American Studies (AMST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

AMST 1101

This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics may change from year to year and may include questions of national consensus versus native, immigrant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5010 AMST 1101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are unable to join the class, or the discussion section you wish to join is full please feel free to join the waitlist here: https://forms.gle/VtxRfdgT4DMnByMH6. Emailing the faculty member or staff will not gain you a spot on the waitlist.

  •  5011 AMST 1101   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5012 AMST 1101   DIS 202

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5013 AMST 1101   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5014 AMST 1101   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1115

A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience. Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government; how national institutions operate in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1111

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6374 AMST 1115   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6375 AMST 1115   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6376 AMST 1115   DIS 202

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6377 AMST 1115   DIS 203

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6378 AMST 1115   DIS 204

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6379 AMST 1115   DIS 205

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6380 AMST 1115   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6381 AMST 1115   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6382 AMST 1115   DIS 208

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6383 AMST 1115   DIS 209

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6384 AMST 1115   DIS 210

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6385 AMST 1115   DIS 211

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6386 AMST 1115   DIS 212

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1332

(Intro) To Black Music will introduce students to a multitude of Black musical artists across a range of styles and genres - from the blues of Bessie Smith and Blind Lemon Jefferson to the contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 1932MUSIC 1332

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18076 AMST 1332   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

      Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1500

At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field Africana studies. Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 1500GOVT 1503

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5754 AMST 1500   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5755 AMST 1500   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1595

Focusing on political and social history, this course surveys African-American history from Emancipation to the present. The class examines the post-Reconstruction Nadir of black life; the mass black insurgency ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 1595HIST 1595

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16231 AMST 1595   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Rickford, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1600

This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the diverse cultures, histories and contemporary situations of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Students will also be introduced to important ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AIIS 1100ANTHR 1700

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4975 AMST 1600   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jordan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4976 AMST 1600   DIS 201

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4977 AMST 1600   DIS 202

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4978 AMST 1600   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4979 AMST 1600   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1770

This lecture course combines historical and literary approaches to explore the inner life of Americans over the last two hundred years. No prior knowledge of US history is assumed. We'll examine the ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1770

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16335 AMST 1770   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Sachs, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16336 AMST 1770   DIS 201

    • W
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16337 AMST 1770   DIS 202

    • W
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 1985

On the eve of the American Revolution Britain administered 26 colonies-not just the 13 that would become the United States. British North America's dramatic struggle for independence has led many history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 1985HIST 1985

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16279 AMST 1985   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2055

This course explores the history of religions among people of African descent from the period of the development of the transatlantic slave trade (1440s) to the present. Its aim is to introduce students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2060RELST 2060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5771 AMST 2055   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pickett, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2060

Some of the best novels of the last 75 years were written by people who were students or professors at Cornell. Reading a selection of these great Cornell novels, we will also be tracing the history and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 1102

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8749 AMST 2060   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Attell, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2070

Social Problems in the U.S. teaches students how to think like a social scientist when encountering claims about major contemporary issues. Through readings and assignments, students develop an analytical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 2250SOC 2070

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15361 AMST 2070   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Musick, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    A portion of seats are reserved for Brooks School first year students. Any remaining seats will open for other students in August.

AMST 2105

The musical is a distinct and significant form of American performance. This course will consider the origins, development, and internationalization of the American musical and will emphasize ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2150MUSIC 2250PMA 2650

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6235 AMST 2105   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2106

This course is an introduction to Latina/o Studies, an interdisciplinary field of knowledge production that focuses on historical, sociopolitical, cultural, and economic experiences of Latinx peoples in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2100

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3620 AMST 2106   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2160

In this introductory course, participants will study the economic and technological history of the television industry, with a particular emphasis on its manifestations in the United States and the United ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6238 AMST 2160   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2220

This seminar will explore some of the major political and cultural trends in the United States, from the era of the Democratic New Dealer, Franklin D. Roosevelt, through the era of the conservative Republican, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2220SHUM 2220

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16206 AMST 2220   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Glickman, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16207 AMST 2220   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 2225

In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5888 AMST 2225   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5889 AMST 2225   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5890 AMST 2225   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5891 AMST 2225   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5892 AMST 2225   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5893 AMST 2225   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5894 AMST 2225   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5895 AMST 2225   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2232

This course will survey the history and US political contexts of LGBTQ+ identities in popular music over three critical decades. We will cover the 1970s era of gay liberation and visibility with glam rock, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FGSS 2232LGBT 2232MUSIC 2232

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18084 AMST 2232   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Peraino, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18085 AMST 2232   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18086 AMST 2232   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2251

Americans are conflicted about immigration. We celebrate and commercialize our immigrant heritage in museums, folklife festivals, parades, pageants, and historical monuments. We also build fences and detention ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2251LSP 2251

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16226 AMST 2251   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2255

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2255

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5544 AMST 2255   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5545 AMST 2255   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5546 AMST 2255   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2365

Public policy is a fundamental mechanism for addressing the most vexing and important social problems of our time. Racial inequality and structural racism are chief among such problems. Policy is thus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2370SOC 2370

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15421 AMST 2365   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15422 AMST 2365   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15423 AMST 2365   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15424 AMST 2365   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15425 AMST 2365   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2391

This course engages the rich cartographic record of colonial North America via an in-depth analysis of two dozen iconic maps. Integrating visual and textual analysis, students will assess human representations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2391

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16260 AMST 2391   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Parmenter, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2401

Latina/os have always been part of U.S. history, yet the media often represents Latinx as only recent immigrants or as stereotypes that reduce rich cultures into a single, unified category or group of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2400ENGL 2400LSP 2400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8843 AMST 2401   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Brady, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2620

This course will introduce both a variety of writings and media by Asian North American authors and some critical issues concerning the production and reception of Asian American texts. Working with a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 2620ENGL 2620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8831 AMST 2620   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hu Pegues, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2635

This course looks at the American Gothic tradition as showing us the fissures in early American political life specifically around the issues of slavery and Native American land rights. While Gothic literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2635

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8872 AMST 2635   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warren, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2665

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the origins, character, and results of the American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2665

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16242 AMST 2665   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Parmenter, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16243 AMST 2665   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Parmenter, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16244 AMST 2665   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Parmenter, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2669

This course offers a survey of American political thought from the colonial period to the present. We will read Puritan sermons, revolutionary pamphlets, philosophical treatises, presidential orations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2665HIST 2655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6526 AMST 2669   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6527 AMST 2669   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6528 AMST 2669   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6529 AMST 2669   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6530 AMST 2669   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2682

Roots of the United States' most vexing problems can be traced to the 1960s and 1970s. This class explores the struggles to explain these turbulent decades in both popular memory and historical scholarship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2680

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16197 AMST 2682   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kohler-Hausmann, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16198 AMST 2682   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16199 AMST 2682   DIS 202

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16200 AMST 2682   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16201 AMST 2682   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2725

This course is an introduction to Latina/o/x Performance investigating the historical and contemporary representations of Latina/o/xs in performance and media. Throughout the semester, students will critically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2720PMA 2720

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6249 AMST 2725   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 2755

The legacies of slavery remain all too obvious in the modern Atlantic World. From demographic imbalances to pervasive social and economic inequality, much of the recent past has involved addressing that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 2755HIST 2055LATA 2055

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16267 AMST 2755   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16268 AMST 2755   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 2817

Donald Trump and Biden give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The first half ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2817PUBPOL 2817

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6511 AMST 2817   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6512 AMST 2817   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6513 AMST 2817   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6514 AMST 2817   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6515 AMST 2817   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3061

Climate policy is one of the most important and contentious areas of politics in the US today. In this course we will consider climate change in the United States, identifying how political institutions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3061

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6546 AMST 3061   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Andrews, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3161

This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3161PUBPOL 3161

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6404 AMST 3161   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6405 AMST 3161   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6406 AMST 3161   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6407 AMST 3161   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6408 AMST 3161   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3248

This course provides a long-term overview of the indigenous peoples of Cornell's home region and their neighbors from an archaeological perspective. Cornell students live and work in the traditional territory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 13137 AMST 3248   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jordan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3281

This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3281LAW 3281

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11270 AMST 3281   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Chutkow, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3330

Based on indigenous and place-based ways of knowing, this course (1) presents a theoretical and humanistic framework from which to understand generation of ecological knowledge; (2) examines processes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIIS 3330NTRES 3330

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18369 AMST 3330   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kassam, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3360

Explores major American playwrights from 1900 to 1960, introducing students to American theatre as a significant part of modern American cultural history. We will consider the ways in which theatre has ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3360PMA 3757

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6218 AMST 3360   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3418

South Baltimore is a multiracial, working-class community where residents live amid toxic infrastructures of all kinds. For years, they have worked with academic allies to study these impositions and organize ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6418ANTHR 3418ANTHR 6418

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13219 AMST 3418   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ahmann, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3430

A survey of the turning point of US. history: The Civil War (1861-1865) and its aftermath, Reconstruction (1865-1877). We will look at the causes, the coming, and the conduct, of the war, and the way in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16097 AMST 3430   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Baptist, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16098 AMST 3430   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 3617

This course is open to experienced rappers, beatmakers, and vocalists interested forging collaborative relationships with other students. Taking as a foundation hip-hop's relationship to social justice, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3616

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18067 AMST 3617   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fall, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3679

Foreign in a domestic sense is the perplexing way that the Supreme Court of the United States chose to define Puerto Rico's status in the so-called Insular Cases of the early 20th century. Written over ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3678LSP 3678SPAN 3675

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8878 AMST 3679   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hey-Colon, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3703

The common perception of ethnicity is that it is a natural and an inevitable consequence of cultural difference. Asians overseas, in particular, have won repute as a people who cling tenaciously to their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 12837 AMST 3703   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Munasinghe, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3744

America Becomes Modern offers an upper-level survey of major themes in American history between 1877 and 1917. The course will have a lecture/discussion format; student participation is highly valued and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3740

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16229 AMST 3744   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Glickman, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3775

In this course, we will answer two major questions: What is Latino history? And how should we write Latino History? We will explore these questions without attempting to cover all of Latino history before ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3770LSP 3770

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16328 AMST 3775   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Suarez, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16329 AMST 3775   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 3800

This introductory course introduces students to issues and debates related to international migration and will provide an interdisciplinary foundation to understanding the factors that shape migration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16592 AMST 3800   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gleeson, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3812

Anchoring the East and West coasts, New York and Los Angeles have been celebrated and excoriated in films. On the edge literally and metaphorically, these cities seem to be about competing visions of urban ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3441VISST 3812

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5015 AMST 3812   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3831

This course examines war and revolution as drivers of migration from Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean to the United States and Canada. From the War of 1898 to the wars in Central America, war and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3801LATA 3801LSP 3801

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16340 AMST 3831   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3885

Across twentieth-century history, race and war have been dynamic forces in shaping economic organization and everyday livelihoods. This course will approach labor and working-class history, through a focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 3885HIST 3884ILRGL 3885

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16612 AMST 3885   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Nagaraja, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3911

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3091STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5958 AMST 3911   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 3980

Affords opportunities for students to carry out independent research under appropriate supervision. Each student is expected to review pertinent literature, prepare a project outline, conduct the research, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4990 AMST 3980   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4993 AMST 3980   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Brady, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

AMST 3990

Individualized readings for junior and senior students. Topics, requirements, and credit hours will be determined in consultation between the student and the supervising faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4994 AMST 3990   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

AMST 4109

This course will offer students the opportunity to both study and shape the ways in which US public culture attempts to both remember and forget some of the most contentious aspects of US history topics: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 18506 AMST 4109   SEM 101

    • M
    • Baptist, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 18507 AMST 4109   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 4203

This advanced seminar traces transformations in citizenship and the franchise throughout U.S. history. Through readings, frequent short writings, discussion, and a final paper, the class examines the struggles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4203

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16249 AMST 4203   SEM 101

    • W
    • Kohler-Hausmann, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16250 AMST 4203   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 4262

Environmental Justice is a relatively recent term, coined in the United States in the 1980s. It usually refers to a social movement fighting against the unfair concentration of toxic sites within impoverished ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENVS 4262HIST 4262

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16285 AMST 4262   SEM 101

    • T
    • Sachs, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16286 AMST 4262   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 4290

American society has evolved dramatically over the last century while retaining distinctive ideals and social tensions. Rural communities have given way to digital worlds, pork barrel politics to polarization, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 4290

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5937 AMST 4290   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 4320

Is there a culture war for the soul of Amerca? This seminar will explore the definition, types, causes, dynamics, diffusion, and consequences of partisan cultural alignment. Readings will include theoretical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6520SOC 4320SOC 6520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5939 AMST 4320   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 4548

This course will focus on the array of perspectives offered in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament on such contemporary social issues as: immigration; abortion rights, surrogate childbirth, gay marriage, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 4548NES 4548RELST 4548

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8985 AMST 4548   SEM 102

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 4993

To graduate with honors, AMST majors must complete a senior thesis under the supervision of an AMST faculty member and defend that thesis orally before a committee. Students interested in the honors program ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4996 AMST 4993   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4998 AMST 4993   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4999 AMST 4993   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5005 AMST 4993   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 6109

This course will offer students the opportunity to both study and shape the ways in which US public culture attempts to remember and forget some of the most contentious aspects of American history: racialized ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 18514 AMST 6109   SEM 101

    • M
    • Baptist, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 18515 AMST 6109   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 6202

This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ANTHR 6102GOVT 6202HIST 6202

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6486 AMST 6202   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6487 AMST 6202   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 6248

This course provides a long-term overview of the indigenous peoples of Cornell's home region and their neighbors from an archaeological perspective. Cornell students live and work in the traditional territory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 13141 AMST 6248   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jordan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 6321

This seminar explores the international and transnational dimensions of the Black Power Movement, broadly defined. Beginning with an examination of transnationalism in the early 20th century, it examines ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6321HIST 6321

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16237 AMST 6321   SEM 101

    • W
    • Rickford, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16238 AMST 6321   IND 601

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 6418

South Baltimore is a multiracial, working-class community where residents live amid toxic infrastructures of all kinds. For years, they have worked with academic allies to study these impositions and organize ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3418ANTHR 3418ANTHR 6418

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13221 AMST 6418   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ahmann, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 6520

Political and cultural polarization have steadily increased in the three decades since Patrick Buchanan declared a cultural war for the soul of America. Concerns include echo chambers, filter bubbles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4320SOC 4320SOC 6520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5941 AMST 6520   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 6632

The first half of the 20th century saw an unprecedented wave of poetic innovation, much of it produced by American poets living both in the United States and abroad. This course will explore crucial texts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 6632

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8855 AMST 6632   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gilbert, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AMST 6645

In contemporary political contexts democracy is often invoked as the very ground of political legitimacy. There is very little agreement, however, on what democracy means or how it is best embodied in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6645

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6453 AMST 6645   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6454 AMST 6645   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AMST 6703

The common perception of ethnicity is that it is a natural and an inevitable consequence of cultural difference. Asians overseas, in particular, have won repute as a people who cling tenaciously to their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 13186 AMST 6703   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Munasinghe, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person