AMST Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
14553	AMST 65 - 001 First-Year Seminar: North Carolina Black Feminisms	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Antonia Randolph	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24
Description: Students will develop their own sense of Black feminist thought and practice through exploring the lives and works of several key Black feminist figures with ties to North Carolina: Harriet Jacobs, Anna Julia Cooper, Pauli Murray, Ella Baker, Nina Simone, Jaki Shelton Green, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Students will put these figures in context of Black feminist thought and will do hands-on activities that reflect Black feminist practices including poetry, dance, and painting. 3 units.
16501	AMST 101 - 001 This Place Called "America"	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	PATRICIA SAWIN	Hanes Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Interdisciplinary examination of two centuries of American culture, focusing on moments of change and transformation. 3 units.
10614	AMST 102 - 001 Myth and History in American Memory	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Tim Marr	Chapman Hall-Rm 0125	27/100	Seats filled	27/100	0/999
Description: Examines the role of memory in constructing historical meaning and in imagining the boundaries of American cultural communities. Explores popular rituals, artifacts, monuments, and public performances. Previously offered as AMST 384. 3 units.
14548	AMST 102 - 601 Myth and History in American Memory	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Emily McDonnell	Dey Hall-Rm 0302	3/25	Seats filled	3/25	0/999
Description: Examines the role of memory in constructing historical meaning and in imagining the boundaries of American cultural communities. Explores popular rituals, artifacts, monuments, and public performances. Previously offered as AMST 384. 0 units.
14549	AMST 102 - 602 Myth and History in American Memory	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Emily McDonnell	TBA	12/25	Seats filled	12/25	0/999
Description: Examines the role of memory in constructing historical meaning and in imagining the boundaries of American cultural communities. Explores popular rituals, artifacts, monuments, and public performances. Previously offered as AMST 384. 0 units.
14550	AMST 102 - 603 Myth and History in American Memory	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Riya Parshad	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0218	6/25	Seats filled	6/25	0/999
Description: Examines the role of memory in constructing historical meaning and in imagining the boundaries of American cultural communities. Explores popular rituals, artifacts, monuments, and public performances. Previously offered as AMST 384. 0 units.
14551	AMST 102 - 604 Myth and History in American Memory	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Riya Parshad	Carolina Hall-Rm 0104	6/25	Seats filled	6/25	0/999
Description: Examines the role of memory in constructing historical meaning and in imagining the boundaries of American cultural communities. Explores popular rituals, artifacts, monuments, and public performances. Previously offered as AMST 384. 0 units.
11984	AMST 202 - 001 Historical Approaches to American Studies	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Amanda Martinez	Phillips Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: A study of interdisciplinary methods and the concept of American studies with an emphasis on historical and cultural analysis. 3 units.
14770	AMST 202 - 002 Historical Approaches to American Studies	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0205	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: A study of interdisciplinary methods and the concept of American studies with an emphasis on historical and cultural analysis. 3 units.
14776	AMST 203 - 001 Approaches to American Indian Studies	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Frankie Bauer	Murphey Hall-Rm 0314	7/15	Seats filled	7/15	0/999
Description: Introduces students to the disciplines comprising American Indian studies and teaches them how to integrate disciplines for a more complete understanding of the experiences of American Indian peoples. 3 units.
12517	AMST 210 - 001 This Place Called "The South"	MoWe 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Seth Kotch	Chapman Hall-Rm 0125	99/100	Seats filled	99/100	0/999
Description: An examination of both the mythical and real American South and its diverse peoples through the study of the region's archaeological, geographical, and environmental history integrated with the study of the region's sociology and its economic, political, intellectual, and religious history. 3 units.
14544	AMST 210 - 601 This Place Called "The South"	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Rebecca Bernstein	Dey Hall-Rm 0303	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An examination of both the mythical and real American South and its diverse peoples through the study of the region's archaeological, geographical, and environmental history integrated with the study of the region's sociology and its economic, political, intellectual, and religious history. 0 units.
14545	AMST 210 - 602 This Place Called "The South"	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Rebecca Bernstein	Peabody Hall-Rm 2072	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: An examination of both the mythical and real American South and its diverse peoples through the study of the region's archaeological, geographical, and environmental history integrated with the study of the region's sociology and its economic, political, intellectual, and religious history. 0 units.
14546	AMST 210 - 603 This Place Called "The South"	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Isabella Millikan	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0318	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An examination of both the mythical and real American South and its diverse peoples through the study of the region's archaeological, geographical, and environmental history integrated with the study of the region's sociology and its economic, political, intellectual, and religious history. 0 units.
14547	AMST 210 - 604 This Place Called "The South"	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Isabella Millikan	Murphey Hall-Rm 0204	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An examination of both the mythical and real American South and its diverse peoples through the study of the region's archaeological, geographical, and environmental history integrated with the study of the region's sociology and its economic, political, intellectual, and religious history. 0 units.
14896	AMST 234 - 001 Native American Tribal Studies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Ryan Dial	Phillips Hall-Rm 0222	22/25	Seats filled	22/25	0/999
Description: This course introduces students to a tribally specific body of knowledge. The tribal focus of the course and the instructor change from term to term. 3 units.
8694	AMST 235 - 001 Native America in the 20th Century	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Daniel Cobb	Manning Hall-Rm 0209	10/100	Seats filled	10/100	0/999
Description: This course deals with the political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to 20th-century Native Americans as they attempt to preserve tribalism in the modern world. 3 units.
8695	AMST 235 - 601 Native America in the 20th Century	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Rachel Greiner	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	1/15	Seats filled	1/15	0/999
Description: This course deals with the political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to 20th-century Native Americans as they attempt to preserve tribalism in the modern world. 0 units.
8696	AMST 235 - 602 Native America in the 20th Century	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Logan Jacobs	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	4/15	Seats filled	4/15	0/999
Description: This course deals with the political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to 20th-century Native Americans as they attempt to preserve tribalism in the modern world. 0 units.
8697	AMST 235 - 603 Native America in the 20th Century	Th 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Rachel Greiner	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0009	4/15	Seats filled	4/15	0/999
Description: This course deals with the political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to 20th-century Native Americans as they attempt to preserve tribalism in the modern world. 0 units.
8698	AMST 235 - 604 Native America in the 20th Century	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Logan Jacobs	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0205	1/15	Seats filled	1/15	0/999
Description: This course deals with the political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to 20th-century Native Americans as they attempt to preserve tribalism in the modern world. 0 units.
15400	AMST 248 - 001 Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Zachary Faircloth	Wilson Hall-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: The first goal of this super course is to give students real tools for how to address multiple modes of difference and identity formations like race, gender, class, and sexuality. 3 units.
15399	AMST 255 - 001 Difference and Power in American Culture(s)	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Khalil Dalton	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0203	13/25	Seats filled	13/25	0/999
Description: This course examines a broad range of topics (race, class, sexuality, gender, and/or disability for example) that focus on power in the United States. We will move across a range of interdisciplinary sources and historical moments to understand who and what we are to one another in our national landscape. 3 units.
15131	AMST 257 - 001 Melville: Culture and Criticism	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Tim Marr	Graham Memorial-Rm 0038	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: Investigates the significance of Herman Melville as a representative 19th-century American author. Includes issues of biography, historical context, changing reception, cultural iconography, and the politics of the literary marketplace. 3 units.
16307	AMST 262 - 001 Public History and Museum Practice	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Brittany Hutchinson	Dey Hall-Rm 0302	23/25	Seats filled	23/25	0/999
Description: This course explores the intersection of public history and curatorial methodology, focusing on the principles and practices that shape the presentation and interpretation of history for diverse audiences. 3 units.
11008	AMST 265 - 001 The Black Interior	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Antonia Randolph	Dey Hall-Rm 0306	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: What aesthetics and politics do Black people produce when their gaze is turned inward? This course examines representations of the inner lives of African American people in media such as film, visual art, and music to understand the Black private sphere. This survey course is intended for intermediate level undergraduate students. 3 units.
15210	AMST 275 - 002 Food and American Culture	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	To be Announced	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	45/48	Seats filled	45/48	0/999
Description: In this course, we will explore the ways in which food shapes the politics and ethics of individuals and communities and is an increasingly important marker of social and cultural identities. Lessons for this course focus on the symbolic functions of food in the construction of personal, cultural, political, and community identity. 3 units.
11986	AMST 277 - 001 America's Role in the Global Environment	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Ben Bridges	Phillips Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course explores the historical role and implications for the US and other nations with respect to transnational environmental issues including climate change, sustainability, and migration. 3 units.
14561	AMST 289 - 001 Jewish American Literature and Culture	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Emily Katz	Dey Hall-Rm 0201	3/15	Seats filled	3/15	0/999
Description: This course examines Jewish American literary works in various genres from the nineteenth century to the present day. Together, we will interpret and critique the aesthetic and moral "worldview" of each work while simultaneously situating these works in the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created. 3 units.
14772	AMST 317 - 001 Adoption in America	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	PATRICIA SAWIN	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0318	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary approach to the history of adoption and related practices in the United States, employing the provisions society has made for the welfare of children deemed to be orphans as a powerful lens into changing values and attitudes toward childhood, race, class, gender, reproduction, parenthood, and family. 3 units.
12515	AMST 336 - 001 Native Americans in Film	Mo 3:35PM - 6:35PM	Amanda Cobb-Greetham	Murphey Hall-Rm 0314	17/25	Seats filled	17/25	0/999
Description: This course is about Hollywood's portrayal of Indians in film, how Indian films have depicted Native American history, and why the filmic representation of Indians has changed over time. 3 units.
14773	AMST 371 - 001 LGTBQ Film and Fiction from 1950 to the Present	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Michelle Robinson	Gardner Hall-Rm 0001	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary seminar that explores stylistic choices and representational modes available to LGTBQ artists in the United States since 1950. We will relate shifts in cinematic and literary representations and aesthetic strategies to developments in political, social, and economic life. 3 units.
12326	AMST 486 - 001 The Jewish South: Race, Region, and Religion	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	MARCIE FERRIS	Love House-Rm 0112	6/7	Seats filled	6/7	0/999
Description: This course explores ethnicity in the South and focuses on the history and culture of Jewish Southerners from their arrival in the Carolinas in the 17th century to the present day. 3 units.
14559	AMST 489 - 001 Writing Material Culture	We 3:35PM - 6:35PM	Ben Bridges	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 526A	9/12	Seats filled	9/12	0/999
Description: A reading seminar that examines multiple critical perspectives that shape the reception and interpretation of objects, with a particular emphasis on things in American life. 3 units.
16287	AMST 511 - 001 American Indians and American Law	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	To be Announced	Carolina Hall-Rm 0213	6/15	Seats filled	6/15	0/999
Description: This course explores the history of Native interaction with the American legal system in order to understand how the law affects Native peoples and others today. Students are encouraged (but not required) to take AMST 510 before enrolling in this course. 3 units.
3970	AMST 701 - 001 Interdisciplinary Research Methods	Tu 3:30PM - 6:30PM	Amanda Cobb-Greetham	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 526A	3/12	Seats filled	3/12	0/999
Description: This course will focus on techniques of American studies investigation. Various faculty members will make presentations highlighting approaches including Southern studies, American Indian studies, Material Culture studies, and new media. 3 units.