AMST 3710 - U.S. in the World

3 Credit Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours
Prerequisites ENGL 1102.
Examines “America” as a cultural signifier that circulates around the world. These representations not only travel to other countries, but also return to us in cultural products from other countries. In addition to cultural theory, we will look at film, television, literature, and music as primary concern is to interrogate what ideological assumptions underlie our notion of what “America” means.