2012 Summer School Bulletin - Emory College - Emory University

American Studies
201-0PA. (WITH ESL SUPPORT) INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN
STUDIES
11:30 a .m .–12:50 p .m . Daily . 1st session . Credit, 4 hrs . O’Conner/Masse
An interdisciplinary, historically grounded introduction to contemporary approaches
to American studies scholarship, with emphasis on issues of class, ethnicity, gender, and
cross-cultural studies. Permission from instructor required. Fulfills HAPW and continuing
writing requirement.
201-00C. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES
10:00–11:20 a .m . Daily . 2nd session . Credit, 4 hrs . TBD
An interdisciplinary, historically grounded introduction to contemporary approaches to
American studies scholarship, with an emphasis on issues of class, ethnicity, gender, and
cross-cultural studies. GER: HAPW
212-0CP. AMERICAN IDENTITIES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
9:30 a .m .–12:30 p .m . Daily . Credit, 4 hrs . Nickerson
“What, then, is an American?” is a question first asked in 1782 by St John de Crevecoeur,
a French immigrant, about his adopted homeland. This question has remained open
ever since, asked over and over by writers, intellectuals, and scholars even into the
21st century. This course explores why that question is so persistent and so difficult to
answer—and where we might find some answers. Through literature, history, and film,
we will analyze the ways in which ideals of individualism and ingenuity have shaped how
Americans see themselves. This course will also examine how the “American Dream” has
shaped the way other nations view and interpret American society. This course is tailored
Course Number Key and Dates
00A: First session May 21 – June 29 00F: Miscellaneous Varies
00B: Entire summer May 21 – August 10 0PA, 0PB, 0PC Permission required
00C: Second Session July 2 – August 10
MAY: Maymester May 15–June 1
for international students, and so will pay particular attention to how issues of identity
have influenced American college culture. This course is specific to the ACE program and
incoming international first-year, non-native speaking students. Permission required.
Anthropology
307-00A. HUMAN EVOLUTION
2:30–4:45 p .m . MTW 1st session . Credit, 4 hrs . Kingston
A number of recent fossil finds in Africa and Eurasia have radically altered our notions
of human evolution. Established views of the where, how, and why we evolved have been
swept away and we are rethinking the trajectory that led us to where we are today. This
course deals with scientific questions of human origins and evolution and what we think
we know of our own ancestry over the past 7–8 million years.
Art History
369-00C. AMERICAN ART OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA
2:30–4:45 p .m . TWTh . 2nd session . Credit, 4 hrs . Merrill
This course will explore the many ways American artists anticipated and responded
to the Civil War in landscape, genre, and still-life painting, photography, portraiture,
and commemorative sculpture. Field trips include a visit to the High Museum to see
the exhibition “Rising Up: The Talladega Murals of Hale Woodruff,” and the Atlanta
Cyclorama in Grant Park.
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