AMST3252W: American Popular Culture and Politics: 1900 to 1940
3 CreditsFreshman SeminarBiological SciencesCivic Life and EthicsEnvironmentHistorical PerspectivesWriting Intensive
Historical analysis of how popular arts represent issues of gender, race, consumerism, and citizenship. How popular artists define boundaries of citizenship and public life: inclusions/exclusions in polity and national identity. How popular arts reinforce/alter political ideologies.