AMST 3001

Theories and Methods of American Studies

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Course Description

Pre-Requisite(s): American Studies Major
Discipline(s): Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry

This seminar course will introduce majors to various theories and methods for the practice of American Studies. The three goals of the seminars are (1) to make students aware of their own interpretive practices; (2) to equip them with information and conceptual tools they will need for advanced work in American Studies; and (3) to provide them with comparative approaches to the study of various aspects of the United States.


  • Karl Miller

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  • Lisa Cacho

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  • Ruby Tapia

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  • Penny Eschen

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  • Sandhya Shukla

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    Fall 2022

  • Sylvia Chong

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    Fall 2021

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    Fall 2021

  • Isaac May

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    Spring 2021

  • Lisa Goff

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    Spring 2020

  • Gillian Frank

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  • Marlene Daut

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  • Sarah Ingle

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  • Jessica Sewell

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    Spring 2017

  • John Hamilton

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    Spring 2016

  • Anna Brickhouse

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  • Matthew Hedstrom

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    Spring 2015

  • Jack Hamilton

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  • Grace Hale

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