AMST 1290

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AMST 1290
American Society through Film

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Introduces students to the sociological analysis of American society through the lens of film. Major themes involve race, class, and gender; upward and downward mobility; incorporation and exclusion; small town vs the big city; and cultural conflicts over individualism, achievement, and community. We match a range of movies like American Graffiti (Lucas), Ace in the Hole (Wilder), The Asphalt Jungle (Houston), Do the Right Thing (Lee), The Heiress (Wyler), High Noon (Zinnemann), Mean Streets (Scorsese), Nashville (Altman), The Philadelphia Story (Cukor), and A Streetcar Named Desire (Kazan). Each film is paired with social scientific research that examines parallel topics, such as analyses of who goes to college, the production of news, deviant careers, urban riots, the gendered presentation of self, and the prisoner's dilemma.


Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 1290

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18248 AMST 1290   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person