HIST 3110 - American Ideas and Culture

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, odd years
This course will look at key transformations in American cultural and intellectual history. Subjects will include the history of religion, the changing nature of political ideology, and transformations in who creates and controls entertainment, leisure and literature in American society. The course will use novels, sermons, essays, movies, museums, paintings, and music as tools for understanding American cultural life.