Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate / Fall 2009 / American Studies
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3723 | AMST 100A 1 |
Classic Texts in American Culture to 1900
[ ss wi ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes Instructor's Signature Required |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:10 PM–1:00 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Closed
Consent Req. 20 / 18 / 0 |
Doherty,Thomas | |||
| 3859 | AMST 106B 1 |
Food and Farming in America
[ ss ] Instructor's Signature Required |
Block S1
M 2:10 PM–5:00 PM Brown Social Science Center115 T 1:40 PM–3:00 PM Brown Social Science Center115 |
Open
Consent Req. 23 / 25 / 0 |
Donahue,Brian M | |||
| 15846 | AMST 125A 1 |
History of United States Feminisms
[ ss ] |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Antler,Joyce
Hansen,Karen |
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| 15544 | AMST 127B 1 |
Women and American Popular Culture
[ ss ] |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Kutz Hall 132 |
Open
34 / 35 / 0 |
Davé,Shilpa | |||
| 15546 | AMST 132B 1 |
International Affairs and the American Media
[ ss ] Instructor's Signature Required |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Brown Social Science Center224 |
Closed
Consent Req. 18 / 18 / 0 |
Farrelly,Maura Jane | |||
| 3727 | AMST 137B 1 |
Journalism in Twentieth-Century America
[ ss ] |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
34 / 999 / 0 |
Whitfield,Stephen J | |||
| 15741 | AMST 140B 1 |
The Asian American Experience
[ oc ss ] |
Block N
T,F 1:40 PM–3:00 PM Pearlman Hall 202 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Davé,Shilpa | |||
| 13164 | AMST 170A 1 |
The Idea of Conspiracy in American Culture
[ ss ] |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:10 PM–2:00 PM Abelson-Bass-Yalem Physics 131 |
Open
69 / 999 / 0 |
Cohen,Jacob | |||
| 15933 | AMST 177B 1 |
True Crime and American Culture
See Course Catalog for Special Notes Instructor's Signature Required |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
Consent Req. 39 / 40 / 0 |
Doherty,Thomas | |||
| 15545 | AMST 180B 1 |
Topics in the History of American Education
[ ss ] |
Block N
T,F 1:40 PM–3:00 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Antler,Joyce | |||
| 15868 | AMST 183B 1 |
Sports and American Culture
[ ss ] |
Block B
M,W,Th 9:10 AM–10:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
64 / 999 / 0 |
Cohen,Jacob | |||
| 15867 | AMST 185B 1 |
The Culture of the Cold War
[ ss ] |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:10 AM–12:00 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
18 / 999 / 0 |
Whitfield,Stephen J | |||
| 15829 | AMST 189A 1 |
Legal Foundations of American Capitalism
[ ss ] |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
24 / 25 / 0 |
Gaskins,Richard | |||
| 13172 | AMST 191B 1 |
Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving Environmental Sustainability of Brandeis and Community
[ oc ss ] |
Block S3
W 2:10 PM–5:00 PM Brown Social Science Center115 T 3:10 PM–4:00 PM Brown Social Science Center115 |
Open
18 / 22 / 0 |
Goldin,Laura J | |||
Cross-Listed in American Studies |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | |||
| 15579 | ENG 27B 1 |
Classic Hollywood Cinema
[ hum ] Screening time: Wednesdays 7-9 in Golding 110. |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
81 / 999 / 0 |
Morrison,Paul | |||
| 15630 | ENG 36A 1 |
America's First Bestsellers
[ hum ] |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Golding Judaica Center109 |
Open
23 / 999 / 0 |
Gilmore,Michael T | |||
| 15764 | ENG 38B 1 |
Race, Region, and Religion in the Twentieth-Century South
[ hum wi ] |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Burt,John | |||
| 15598 | ENG 50B 1 |
American Independent Film
[ hum ] |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:10 PM–2:00 PM Gerstenzang 121 |
Open
79 / 999 / 0 |
Irr,Caren | |||
| 15585 | ENG 57B 1 |
Writing the Nation: James Baldwin, Philip Roth, Toni Morrison
[ hum ] |
Block N
T,F 1:40 PM–3:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Abdur-Rahman,Aliyyah | |||
| 15955 | ENG 66A 1 |
Women and Political Power in Nineteenth Century American Fiction
[ hum ] The instructor of this course has been awarded a University Prize Instructorship (UPI). These prestigious awards give exceptional doctoral students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences the opportunity to design and teach an upper-division course in their field of research. Enrollment in this course is open to undergraduate students only. |
Block G
T,F 9:10 AM–10:30 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
8 / 20 / 0 |
Easton,Amy | |||
| 14509 | HIST 51A 1 |
History of the United States: 1607-1865
[ ss ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
26 / 999 / 0 |
Heinrich,Robert | |||
| 15613 | HIST 160A 1 |
American Legal History I
[ ss ] |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
34 / 999 / 0 |
Willrich,Michael | |||
| 15614 | HIST 164B 1 |
The American Century: The U.S. and the World, 1945 to the Present
[ ss wi ] |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr216 |
Open
30 / 999 / 0 |
Engerman,David | |||
| 15615 | HIST 166B 1 |
World War II
[ ss ] |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:10 PM–2:00 PM Golding Judaica Center110 |
Closed
88 / 80 / 0 |
Fischer,David Hackett | |||
| 15887 | HIST 195B 1 |
American Political Thought: From the Gilded Age through the New Deal
[ ss ] |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr217 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Hulliung,Mark L | |||
| 6882 | HS 104B 1 |
American Health Care
[ ss ] Lecture: Fridays 1:30pm-3:30pm and discussion sections TBA. |
Lecture:
F 1:40 PM–3:30 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr101 |
Open
143 / 200 / 0 |
Altman,Stuart | |||
| 12336 | HS 110A 1 |
Wealth and Poverty
[ ss ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Schwartz Hall 106 |
Open
62 / 75 / 0 |
Shapiro,Thomas M | |||
| 13544 | JOUR 103B 1 |
Advertising and the Media
[ ss ] |
Block G
T,F 9:10 AM–10:30 AM Schwartz Hall 106 |
Open
52 / 60 / 0 |
Farrelly,Maura Jane | |||
| 15621 | JOUR 110B 1 |
Ethics in Journalism
[ ss ] |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
20 / 25 / 0 |
McNamara,Eileen | |||
| 6894 | LGLS 114A 1 |
American Health Care: Law and Policy
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, LGLS admin, required. This course can be used in HSSP as a substitute for the core course HS 104b. |
Block V
T,Th 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
Consent Req. 23 / 25 / 0 |
Curi,Sarah Elisabeth | |||
| 13402 | LGLS 132B 1 |
Environmental Law and Policy
[ oc ss wi ] Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, LGLS admin, required. |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Brown Social Science Center316 |
Open
Consent Req. 27 / 999 / 0 |
Goldin,Laura J | |||
| 6910 | LGLS 133B 1 |
Criminal Law
[ ss ] Signature of Ms. Nancy Feldman, LGLS admin, required. See Course Catalog for Special Notes Topic for fall 2009: International Criminal Law and Human Rights: From Nuremberg to Guantanamo. Introduces basic features of international law, focusing on principles of justice and human rights originating in Nuremberg. Explores how evolving Nuremberg principles have been applied to significant rights violations in recent decades, including the problem of terrorism and America's response to 9/11. The course features a mock trial exercise with attention to roles of prosecutors, defenders, and judges, conducted under Nuremberg principles. |
International Focus:
T,Th 6:40 PM–8:00 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124 |
Open
Consent Req. 23 / 25 / 0 |
Leahy,William | |||
| 13410 | NEJS 164B 1 |
The Sociology of the American Jewish Community
[ hum ss ] |
Block S2
T 1:40 PM–4:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
22 / 999 / 0 |
Fishman,Sylvia | |||
| 15713 | POL 103B 1 |
Seminar: Political Leadership
[ ss ] |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:10 AM–12:00 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
34 / 999 / 0 |
Levin,Martin A | |||
| 8500 | POL 115A 1 |
Constitutional Law
[ ss ] |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Golding Judaica Center101 |
Closed
42 / 30 / 0 |
Woll,Peter | |||
| 11902 | POL 117A 1 |
Administrative Law
[ ss ] |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201 |
Open
27 / 30 / 0 |
Woll,Peter | |||
| 15715 | POL 125A 1 |
Women in American Politics
[ ss ] |
Block S2
T 1:40 PM–4:30 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Greenlee,Jill S | |||
| 8512 | POL 167A 1 |
United States and China in World Politics
[ ss ] |
Block S1
M 2:10 PM–5:00 PM Brown Social Science Center218 |
Open
18 / 999 / 0 |
Thaxton,Ralph | |||
| 15635 | THA 150A 1 |
The American Drama since 1945
[ ca wi ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Kutz Hall 130 |
Open
20 / 25 / 0 |
Holmberg,Arthur | |||