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Course Listing for AMERICAN STUDIES - Fall 2024 (ALL: 09/03/2024 - 12/18/2024)

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
2361	AMST-801-01	Approaches to American Studies	1.00	LEC	Miller, Karen	W: 6:30PM-9:00PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		This seminar, which is required of all American Studies graduate students, examines a variety of approaches to the field. Readings may include several “classic” texts of 18th- and 19th-century American culture and several key works of American studies scholarship from the formative period of the field after World War II, as well as more recent contributions to the study of the United States. Topics will include changing ideas about the content, production, and consumption of American culture; patterns of ethnic identification and definition; the construction of categories like “race” and “gender”; and the bearing of class, race, gender, and sexuality on individuals’ participation in American society and culture. Undergraduates who wish to enroll in this course must obtain permission of their adviser and the instructor.
3193	AMST-809-01	Race, Gender, Global Security	1.00	SEM	Heatherton, Christina	T: 6:30PM-9:00PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 3		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Also cross-referenced with GLBLSTD				Cross-listing: AMST-409-01, HRST-409-01
		Recent events have focused attention on questions of race, gender, social justice, and the militarization of police. This course will consider how notions of race and security that evolved in the late 20th and early 21st century U.S., have shaped political discourse, and how in turn, those ideas have circulated around the world. Through analyses of American Studies texts, documentaries, and popular culture, we will consider both emerging and prevailing definitions of security. By examining case studies in major global cities, including Los Angeles, we will explore how space has been organized around the logics of racialized threats and gendered notions of safety. For a cumulative paper, students will select a global city and offer history, context, and analysis of the production of insecure spaces.
1535	AMST-894-01	Museums and Communities Intern	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Matriculated American studies students have the opportunity to engage in an internship at an area museum or archive for credit toward the American studies degree. Interested students should contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information.
1431	AMST-940-01	Independent Study	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Selected topics in special areas are available by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the graduate adviser and program director. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
1427	AMST-953-01	Research Project	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Under the guidance of a faculty member, graduate students may do an independent research project on a topic in American studies. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
1428	AMST-954-01	Thesis Part I	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
1430	AMST-955-01	Thesis Part II	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(Continuation of American Studies 954.)
1429	AMST-956-01	Thesis	2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(Completion of two course credits in one semester).