AS10220 - INT TO AMERICAN STUDIES 2:20TH CENTURY AMER CULTURE+INSTITS

Module Identifier	AS10220
Module Title	INT TO AMERICAN STUDIES 2:20TH CENTURY AMER CULTURE+INSTITS
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	To Be Arranged
Semester	Semester 2
Other staff	Dr Boyd Schlenther, Mr Clive Meachen, Dr Helena Grice, Dr Robert Harrison, Dr Timothy Woods
Pre-Requisite	AS10120
Course delivery	Lecture	20 Hours
	Seminars / Tutorials	10 Hours
Assessment	Essay	2 essays (2,000-2,500 words).	50%
	Exam	2 Hours	50%

Brief description

This module examines the character of American society and culture through the twentieth century. Beginning with the early years of the century, it also considers the contrasting experiences of the boom years of the 1920s and the depression of the 1930s, and looks at the impact on American life of the Second World War, the Cold War and Vietnam. Considerations of contemporary America focus on the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural aspects of society.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module students will be able to:

- Identify a range of critical approaches to the study of twentieth-century American culture
- Describe in broad outline the social and political contexts in which the set texts were written
- Relate the set texts to these contexts
-Produce detailed critical analysis of the set texts