Upcoming Courses

Fall 2026

Please connect with Stephen Brauer, American Studies Coordinator, or other AMST faculty for specifics about upcoming courses. 

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  • AMST 201 Introduction to American Studies
    TR Noon-1:15, Brauer
    What does it mean to be American? This course addresses this central question through an examination of U.S. culture and society. It introduces key concepts such as individualism, community, citizenship, and identity.

  • AMST 381 Choices

    AMST 381 Food, Culture, Narrative
    MW 1:30-2:45 pm, Ireland

    LDST 317 Reimagining Richmond (Counts as AMST 381)              
    TR Noon-1:15 pm, Hayter- AMRS attribute

    LDST 368 Leadership on Stage & Screen (Counts as AMST 381)   

    MW 3-4:15 pm, Bezio-AMRS attribute

  • AMST 391 Choices
    AMST 391.01 ST: US in Civil War
    MW Noon-1:15 pm, Sackley           

    This course examines one of the most transformative half centuries in the history of US engagement with the world: the Cold War. The Cold War was a 45-year struggle between two “superpowers,” the United States and the Soviet Union. It was also a global conflict that enveloped peoples and nations around the world and profoundly influenced U.S. domestic culture, politics, and economics. From contemporary US-Russian relations to conflicts in the Middle East, its legacies reverberate to the present day. Topics will include but are not limited to: the Marshall plan, McCarthyism and Cold War civil rights; the Berlin and Cuban missile crises, the politics of development, détente, and human rights; and US interventions in Korea, Vietnam, Iran, and Central America. Crosslisted with HIST 215. 

    PLSC 349 Politics/Latin America & Caribbean, (Counts as AMST 391)                    
    TR 10:30-11:45 pm or TR Noon-1:15 pm, Pribble - AMTP attribute

    SOCI 303 Global Capitalism, (Counts as AMST 391)                                                    
    MW 1:30-2:45 pm, Payne - AMTP attribute

  • AMST 398, Sport and Capital Culture
    TR 1:30-2:45 pm, Brauer              
    Although we often think of sports as leisure activities, for the most part they are in fact a form of labor. This course will re-orient our thinking about sport so that we can better understand how it operates as an unequivocal site of late Capitalism, though often doing so under the guise of just being a “game.” As such we will explore issues of disparities and inequities throughout the sports landscape – from high schools to universities to professional leagues. We will ground these issues in relation to gender and race and ethnicity in terms of opportunities, investments, and compensation, but we will also focus explicitly on wealth inequities and labor exploitation throughout the varying levels of sport.

  • AMST 388 AMST Internships

    Internships for 0.5 or 1.0 unit credits are possible.  Please confer with Stephen Brauer, AMST Program Coordinator, for details. 

  • AMST 399 AMST Independent Study
    An Independent Study for 0.5 or 1.0 unit credits is possible.  Please confer with Stephen Brauer, AMST Program Coordinator, for details.

     

  • Electives

    Fall 2026 list: to view a complete list of upcoming electives, click here. You should see a detailed document with course information and any prerequisites noted.