AMST203 - Junior Colloquium: Culture and Violence in the Progressive Era

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Junior Colloquium: Culture and Violence in the Progressive Era
AMST 203 FA

An interdisciplinary study of politics and literature in the Progressive Era, centering on concepts of power, violence, race and class.

MAJOR READINGS

Novels by Norris, London, Wister, Burroughs, Chesnutt
Historical and political writings by Roosevelt, Sumner, F.J. Turner, Gilman, and others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm paper; final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is open to majors who have taken, or are concurrently taking AMST200.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AMST Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Slotkin,Richard S.

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK116

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002