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is 050:264 Folklife Folklife an extension of and often alternate term for the subject of folklore. However, folklife tends to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond the oral genres to include all aspects of everyday life including material culture (craft, vernacular architecture, and so forth). In the United States, American folklife is the term often used in the title of research-based folklife...
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Folklife an extension of and often alternate term for the subject of folklore. However, folklife tends to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond the oral genres to include all aspects of everyday life including material culture (craft, vernacular architecture, and so forth). In the United States, American folklife is the term often used in the title of research-based folklife festivals presenting the full range of familial, ethnic, religious, occupational, and regional traditional cultures including such expressions as architecture, drama, pageantry, music, dance, storytelling, crafts, costume, foodways, holidays, life-cycle rituals, and occupational skills. American folklife also includes the study of ...
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Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
American Studies 01:050 264:01 American FolklifeTradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing. -Jose Bergamin Spring Semester 2008 Mondays and Thursdays 10:55 to 12:15 Ruth Adams Building, Room 001
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:282America as a Business CivilizationIn this course we will examine six iconic American companies to determine how American culture and attitudes about business, work, social class, ethics, government, and family impact American corporate val
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
AMERICA AS A BUSINESS CIVILIZATION050:282Marian Z. Stern Spring 2008 Wednesdays, 5:35 pm 8:35 pm Ruth Adams Building Room 204 Office hours: Wednesday, 4:00 pm 5:15 pm (in the American Studies Department, RAB) or by appointment Communication: m.s
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050:300:01 From the Silents to the Sopranos: Organized Crime in American Culture A study in how organized crime has become a part of America's cultural landscape over the years, from the 1890s to the present. We investigate the many ways in which the
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:300:02American LandTaking an ecological approach, this course explores the diverse connections between America's national development and land environment. The course examines how the United States originated and then expanded to cover a cont
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
American Studies Department, School of Arts and Sciences; and Planning and Public Policy Program, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, both Rutgers UniversityAmerican Land, 01:050:300:02 and 10:762:444, Spring 2008, 3 credits Monday, 12:
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
300:03Religion and American CultureThis course explores religion as a central component of American culture from the period of the American Revolution to the present. Thematically the class centers on the relationship between religion and identit
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
A Religious History of American CultureAmerican Studies 01:050:300:03 (Religion in America) Spring 2008 M/W 3:55-5:15Prof. Matthew Backes backes@rci.rutgers.eduOffice hours: Wed. 1-3 (and by appt) RAB 205D (732) 932-5774This course explores m
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:301:01Ethnography of Contemporary Jewish Lifesocial science course for majors in the Department of Jewish Studies.This course is an introduction to the ethnography-that is, the close study of a cultural group through observation, participat
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
Ethnography of Contemporary Jewish LifeJewish Studies: 563:346:01 American Studies: 050:301:01 Spring 2008 Monday/Wednesday 4th period (1:10-2:30 PM) Room: Murray 208 Prof. Jeffrey Shandler Office: Room 205, Center for the Study of Jewish Life 12 Co
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:301:02Race, Politics, and Culture: Blacks & Jews in AmericaRace, Politics, and Culture: Blacks and Jews in America originated as the product of an international partnership awarded by the American Studies Association to promote cooperation be
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
Leslie Fishbein American Studies Department F.A.S., Rutgers University1Spring 2008 Ruth Adams Building 018 Tuesday 9:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.American Studies 01:050:301:02: Race, Culture, and Politics: Blacks and Jews in America; Jewish Studies 01:56
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:301:03DAVID LYNCH & THE AMERICAN FILM AVANT-GARDEA course focusing on the surreal films of David Lynch and the American Film Avant-Garde. The course will include in-depth analyses of the structure and content of many of Lynchs bizarre and uni
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:303Decade in American Culture (1939-1949)In the 1998 bestseller, The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw argues that the 1930's and 1940's spawned "the greatest generation any society has ever produced." While he acknowledges that not everybody a
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:303 Decade in American Culture-2-Spring 2008 DuusREQUIRED TEXTS: Blum, John M., V Was for Victory Hersey, John, A Bell for Adano Miller, Arthur, All My Sons Smith, David and J.B.Litoff, eds., American Women in a World at War Terkel, Studs,
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:304The American CityThe American City takes an interdisciplinary approach to the history, culture, problems and future of urban areas by investigating specific icons of American urbanism. Expect to cover such cities as: New York, Chicago, Los
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
The American City01.050.304.01 Spring 2008 Department of American Studies Tuesday 7:15PM-10:05PM Art History 200 Douglass Campus Instructor Matthew Ferguson E-mail: ruferg@eden.rutgers.edu (Subject Line: American City) Teaching Assistant Jessica
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:329The United States as Seen From AbroadThis course looks at how others see us, with a focus on how Europeans see us and vice versa, both today and going back to the beginnings of western civilization in the New World. It looks at how America
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
American Studies 329 Professor Michael Rockland (rockland@rci.rutgers.edu)Spring, 2008THE UNITED STATES AS SEEN FROM ABROAD "Hate America? I don't hate America. I regret it! I regret that Columbus ever discovered it.!" [Sigmund Freud] "We are all
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050.376.01Native American Literatures in EnglishObjectives We will read some of the most significant Native American literature of our time, primarily fiction, with some poetry and non-fiction. In doing so, we will need to contextualize this body
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
Native American Literatures in English 050.376.01 and 351.376.01 HSB 204 Professor Louise Barnett Office: RAB 205C Office Hours: W and TH 1 and by appointment e-mail: lk_barnett@fandm.edu Objectives We will read some of the most significant Native Am
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First Paper Native American Literatures in English 351.376.01 050.376.01This paper is due in class on February 19. Formatting The first paper should be a full 5 NUMBERED pages double-spaced in a size 12 font like this one, with a title on the first
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
351.376 050.376 NativeAmericanLiteraturesinEnglish SecondPaperAssignmentThepaperwillbe5pages,critical/analytical. Generalinstructionsforthefirstpaperapplytothesecondpaperaswell,soyoushould reviewthatinformationsheet.Iwillbemoresevereaboutmechanical
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
TheWritingTutorAmericanStudieshasawritingtutor,ManuelBetancourt,whoisinthedepartmentto helpstudentswiththeirwriting.AtpresenthehasofficehoursonMonday,15p.m.,in RAB017B. IfIhavenotedonyourfirstpaperthatyouneedtoseethewritingtutor,youshouldtake thepap
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
NativeAmericanLiteraturesinEnglishFinalPaper Spring2008ThefinalcoursepaperisdueonThursday,May1,inclass.Informandformatitwillbe exactlylikethefirsttwocoursepapers:5numbereddoublesidedpages,withyourname onthebackofthelastpageintheupperrighthandcorner
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
389Junior Seminar: American FamiliesThis course examines the evolution of American families from colonial times to the present. We will consider the impact of religion, region, race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual orientation on family form
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
Leslie Fishbein American Studies Department F.A.S., Rutgers University1Spring 2008 Ruth Adams Building 018 Wednesday 5, 6: 5:35-8:35 P.M.AMERICAN STUDIES 01:050:389:01: JUNIOR SEMINAR: AMERICAN FAMILIES BOOKS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE 1. Edmund S.
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
1Junior Seminar: American Families American Studies 01:050:389:02 Spring 2008Michele Rotunda Email: mrotunda@eden.rutgers.edu Office Hours: Fridays 10:00 11:00 a.m. and by appt. Ruth Adams 017BRuth Adams 018 Fridays, 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.COU
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050:450Folk Festival ManagementThis course is structured similarly to an internship. The class itself meets weekly on Monday evenings during the spring semester from 6:00 until approximately 10:00 pm. The evening is divided into two sessions: for
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
FOLK FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT New Jersey Folk Festival 2008American Studies 01:050:450 Mondays, 6:15 to 9:30 pm (Except first class meets Friday, January 25, 2-5pm) All classes meet at Ruth Adams 018, unless otherwise indicated. http:/njfolkfest.rutgers.
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050.487.01 American Narratives: The American Dream and its Discontents T 5:35-8:35 RAB 018 Professor Louise Barnett American Narratives will examine narratives in fiction, film, and popular music, focusing on those texts that lead us into the culture
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
050.487.01 American Narratives: The American Dream and its Discontents T 5:35-8:35 RAB 018 Professor Louise Barnett Office 205C Office Hours: W, Th 1 and by appointment e-mail: lk_barnett@fandm.edu American Narratives will examine narratives in ficti
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
American Narratives: All papers: double-spaced with 1 margins on all sides, 12 point font, numbered pages. There must be an informative title, but only the research paper will have a separate title page. In the upper right-hand corner of the last pag
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
AmericanNarrativesFinalPaper spring2008 ForgeneralinformationyoushouldconsultthetwodocumentspostedontheAmerican StudieswebsiteontheCoursespage:AcknowledgingSourcesandtheGuideto WritingEssaysandTermPapers. Additionally,pleaseremembertonumberpagesandus
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
01:050:488Men, Women and BeastsIn recent years, much of what we thought we knew about animals has changed. Animals have emotions; animals have language. We live intimately with some animals; we hide others. In this seminar, we will look at some o
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
01:050:488/01:506:402:11 Men, Women, and Beasts: a seminar on animals and American Culture Ann Fabian Office: SAS Deans Office, 77 Hamilton Street, CAC, Tuesdays 2-4 and by appointment E-Mail: afabian@rci.rutgers.edu Phone: 2-1789 Spring 2008, Thursd
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2008
Curiosity: AnnFabian(AmericanStudiesandHistory) Curiosity(noun)thedesiretolearnorknowaboutanythinginquisitiveness. Thisseminarwillinvestigatethemeaningof"curiosity."Studentswillexplore curiositycabinetsanddiscusstheideassurroundingcuriositydisplaysan
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 01:050:101 Introduction to American Studies Mon, Thurs 10:55am 12:15pm RAB 001 Professor Nicole Fleetwood Office: 205-F RAB Office Hours: M, Th 12:30-1:30; Wed by appt Phone: 732-932-9962 Email: nifleet@rci.rutgers.edu Dept Office:
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 228 The Contemporary American: From the Gulf War to Hurricane KatrinaThere are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely. They dont understand what they are talking about if that is the case. Let
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies Department RutgersThe State University American Studies 228, The Contemporary American Midterm Review, Fall 2006 The midterm examination will take place on Monday, October 23, 2006, during the regular class period from 2:15 to 3:35 p
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 050:228 The Contemporary American Study Guide: The Cult of the Suicide Bomber (2005) Presented by Robert Baer, Ex-CIA Agent Part One 1. What does Robert Baer learn from his visit to Tehran University during noon prayers on a Friday?
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 228 The Contemporary American Study Guide: Control Room (2004) A documentary providing a window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab worlds most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized b
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 050:228 The Contemporary American Study Guide: Terrorist by John Updike (2006) Directions: In our class discussion of this novel, we will delve into the issues Updike raises about society, religion, and morality. Spoiler warning: The
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 050:228 The Contemporary American Study Guide: War in Iraq: The Road to Baghdad (2003) 1. According to Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges, what did the Arab world consider the U.S. objectives in the War in Iraq to be?2. What other na
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DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYLatino/a American Literature and CultureProf. Ben. Sifuentes Juregui Ruth Adams Bldg. 024-E Office Hours: Mondays, 2 - 4PM Tel. 732-932-5776 jauregui@rci.rutgers.edu http:/w
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
A History of American Popular Culture through Music American Studies 050: 259: 01 Hilary Hallett TU/FT 9:15- 10:35, RAB, 206 Office hours, Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm Office: RAB 205D Email: hhallett@rci.rutgers.edu; Phone: 932-5774 This course examines Am
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Albert G. Nigrin Office: #018 Loree Building-Douglass Campus/Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC and Program In Cinema Studies/Rutgers University Telephone: (732) 932-8482 Office Hours: Thursday 4-5PM or by appointmentAmerican Experimental Film & Video: A Pri
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
AMERICA AS A BUSINESS CIVILIZATION 050:281 American Studies Department Marian Z. Stern Fall Semester 2006 First Half Thursdays: 5:35 pm 8:35 pm, Hickman, 214 Office Hours: 4:00 pm - 5:20 pm each Thursday (in the American Studies Office) or by appoi
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES & PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYProf. Ben. Sifuentes Juregui Ruth Adams Bldg. 024-E Office Hours: Mondays 2 - 4PM Tel. 732-932-5776 jauregui@rci.rutgers.edu http:/www.rci
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
Asian American History/Rutgers Fall 2006 1Asian American History Professor Ellen D. Wu Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Departments of American Studies and History Fall 2006 Course # 01 050 300 02 (American Studies)/ 01 512 391 02 (History) Monday
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
The Vietnam War in American Literature and Culture 050.301.01 and 350.393.04 FH B2, TTH 5 Instructor: Professor Barnett (lk_barnett@fandm.edu) Office: Murray 020; RAB 208C Office Hours: Wednesday 10-12, RAB 208C (732-932-4254); Thursday 9:30-11:30, M
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
DEATH AND DYING IN AMERICA Fall 2006 Dr. Karen R. Stubaus American Studies 050:301:02 Topics in American Studies Wednesdays 5:358:35 p.m. Ruth Adams Building 018IT IS INDEED IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE OUR OWN DEATH.AND WHENEVER WE ATTEMPT TO DO SO WE CA
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
American Studies 01:050:301:03 Africana Studies 01:014:301:01 Hip Hop Culture and History Mon, Wed 3:55-5:15 RAB 208Professor Nicole Fleetwood Office: 205-F RAB Office Hours: M, Th 12:30-1:30; Wed by apptPhone: 732-932-9962 Email: nifleet@rci.rut
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
Leslie Fishbein American Studies Department F.A.S., Rutgers UniversityFall 2006 Murray 213 Tuesday, Thursday 7th: 6:10-7:30 P.M.AMERICAN STUDIES 01:050:303:01: DECADE IN AMERICAN CULTURE: THE CULTURE OF THE SIXTIES (REVISED VERSION) BOOKS REQUIRE
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
01:050:306 American Detective in Fiction DuusFall 2006 Tues, 1,2 Food Sci 109My final conclusion is that the reading of detective stories is simply a kind of vice that, for silliness and minor harmfulness, ranks somewhere between smoking and cros
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
050:306 Detective FictionFall 2006 DuusTAKE-HOME EXAM QUESTIONS Write both eloquently and grammatically on one of the following topics. In your essay, you must include the novels listed. Feel free, though, to include any other course material tha
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
1 American Cults and Communes, 01:050:330 Fall, 2006 Professor Michael Rockland Office: Ruth Adams Hall 024 rockland@rci.rutgers.eduAMERICAN CULTS AND COMMUNES Books All books, except for A Bliss Case, are available at the Coop Bookstore on Nichol
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
Leslie Fishbein American Studies Department F.A.S., Rutgers UniversityFall 2006 Tuesday, Thursday 4th: 2:15-3:35 P.M. Ruth Adams 207AMERICAN STUDIES 01:050:341:01: THE CHILD IN AMERICA BOOKS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE: 1. Edmund S. Morgan, The Puritan
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
Professor Angus Kress Gillespie Phone 732.932.1630 Email: agillespie@amst.rutgers.eduMonday 5:35 to 8:35 pm Ruth Adams Building 018 Fall Semester 2006Seminar in American Studies 01:050:488:01 Maritime Culture"It's no fish ye're buying; it's men'
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Seminar in American Studies Maritime CultureProfessor Angus Kress Gillespie RutgersThe State UniversityCase Study #1 Fishing Vessel SafetyYou are a recent college graduate and a young journalist. You have moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts, to
Rutgers - AMERSTUDIE - 2006
Seminar in American Studies Maritime CultureProfessor Angus Kress Gillespie RutgersThe State UniversityCase Study #2 Fast Combat Support Ships: Who Crews? You are a young naval officer burdened with the fact that your father was a famous Admiral.