ClassInfo - Spring 2017 American Studies Classes Taught by Elaine May

Spring 2017 | AMST 8231 Section 001: Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy, Readings (67913)

Instructor(s): Elaine May
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Meets With:: HIST 5831 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Tue 03:35PM - 05:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Folwell Hall 116
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2022

Course Catalog Description:: Culture of Cold War, its legacy. How it affected/reflected domestic politics, public policies, civic life, gender expectations, sexuality, class relations, racial justice, and civil rights. Impact of domestic anti-communism and of American cultural politics abroad.
Class Description:: This course will examine the culture of the Cold War as it developed in the years after World War II, how it affected and reflected the domestic politics, public policies, and civic life in the postwar era, the impact of domestic anti-communism, and the influence of American cultural politics abroad. We will examine how the Cold War shaped gender expectations, sexuality, class relations, racial justice and civil rights, and how its legacy has affected American politics, culture, and social life in the years since. The course will be organized in the form of a professional working group, with scholarly debates, discussions, and conference-style presentations. The purpose of this format is to model professional activities that you will engage in as you embark on your academic careers. Graduate school should serve not simply as the culmination of your education as students, but as the beginning of your career as scholars. As such, you are expected to read, write, and participate in the seminar at a level consistent with standards of professional academic life.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67913/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 14 December 2008

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