AmS 1030. LANDSCAPES, ENVIRONMENTS, AND U.S. CULTURE

Interdisciplinary study of U.S. landscapes and environments as an index to the United States' diverse cultures. Readings from travelers, naturalists, ecologists, geographers, poets, and fiction writers; slides of paintings and photographs; films.

AmS 1040. U.S. CULTURE: THE FRONTIER HERITAGE

The frontier experience examined through primary documents, film, art, myth, literature, and historiography, with emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons of the Canadian and American frontiers from the perspective of Europeans and Native Americans of both genders.

AmS 1060. AMERICAN IMMIGRANT HERITAGE

Immigrant and ethnic experiences in the 20th century as depicted in prose, poetry, and the arts; patterns of contemporary prestige and status.

AmS 5101. DIRECTED STUDY

Supervised independent study on selected American studies topics or themes.