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2025 Spring > UGRD > AMST > AMST 211

U.S. Society and Culture, 1860-1940

Course #: AMST 211

Description:
This course traces the dreams and realities of men's and women's lives in the United States from the Civil War through the Great Depression. Topics include the Westward Movement, the Second Industrial Revolution, immigrants and the city, World War I, the great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, and the emergence of a consumer society in the 1920's. Among the materials analyzed in this course are primary sources such as photographs and paintings, film, short stories and poetry, letters and diaries, and public documents, as well as secondary-source analyses of specific themes and issues presented in scholarly historical essays.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-req = ENGL 102

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 7186 TuTh
8:00 - 9:15 am
Hess,John W Wheatley W01-0042
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 35
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = ENGL 102
Course Attributes: United States