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AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES (L98)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)FL2020
L98 AMCS 375AAmerican Culture: Methods & Visions: Populism, Politics, and Performance3.0 Units
Description:"We the people" is one of the most familiar refrains in American cultural and political life. But who is the "we" and who are the "people?" The founding documents of the U.S. issue forth a dispiriting paradox: "the people" are both the source of the democratic impulse as well as a narrowly construed category, one that excluded great swaths of the populace, including women, enslaved people, and indigenous people. This course will use the theories and methods of performance studies to explore questions of American populism in media, politics, and art. Is populism a political orientation? Or is it a style that one enacts? What does it mean to claim that one acts on behalf of "the people?" Is all political behavior "political theatre?" While the November 2020 U.S. presidential election will undoubtedly play a major role in our inquiry, we will think cross-culturally and historically about performances of populism by both leaders and the people whom they claim to represent. Topics to be explored might include: the singing of anthems, the fandom of team sports, and the many ongoing attempts to fulfill the promise of "we the people" by those engaged in the black freedom struggle, movements for gender equality, and indigenous rights movements. A Writing Intensive course, AMCS 375A serves as an occasion for students to think about matters of argument and presentation, as well as the methods and models that will serve future research. Students should expect to do a lot of writing and reading, and to produce a series of shorter assignments that culminate in a final multidisciplinary project-proposal. This course is intended for students at the Junior Level or Higher; it fulfills the "multidisciplinary" (MD) requirement for AMCS Minors and the "Methods Seminar" requirements for AMCS Majors. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO AMCS MAJORS AND MINORS
Attributes:A&S IQ: HUM, WIArch: HUMArt: HUMEN: H
Instruction Type:Remote per COVID-19 Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L15 3751Frequency:Annually / History
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01-T-R---10:00A-11:20ARemote / LA McGinleyPaper/Project/TakeHome22230
Desc:Fully remote, Synchronous once/week
REG-DelayStart: 9/14/2020   End: 1/10/2021
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