AMST198 - Jr. Colloquium: Magazines in America

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Jr. Colloquium: Magazines in America
AMST 198 FA

Magazines have been the lifeblood of American popular culture: they are relentlessly contemporary (dated, usually issued weekly or monthly). No other print publication has dealt so immediately and didactically with cultural materials.

MAJOR READINGS

LIFE
READER'S DIGEST
NEWYORKER
SATURDAY EVENING POST
VANITY FAIR
LADIES HOME JOURNAL

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Project Course; teams of five do class sessions trying to sum up a given magazine; digital slides. Paper 5-10 p, final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

The class will form into five groups of four members each. After the first five (A 1-5) the makeup of the groups are changed (B 1-5) so that by the end each student will have worked with each other member of the course in one of his/her groups. All groups will choose and prepare presentations (featuring written handouts, projected visual material, lecture or discussion). Magazines will be chosen for availability in Olin Library and national significance.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Reed,Joseph W.

Times: .M.W... 02:30PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE121

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 20

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 0 FR: 0

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Speaking

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004