This unit introduces students to the complex richness of 'Americanness' and prepares them for the Major in American Studies. Divided into historically grounded modules (Race; Religion; Gender; Politics; Region), the unit will approach each from a variety of angles: the historiographical, the literary, the cultural, the political, the cinematic. It will open lines of interrelation between historical and imaginary forms in the construction and ongoing redefinition of the United States.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | United States Studies Centre |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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AMST1001 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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AMST2601 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Rodney Taveira, rodney.taveira@sydney.edu.au |
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Guest lecturer(s) | Aaron Nyerges, aaron.nyerges@sydney.edu.au |
Simon Jackman, simon.jackman@sydney.edu.au | |
David Smith, david.smith@sydney.edu.au |