Listed in: First Year Seminar, as FYSE-101
Jen Manion (Section 01)
An introduction to the major concepts that animate American politics and culture. Students will study the historic and contested meanings of keywords such as freedom, equality, citizenship, racism, democracy, patriotism, tolerance, feminism, capitalism, and colonialism. Readings will be drawn from a range of fields including history, literature, media studies, political science, and LGBTQ studies. Primary sources for examination include both historic and contemporary newspapers, dictionaries, encyclopedias, short stories, social media, and popular culture. The course teaches students the art of close reading, the joy of rigorous debate, the skill of succinct writing, and the value of media literacy. Two class meetings per week.
Fall semester. Professor Manion.
Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE D103
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE D103
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keywords for American Cultural Studies (2nd ed) | New York: New York University Press, 2014 | Burgett, Bruce and Glen Hendler | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Trans*: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability | Oakland: University of California Press, 2018 | Halberstam, Jack | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal | Boston: Beacon Press, 2014 | Chomsky, Aviva | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Are Prisons Obsolete? | New York: Seven Stories Press, 2014 | Davis, Angela | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2018 | Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Game Over: How Politics has Turned the Sports World Upside Down | New York: New Press, 2013 | Zirin, David | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (2nd ed) | Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co., 2003 | Harvey, Michael | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.