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AMERICAN STUDIES
(AMS-Arts and Science)
- MPF 101 Introduction to American Studies (3)
- Artifacts of American life—novels, political texts, historical and religious documents, paintings, architecture, music, film—analyzed in their social/cultural contexts. Topics vary, but all emphasize pursuit of a particular theme, such as "Individualism vs. Community in America," or "Women in American Life" from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. IIB, IIIA, H. CAS-B.
- 201 Approaches to American Culture (3)
- Examination of frameworks for interpreting American culture as a whole and demonstrating the interrelatedness of the various aspects of that culture. Material covered includes regionalism, modernization, theories of civilization, and arts in American society. Required for American studies majors, but also open to nonmajors.
- MPT 241 Religions of the American Peoples (4)
- American religious pluralism and the experience of minority peoples such as Roman Catholics, Jews, and Eastern Orthodox. Emphasis on historical, social, and cultural themes. Readings in fiction and autobiographical writings. Cross-listed with REL 241.
- MPT 242 Religious Pluralism in Modern America (4)
- Historical and cultural analysis of religious communities of the U.S. of primarily non-European origin. Includes African American, native American, Latino, and Middle Eastern and Asian traditions, including Islam. Cross-listed with REL 242.
- 310 Special Topics in American Studies (3-4)
- Topical offerings in American Studies on themes such as popular culture, material culture, ethnicity, or periods in American life such as the 1950s. May be taken for credit more than once with different content and permission of instructor. Prerequisite: AMS 101, 201, or permission of instructor
- 340 Internship in American Studies (1-20)
- Supervised work experience in Cincinnati and local social, cultural, and historical institutions. Open to junior and senior American studies majors with permission of the Director of American Studies.
- MPT 341 Protestantism and the Development of American Culture (4)
- History and symbolic structure of American Protestantism and its role in the development of American culture. Cross-listed with REL 341.
- 363 The Early American Republic 1783-1815 (3)
- Emphasizes the Constitution, the Federalists, and the Jeffersonians with study of Washington, Madison, Hamilton, John Adams, and Jefferson as major figures. Cross-listed with HST 363.
- MPT 382 Women in American History (3)
- urvey of the history of women's lives and roles in American society from the colonial period to present. Emphasis on examining women's individual and collective roles in private and public spheres and on exploring how specific economic and political transformations have affected women's lives. Cross-listed with HST and WMS 382.
- MPT 392 Sex and Gender in American Culture (3)
- Examination of change over time in the construction of sexual norms, attitudes, and behaviors in American culture, as well as of gender roles. Covers the period just prior to the Indian-European encounter to the present. Cross-listed with HST 392.
- 395 The American South To 1877 (3)
- History of culture, society, and politics of the American south from 18th century to the end of reconstruction. Cross-listed with HST 395 and BWS 395.
- 396 The American South Since 1877 (3)
- Intensive study of the region since reconstruction. Expansion of cotton culture and industrialization, age of segregation, white and black cultures, modernization, and desegregation. Cross-listed with HST 396 and BWS 396.
- 397 American Environmental History (3)
- Introduction to human-natural environmental relationships in English North America and the United States, ca. 1600 to present. Chronological and regional approach with emphasis upon political economy and the American conservationist/environmentalist movement. Cross-listed with HST 397.
- MPC 401 Senior Capstone in American Studies (3)
- A colloquium in which students undertake and complete a research or creative project in an area of American cultural studies. Emphasis is on the collaborative selection and design of issues for discussion as well as on sharing the process of project development. Required for American studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: AMS 101, 201, nine additional hours of American studies-related course work, or permission of instructor.
- MPT 442 Religion, Society and Culture in New England (4)
- Historical investigation of the ways in which religion, especially that of Puritan origin, has interacted with other aspects of social and cultural life in New England from colonial beginnings to the present. Cross-listed with REL 442.
- 445 Vernacular Architecture (3)
- Environmental qualities of ordinary environments studied cross-culturally to determine relevance in contemporary architecture. Cross-listed with ARC 445.
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