Graduate Schedule of Classes for Fall 2008
American Studies
American Studies
Continuation Class Please refer to the University Bulletin for specific details regarding registration. Students who should register for CONT 500a Full-time Graduate Research should use sage class # 4929; students who should register for CONT 450a Part-time Graduate Research should use sage class# 5842.
| Class # | Course # | Status | Course Title | Meeting Time(s) | Instructor(s) |
| 3026 | AMST 100A sec. 1 | Closed | Classic Texts in American Culture to 1900 [ ss wi ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes Instructor's Signature Required Enrollment limited to 21 |
Block E - M,W,Th 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Doherty,Thomas |
| 3065 | AMST 106B sec. 1 | Closed | Food and Farming in America [ ss ] Open only to students in the Environmental Field Semester program. This course must be taken concurrently with BIOL 32a and ENVS 100e. Interested students should speak to an EFS advisor, Prof. Brian Donahue in the AMST dept. or Prof. Dan L. Perlman in the BIOL dept. For more information please consult: http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/environmental/more%202EFS.shtml Instructor's Signature Required Enrollment limited to 10 |
TBA | Donahue,Brian M |
| 6271 | AMST 131B sec. 1 | Closed | News on Screen [ ss ] Instructor's Signature Required Enrollment limited to 40 |
Block K - M,W 02:10 PM - 03:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies 203 |
Doherty,Thomas |
| 3027 | AMST 137B sec. 1 | Open | Journalism in Twentieth-Century America [ ss ] |
Block C - M,W,Th 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Whitfield,Stephen J |
| 6043 | AMST 144B sec. 1 | Open | Signs of Imagination: Gender and Race in Mass Media [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 20 |
Block H - T,F 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Dave,Shilpa |
| 6315 | AMST 149A sec. 1 | Open | On the Edge of History [ ss ] |
Block B - M,W,Th 09:10 AM - 10:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies 201 |
Cohen,Jacob |
| 6044 | AMST 169A sec. 1 | Open | Ethnicity, Immigration, and Race in the United States [ ss ] |
Block N - T,F 01:40 PM - 03:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Dave,Shilpa |
| 6045 | AMST 170A sec. 1 | Open | The Idea of Conspiracy in American Culture [ ss ] |
Block F - M,W,Th 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM Gerstenzang 123 |
Cohen,Jacob |
| 6046 | AMST 185B sec. 1 | Open | The Culture of the Cold War [ ss ] |
Block D - M,W,Th 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Whitfield,Stephen J |
| 6120 | AMST 187A sec. 1 | Closed | The Legal Boundaries of Public and Private Life [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 25 |
Block C - M,W,Th 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr 124 |
Gaskins,Richard |
| 6047 | AMST 191B sec. 1 | Closed | Greening Campus and Community: Improving Environmental Sustainability at Brandeis and Beyond [ oc ss ] Enrollment limited to 22 |
Block S3 - W 02:10 PM - 05:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 115 T 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM Bassine Biology Building 251 |
Goldin,Laura J |
| Cross-Listed in American Studies | |||||
| 6113 | FA 123A sec. 1 | Open | American Painting [ ca ] Enrollment limited to 60 |
Block E - M,W,Th 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM Schneider & Fam GLYNN AMP |
Kalb,Peter R |
| 6077 | HIST 153B sec. 1 | Closed | Slavery and the American Civil War [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 50 |
Block F - M,W,Th 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM Golding Judaica Center 110 |
Fischer,David Hackett |
| 6080 | HIST 168B sec. 1 | Open | America in the Progressive Era: 1890-1920 [ ss ] |
Block C - M,W,Th 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr 116 |
Willrich,Michael |
| 6082 | HIST 196A sec. 1 | Open | American Political Thought: From the 1950s to the Present [ ss ] |
Block L - M,W 03:40 PM - 05:00 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr 216 |
Hulliung,Mark L |
| 5671 | HS 110A sec. 1 | Closed | Wealth and Poverty [ ss ] On October 3rd HSSP 110 class will be taught in G1. Enrollment limited to 75 |
Block J - T,F 12:10 PM - 01:30 PM Golding Judaica Center 110 |
Shapiro,Thomas M |
| 6174 | JOUR 103B sec. 1 | Open | Advertising and the Media [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 60 |
Block J - T,F 12:10 PM - 01:30 PM Schwartz Hall 106 |
Farrelly,Maura Jane |
| 6278 | JOUR 104A sec. 1 | Open | Political Packaging in America [ ss ] Instructor's Signature Required |
Block H - T,F 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 115 |
McNamara,Eileen |
| 6285 | JOUR 109B sec. 1 | Closed | Digital and Multimedia Journalism [ ss ] Preference given to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 15 |
Th 02:10 PM - 05:00 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr 2 |
Bass,Alison |
| 3064 | JOUR 120A sec. 1 | Open | The Culture of Journalism [ ss ] |
Block G - T,F 09:10 AM - 10:30 AM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Farrelly,Maura Jane |
| 3915 | LGLS 114A sec. 1 | Open | American Health Care: Law and Policy [ ss ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, LGLS admin, required. This course may can be used in HSSP as a substitute for the core course HS 104b. Enrollment limited to 28 |
Block V - T,Th 05:10 PM - 06:30 PM Brown Social Science Center 316 |
Curi,Sarah Elisabeth |
| 6121 | LGLS 132B sec. 1 | Open | Environmental Law and Policy [ oc ss wi ] Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, dept. rep., required. |
Block N - T,F 01:40 PM - 03:00 PM Brown Social Science Center 115 |
Goldin,Laura J |
| 3919 | LGLS 133B sec. 1 | Open | Criminal Law [ ss ] Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, LGLS admin, required. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
T,Th 06:40 PM - 08:00 PM Golding Judaica Center 103 |
Leahy,William |
| 6122 | LGLS 138B sec. 1 | Open | Science on Trial [ qr ss ] Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, dept. rep., required. Enrollment limited to 28 |
Block M - M,W 05:10 PM - 06:30 PM Brown Social Science Center 115 |
Breen,Daniel |
| 6132 | NEJS 164A sec. 1 | Open | Judaism Confronts America [ hum ] |
Block K - M,W 02:10 PM - 03:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies 301 |
Sarna,Jonathan |
| 6123 | NEJS 164B sec. 1 | Open | The Sociology of the American Jewish Community [ ss hum ] |
Block M - M,W 05:10 PM - 06:30 PM Golding Judaica Center 107 |
Fishman,Sylvia |
| 6142 | POL 105A sec. 1 | Open | Elections in America [ ss ] |
Block N - T,F 01:40 PM - 03:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies 2 |
Mapps,Mingus Ulysses |
| 4360 | POL 115A sec. 1 | Closed | Constitutional Law [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 30 |
Block C - M,W,Th 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr 212 |
Woll,Peter |
| 5479 | POL 117A sec. 1 | Open | Administrative Law [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 30 |
Block K - M,W 02:10 PM - 03:30 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr 212 |
Woll,Peter |
| 5566 | POL 125A sec. 1 | Open | Women in American Politics [ ss ] |
Block S1 - M 02:10 PM - 05:00 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr 122 |
Greenlee,Jill S |
| 4365 | POL 167A sec. 1 | Open | United States and China in World Politics [ ss ] Enrollment limited to 30 |
Block S2 - T 01:40 PM - 04:30 PM Golding Judaica Center 103 |
Star,Marriah |