| AMST450 (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
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Seminar in American StudiesThis
course provides an integrative experience within the
major that calls on students to demonstrate their
understanding of the various aspects of the discipline
and of how they work together by completing individual
projects involving original research using primary
sources or field work. Written reports have ranged from
20 to 25 pages, exclusive of bibliography and
appendices. Students are also required to review and
critique their classmate’s work.
Syllabus Zotero Library |
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AMST498B/628A |
Fashion and Consumer Culture in the United
States
This seminar will introduce major theoretical works
in the study of consumer behavior, from Veblen’s “Theory
of the Leisure Class” to emerging fashion theory. Along
the way, we will examine a variety of phenomena through
these theoretical lenses. Possible topics include religion
and consumption, children as consumers, media
representations of the fashion industry, consumer
activism, dress codes, class and consumption and how
individuals use clothing to express identities and group
membership. Resources will include artifacts from the
University of Maryland Historic Costume and Textile
Collection. All students will develop a research project
resulting in a final paper; graduate students will also
lead one class session on a topic of their choice. |
| Undergraduate |
Graduate |
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Introduction to American Studies
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Childhood in American Culture |