AMERICAN
STUDIES
Chair:
Erika
Doss, Ph.D.
Dept.
Tel. (574) 631-7316
The
Program of Studies. The Department of American Studies
offers
summer courses designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students.
Courses
deal with various aspects of American culture and society.
Course
Descriptions. The
following course descriptions give the
number
and title of each course. Lecture hours per week, laboratory and/or
tutorial
hours per week, and semester credit hours are in parentheses. The
University
reserves the right to withdraw any course without sufficient
registration.
CRNs
for independent study courses may be obtained from the department
office, from
the Summer Session office, or from insideND.
AMST 30362. Labor and America since
1945
(Cross-listed with GSC 30309, HIST 30856, IIPS 30922)
3 credits, Graff (3-0-3)
8:55–11:25 TR 6/17–7/31
CRN 3555;
ID # AFAM 30276 01
Last “add” date: 6/22
“Drop” dates: refund, 6/26; last 7/10
Enrollment Limit: 2
This course explores the evolving relationships
of American workers to politics, the economy, and the wider culture
since 1945.
The United States emerged from World War II as the strongest global
power, and
its citizens subsequently enjoyed a long postwar economic boom that
created
what we might call the first truly middle-class society in world
history. At
the heart of that new society was the American labor movement, those
unions
like the United Auto Workers and the United Steel Workers who ensured
that at
least from of the postwar profits made it into the wallets of workers
and their
families. Today, however, unions represent only 8 percent of workers in
the
private sector. What accounts for the decline of organized labor since
the
1950s? What has the decline of the labor movement meant for workers
specifically, and the American economy and politics more broadly? How
and why
have popular perceptions of unions changed over time? What has been the
relationship of organized labor to the civil rights movement, feminism,
and
modern conservatism? What is “globalization” and what has been its
impact upon
American workers? Through an exploration of historical scholarship,
memoirs,
and Hollywood films, this course will
try to
answer these questions. Students interested in politics, economic
development,
International relations, social justice, human rights, peace studies or
mass
culture are particularly welcome. NOTE: This course fulfills the
university
history requirement NOTE: This course fulfills the university history
requirement or IIPS Area C.
AMST 30610. Immigration in
Global Perspective
(Cross-listed with ANTH 30305, IIPS 30927, SOC 30015)
3 credits, Albahari (3-0-3)
1:15–3:45
TW 6/17 to 8/1
CRN 3718;
ID #AMST 30610
Last “add” date: 6/22
“Drop” dates:
refund, 6/26: last,
7/10
Enrollment limit:
1
How do people in immigrant-receiving countries
shape their attitudes toward immigrants? What are the differences
between
refugees and other migrants? How is immigration related to urban
“immigrant
riots?” And what can anthropological studies of borders and national
policies
tell us about the transnational world in which we live? We will examine
these
and related questions, and more generally the causes, lived
experiences, and
consequences of migration. We will acquire a sound understanding of
migration
in its social, political, legal, and cultural facets. Fieldwork
accounts from
countries of origin and from the United
States,
Europe, Australia,
and Japan will
enable us to appreciate both global
and U.S.
distinctive trends. Rather than merely learning a collection of facts
about
immigrants, we will address how migration intersects with gender and
class; the
mass-media; border
enforcement; racism;
the economy; territory and
identity
formation, and religion.
AMST 45900. Publishing
Internship
3 credits, Staff (V-V-3)
CRN 2965;
ID # AMST 45900
Prior permission of instructor required.
AMST 45901. Community Service
Internship
3 credits, Schmuhl (V-V-3)
CRN 1015;
ID # AMST 45901
Prior permission of instructor required.
AMST 45902. Historical
Research Internship
3 credits, Schlereth (V-V-3)
CRN 1016;
ID # AMST 45902
Prior permission of instructor required.
AMST 45903. News Internship
3 credits, Storin (V-V-3)
CRN 1017;
ID # AMST 45903
Prior
permission of instructor required.