sociocultural context by concentrating on three urban music forms; blues, soul, and hip hop. Readings will focus on: (1) concepts such as audiences, the music industry, cultural infrastructure, and race; (2) processes such as urbanization, demographic change, and the politicization of popular music. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course focuses on popular struggles over sexuality in the United States from 1880-1980. We will study how sexual values have been constructed and have changed over time. Topics include: same sex and opposite-sex sexualities, reproductive politics, commercialized sexualities, sexual health and disease, and intra-and inter-ethnic and-racial sexualities. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Are your race, gender, and sexual orientation biologically pre-determined? This course traces the history and cultural implications of theories of racial and sexual differences. We examine three "scientific" theories -- Darwinism, eugenics, and genetics -- in popular culture, public policies and social movements, and consider how these social constructs both empowered and disempowered women, homosexuals, and racial minorities. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Commerical television helps create popular conceptions of American history. This course examines how television programming influences our sense of national, local, and personal history. We consider the message and impact of programs such as Civil War , Roots , Frontier House , and The Wonder Years , performing critical analyses of television as a text, and exploring the guiding themes of American Studies. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Everyone knows where the nearest Chinatown is, but there's much more to Chinatown than good, cheap food. What is a Chinatown, and why do they exist? This seminar uses novels, tourist guides, films, popular culture, and history studies to explore the contemporary configurations of Chinatowns across the U.S. Topics include racial discourse, labor migration, urban renewal/redevelopment, and community formation. Guest speakers and visits to Boston's Chinatown are planned. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course addresses how Black women's cultural production revisits and represents the legacy of slavery in history, literature and visual art. This course allows students to identify and think critically about analytic frameworks such as Black Feminism, introduces students to the discipline of American Studies, and provides extensive guidance and practice in writing. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course explores New England's fishing industries through fishermen and the seafood they catch. We'll look at how fishing has changed, and how it's been interpreted by visitors and reflected in memory and popular culture. Lastly, we'll consider the political, cultural, and environmental issues facing today's fishermen and seafood eaters. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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What Americans call the "Vietnam War," the Vietnamese remember as the "War of Resistance against the United States for National Salvation." This class explores two perspectives on a conflict which shaped the nations' political, social, and cultural landscapes. We focus on differences and similarities in Vietnamese and American interpretations of the origins, conduct and denouement of the war. We examine war memories through memoirs, monuments, movies, documentaries, magazines, and newspapers, as well as in foreign and domestic policies. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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This course examines visual imagery in 1960s' politics and culture and how "the Sixties" have been represented in the popular imagination. The class focuses on struggles for racial equality, countercultural movements, the decade's international context, and memories of the 1960s. By analyzing written texts, photographs, films, television, art, and advertisements, we evaluate visual imagery in the 1960s; discuss the importance of this decade; learn how to look at images; and question how images can bring about social change. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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American museums attract 850 million visitors annually--far more than the 140 million attending professional sports--and serve as collectors, preservers, interpreters, and promoters of culture. Drawing on recent scholarship, the course is an interdisciplinary exploration of museums as sites where class, race, ethnicity, citizenship, and other forms of identity are constructed and contested. From Barnum's outrageous hoaxes to virtual museums, we'll examine case studies, go on field trips, and analyze visual, material, and textual evidence. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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With a focus on the experiences of the immigrant second generation, this course seeks to expose students to the recent social science literature on contemporary immigration to the United States, including discussions on its origins, adaptation patterns, and long-term effects on American society. We will closely examine patterns of assimilation and adaptation for the children of immigrants, address the challenges they confront when trying to straddle two cultures, describe their ethnic identity formation, and interrogate the effects of their increasing presence on U.S. schools and society in general. The experiences of the second generation will be examined in various institutions including the family, labor market, schools, and community, and we situate these institutions in both national and transnational spheres. The course will consist of lectures by the instructor combined with class discussion of assigned texts. This course will also provide students with an analytic framework to address questions of multiculturalism. The course will also help students develop a better understanding of the dynamics of race, class, gender, and sexuality in society. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Return to Previous New Search
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This course will look at various ways to understand the complex role of food in society. We will look at issues of food production and consumption, and how our relationship to food contributes to the political and social structures that we live with. Our approach will be historical and pay special attention to the ways in which communities of color and immigrants have shaped, and have been shaped by, the food they cultivate, harvest, consume, and market. Field trips and readings explore how food creates ways for people to form bonds of belonging while also creating bonds of control and regimes of inequality. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Return to Previous New Search
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This course looks at the first wave of American feminism, from the 1830s to the 1920s, as a movement that affected both the private and public lives of women AND men. Relying on sources such as letters, autobiographies, and diaries, we consider the ways African American and white feminists and anti-feminists thought about marriage, motherhood and fatherhood, woman suffrage, women's rights, and gender relations. Finally, the course also examines the legacy of first-wave feminism and its meaning in contemporary American society. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College American Civilization Department Course Attributes: Diversity Perspectives Return to Previous New Search
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