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Liberal Studies M.A. Program: American Studies
Individual Program of Study
The introductory course,
American Studies G4000 – Introduction to American studies,
is given at least once per year and is required of all incoming students. The class allows students to develop a set of tools for studying the American experience in an interdisciplinary setting.
The program requirements can be fulfilled in different ways, depending on the student's interests. Following are sample individualized programs completed by past students. While many students specialize in an area of study, choosing three or four courses with a unified focus, many also choose to acquire a more general background. These are examples of courses offered in past semesters. A different list of courses will be offered in future semesters, but future courses will tackle many of the themes represented here.
Sample Program I: Ethnicity in America
Introduction to American studies
African-American history until 1865
American architecture, 1876-1976
African-American literature: major texts
World War II in history, literature, and film
Ethnography of native North Americans
Language and cultural diversity in the U.S.A.
America from abroad
Ethnicity and race in America
Colloquium on urban America
Research seminar (Final paper)
Sample Program II: Literature and History
Introduction to American studies
World War II
American literature: the literature of place
American poetry: the 1910s
American literature, 1900-1939
American literature and culture
America in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction
Architectural history of New York
A city’s history: New York City
Political theory of the American Revolution
The New York theatre event
Research seminar (Final paper)
Sample Program III: General
Introduction to American studies
America in the era of slavery and Jacksonian democracy
American strategies in world politics
America in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction
The radical tradition in America
Social and political movements
The New York theatre event
History of the American language
Puritanism in early America
Art since 1945
Religion and American culture, I
Supervised individual research (Final paper)
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