Courses

An examination of some of the major thinkers and cultural forms in American history from colonial times to the present.

We are all members of many folk groups. Folklife is the glue of everyday cultual life. It is how we negotiate social space and life in modern society. Folklore is that which is true culturally, not "myths" of dubious merit.

This course surveys events in United States history, from the colonial era to the present, that suggest the racial underpinnings of American culture and society and explores how race interacts with class, gender, ethnicity, religion and