AMST154

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AMST154

Arts in America AMST154 FA

Crosslistings: ARST110, ENGL180

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:40 EST 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       200      155         45

Study of selected works of architecture, fiction, film, music, drama, painting, photography, poetry, sculpture of the American people; popular and high art: three representative artists for each; survey, not history. What makes a piece American? How have American attitudes toward arts and artists affected their development? Lectures; midterm, library exercise and final.

MAJOR READINGS

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN (play), O'Neill, Williams,
Faulkner, Twain, Barthelme, Dickinson, Whitman, Joplin,
Ives, Jazz; films of Keaton, Ford, Eastwood.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm hour test, library exercise, listening assignments; final examination (take-home).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Movie showings 4:30-6:30 p.m., Mondays in the Cinema: special arrangements made for athletic conflicts. Course fee $35. Preregistered students must attend first class meeting or be subject to withdrawal from the course.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Reed, J; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM; M...... 4:30PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 3; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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