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AMST101Introduction American Studies (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST101 or AMST201. Formerly AMST201. Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of American Studies by examining concepts such as culture, identity, cultural practices, and globalization, as well as theories underlying these concepts. Engages key themes, especially constructions of difference and identity, cultures of everyday life, and America and the world.
Section 101 Ishii, D (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MWF 9-9:50
Section 102 Chaplin, J (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MWF 10-10:50
Section 201 Saiedi, P (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15
Section 202 Stevenson, S (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15
AMST202Cultures of Everyday Life in America (3 credits)
Examine the structures and patterns of everyday life in the U.S., utilizing methods such as ethnography, oral history, survey research, and textual, visual, and material cultural analysis.
Section 101 King, T (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45
AMST204Film and American Culture Studies (3 credits)
Exploration of the American film from a historical perspective, illustrating the motion picture's role as an institutional phenomenon, as a form of communication, and as a source of cross-cultural study.
Section 101 Pramschufer, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 4-6:40
AMST207Contemporary American Cultures (3 credits)
World views, values, and social systems of contemporary American cultures explored through readings on selected groups such as middle-class suburbanites, old order Amish, and urban tramps.
Section 101 , STAFFF (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MWF 11-11:50
Section 102 , STAFFF (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MWF 1-1:50
AMST260American Culture in the Information Age (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST260 or AMST298I. Formerly AMST 298I. Examines the ways in which content and form of public information interact with the culture, families & individuals.
Section 101 , STAFFF (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45
AMST289AShifting Sands: Constructing Cultural Mainstreams and Margins in the U.S. (3 credits)
Formerly: AMST298B.
One of the "I" Courses for Spring 2012: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination; http://www.iseries.umd.edu/ Click here for more course information.
Section 101 Hanhardt, C (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 9-10:40, Th 8-8:50
Section 102 Hanhardt, C (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 9-10:40, Th 9-9:50
Section 103 Hanhardt, C (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 9-10:40, F 12-12:50
Section 104 Hanhardt, C (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 9-10:40, F 1-1:50
AMST298CIntroduction to Asian American Studies (3 credits)
Also offered as AAST 200.
Section 101 Park, J (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15
AMST298WSelected Topics in American Studies:Introduction to Queer Latina/o Studies (3 credits)
Also offered as LGBT298L.
Section 101 Perez, C (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 2-3:15
AMST328APerspectives on Identity and Culture:Migration and Sexuality (3 credits)
Also offered as USLT498F.
Section 101 Vargas, M (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MWF 11-11:50
AMST328NPerspectives on Identity and Culture:Introduction to Native American Cultures of the United States (3 credits)
Also Offered as ANTH648F.
Section 101 Gordon, L (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) M 4-6:40
AMST340 (PermReq)Introduction to History, Theories and Methods in American Studies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Two AMST courses. Sophomore standing. For AMST majors only. Introduction to the process of interdisciplinary research, including research literatures, questions, first-hand sources and library and analytic methods in American Studies. Each student will craft a prospectus for original research.
Section 101 Sies, M (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45
AMST418BCultural Themes in America:Digital Diversity (3 credits)
Prerequisite: At least three credit hour of prior coursework in AMST.
Section 101 Farman, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45
AMST418LAsian Religions in American Culture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: AMST201.
Section 101 Caughey, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15
AMST429JPerspectives on Popular Culture:Social Activism and Popular Culture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: At least three credit hours of prior coursework in American Studies.
Section 101 Parks, S (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 2-3:15
AMST432Literature and American Society (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Prior course in AMST, SOCY, American literature, or American history. Examination of the relationship between literature and society: including literature as cultural communication and the institutional framework governing its production, distribution, conservation and evaluation.
Section 101 Kelly, R (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.)
AMST450 (PermReq)Seminar in American Studies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Nine hours prior coursework in American Studies, including AMST201. Senior standing. For AMST majors only. Developments in theories and methods of American Studies scholarship, with emphasis upon interaction between the humanities and the social sciences in the process of cultural analysis and evaluation.
Section 101 Paoletti, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 10-11:15
Section 201 Paoletti, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 2-3:15
AMST498DSpecial Topics in American Studies:Asian American Material Cultures (3 credits)
Also offered as AAST498N.
Section 101 McCune, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45
AMST498LSpecial Topics in American Studies:Craft and Production (3 credits)
Prerequisite: AMST205 or permission of instructor.
Section 101 Chester, R (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15
AMST498MSpecial Topics in American Studies:Latinas/os and U.S. Popular Culture (3 credits)
Also offered as USLT498B.
Section 101 Chester, R (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45
AMST498NSpecial Topics in American Studies:Citizens, Refugees, and Immigrants (3 credits)
Also offered as USLT498I.
Section 101 Guerrero, P (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45
AMST498VSpecial Topics in American Studies:Latina Lives: Gender, Race, and Sexuality (3 credits)
Also offered as USLT498D.
Section 101 Hanhardt, C (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15
AMST603Current Approaches to American Studies (3 credits)
For AMST majors only or permission of department. Permission of instructor required for non-A MST graduate students. Builds on AMST601 and explores contemporary literature, theory, and intellectual issues in American Studies.
Section 101 Williams-Forson, P (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) Tu 4-6:40
AMST628WSeminar in American Studies:History of Sexuality (3 credits)
Also offered as HIST639L. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST628W or HIST639L.
Section 101 Lyons, C (12 seats open, out of 12 seats.) M 1-3:30
AMST851Interpretation of Cultural Landscapes (3 credits)
A research seminar that provides students an opportunity to survey the principal approaches to studying a cultural landscape, learn how to apply and adapt a field research method, and produce a primary research report on a cultural landscape of their choice.
Section 101 Sies, M (10 seats open, out of 10 seats.) M 7-9:45

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