American Studies ClusterAmerican Studies is an established interdisciplinary “field” both in the United States and in several other countries, including England and Japan. This cluster uses Americanist materials ranging from literature, through landscapes, to art, music and court cases, to explore both the tensions and the traditions of American culture and society.
Cluster Coordinator: Dr. Tom Fisher
Sophomore Inquiry: American StudiesThis course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of American Studies, provides a focus through which to explore sources in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and performing arts, and offers an opportunity to acquire a variety of skills important in college and the work worlds. As the interdisciplinary study of American Culture, the course focuses on a comparison of “voices” or perspectives as a way of knowing American artifacts, policies, and places. Although the focus of each class may differ, they will all use their subjects as a laboratory for learning the methods and perspectives of American Studies. In the process, students will become familiar with something of the culture, character, and environment of the United States. Each class will focus on several main “texts” or projects during class and students will do an additional project either outside class and/or in their mentor sections.
This SINQ leads to the American Studies Cluster. Approved Cluster Courses: Academic Year 08-09ANTH 313U Indian/White RelationsANTH 314U Native Americans ANTH 315U American Culture ANTH 410U Race and Ethnicity ANTH 417U Indians of North America ArH 486U American Art and Architecture: Colonial Period ArH 487U American Art and Architecture: Jacksonian to 20th Century BST 302U African-American 20th Century BST 412U Oregon African-American History BST 414U Racism BST 424U African-American/African Culture in Cinema BST 427U African/American Films and Film Makers BST 484U African American Community Development CHLA 375U Southwestern Borderlands History CHLA 399U The History of Race in the New World EC 399U Family Values and American Economic Decline EC 411U Cultural Economics EC 417U Women in the Economy EC 419U Economics of Race and Ethnicity ENG 305U Film and Social Justice ENG 305U Topics in Film: Asian American Film and Video ENG 305U The Films and Times of Charlie Chaplin ENG 306U The Sixties ENG 306U Topics in Literature and Popular Culture: American Fiction in Film ENG 306U Topics in Literature and Popular Culture (e.g., Fiction and Film, Practice of Everyday Life) ENG 306U Topics in Literature and Popular Culture: Politics in the 50's ENG 306U Topics in Literature and Popluar Culture: Cyber/Hyper Literature ENG 308U American Jewish Literature ENG 308U Cultural Studies in Literature: Native American Women's Writers ENG 308U Cultural Studies in Literature: Native American Women's Literature ENG 308U Gay and Lesbian Fiction ENG 308U Cultural Studies in Literature: Literature of Slavery ENG 308U Asian-American Writers ENG 308U Writing A Jewish Woman's Life ENG 308U Cultural Studies in Literature (when content is appropriate) ENG 309U American Indian Literature (when content is appropriate) ENG 313U The American Short Story ENG/BST 351U Early African American Literature ENG 360U American Literature to 1865 ENG 363U American Literature ENG 365U American Fiction II ENG 367U Topics in American Literature - Immigrant Experience and American Lit/Film ENG 445U American Women Writers ENG 447U Major Forces in Literature: American Sentimentalism G 344U Geology of National Parks GEOG 351U Pacific Northwest GEOG 366U Historical Geography of North America GEOG 368U U.S. and Canada HST 337U History of American Cities HST 338U Oregon History HST 340U Women and Gender in America (to 1865) HST 341U Women and Gender in America (1865 to present) HST 343U American Family History HST 346U The American Revolution HST 399U American Values/Conflict HST 399U Culture, Religion, Politics: Jews and Judaism in American Since WWII (becomes 344U) INTL 321U Globalization & Identity: Humanities INTL 322U Globalization & Identity: Social Science INTL 323U Tradition & Innovation: Humanities INTL 324U Tradition & Innovation: Social Science MUS 355U Jazz History MUS 361U History of Rock Music I MUS 362U History of Rock Music II MUS 376U American Musical Traditions PHL 399U American Values/Conflict PS 313U The Power Game PS 380U Women and Politics PS 431U State and Local Politics PSY 310U Psychology of Women PSY 410U Women in Contemporary Film SOC 337U Minorities SOC 350U The United States in Comparative Perspective SOC 436U Social Movements SP 410U Women in Contemporary Film SP 457U The Language of Violence TA 330U Multicultural Theater TA 361U Contemporary Dance 1920 - Present TA 370U American Cinema/American Culture TA 370U American Cinema/American Culture II TA 457U The Language of Violence TA 471U 20th Century American Theater & Drama USP 385U History of American Cities WS 310U Psychology of Women WS 340U Women and Gender in America (US to 1865) WS 341U Women and Gender in America (1865 to1920)) WS 342U Women and Gender in America (1920 to present) WS 343U American Family History WS 380U Women and Politics WS 410U Women in Contemporary Film WS 410U Power and Knowledge WS 417U Women in the Economy WS 445U American Women Writers WS 457U The Language of Violence |
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