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.


  • Jessica Sewell

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    3.00

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    3.73

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    Spring 2017

  • Sylvia Chong

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    4.00

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    3.50

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    Fall 2021

  • Lisa Goff

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    5.00

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    3.62

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    Spring 2020

  • Anna Brickhouse

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    2.40

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    3.78

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    Fall 2016

  • Sandhya Shukla

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    3.50

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    3.59

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    Fall 2022

  • Grace Hale

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    3.33

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    3.29

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    Spring 2012

  • David Singerman

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    3.00

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    3.31

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    Spring 2024

  • Matthew Hedstrom

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    4.00

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    3.41

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    Spring 2015

  • Sarah Ingle

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    3.35

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    Fall 2018

  • John Hamilton

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    3.60

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    Spring 2016

  • Karl Miller

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    1

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    Fall 2025

  • Faculty Staff

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    Fall 2021

  • Jack Hamilton

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    Spring 2015

  • Isaac May

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    Spring 2021

  • Marlene Daut

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    Spring 2018

  • Gillian Frank

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    3.28

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    Fall 2020

  • Penny Eschen

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    Fall 2024

  • Lisa Cacho

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    3.64

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    1

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    Fall 2025

  • Ruby Tapia

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    Spring 2025