Junior Colloquium: Cultural Studies and American Studies
AMST 204
Fall 2005
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The aim of our colloquium is to place some contributions of British cultural studies and American studies in a critical dialogue with one another. From this critical exchange we will develop a more rigorous grasp of cultural theory and a more complex understanding of what is at stake in cultural criticism and cultural history. Topics include the concepts of ideology, hegemony, and contradiction; the theorizing and historicizing of forms of subjectivity; Marxist theories, feminist theories, antiracism work. Numerous exercises (including a field trip) and analyses of texts (literary, historical) will put our theoretical work into practice. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Ethical Reasoning, Ethical Reasoning, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: [HIST235 or AMST236] OR [HIST236 or AMST255] OR [ENGL203 or AMST155] OR [ENGL204 or AMST156] |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Terry Eagleton, WHAT IS IDEOLOGY? and THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEORY, AFTER THEORY
Cornel West, THE DILEMMA OF THE BLACK INTELLECTUAL
Leroi Jones, (Amiri Baraka) THE DUTCHMAN AND THE SLAVE
Joel Pfister, THE AMERICANIZATION OF CULTURAL STUDIES
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, SEX AS SYMBOL IN VICTORIAN PURITY
Thomas Laqueur ORGASM, GENERATION, AND THE POLITICS OF REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Barbara Kruger, WE WON'T PLAY NATURE TO YOUR CULTURE
James Kavanagh, IDEOLOGY
Roland Barthes, MYTHOLOGIES
William Cronon, CHANGES IN THE LAND: INDIANS, COLONISTS, AND THE ECOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND
Benjamin Franklin, AUTOBIOGRPAHY
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Michael Wallace, VISITING THE PAST: HISTORY MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES
Chris Weedon, FEMINIST PRACTICE AND POSTSTRUCTURALIST THEORY
Spike Lee, DO THE RIGHT THING (film)
Michael Moore, FAHRENHEIT 9/11 READER (book) plus Fahrenheit 9/11 (film)
Sut Jhally, HIGHJACKING CATASTROPHE (book), plus Highjacking Catastrophe (film)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three five page papers plus some exercises. Each student will take a turn at leading class discussion. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Only American Studies majors may take this course. |
| Instructor(s): Pfister,Joel Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: CRT271SEM; |
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