Upcoming Courses

Spring 2027

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

    AMST 201.01 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 298 ST: Gambling in America

    AMST 298.01 ST: Gambling in America
    T 3:00-5:40 pm, Browder

    This is a course about the sale, use, advertising and media portrayal of gambling in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from thoroughbred racing to the development of Las Vegas, the rise of the professional poker player to financial speculation, app-based gambling and gambling addiction.

  • AMST 391 Seminar in Transnational Perspectives: American Expatriates
    AMST 391.01 Seminar in Transnational Perspectives: American Expatriates
    TR 9:00-10:15 am, Brauer

     

    ANTH 340.01 Seminar in Transnational Perspectives: Borders & Migration-Satisfies AMST 391.01

    MW 1:30-2:45 pm, Dorsey

  • AMST 398 ST: The Politics of American Fashion

    ST: The Politics of American Fashion

    W 3:00-5:40 pm, Browder              

    We will be working closely with the Valentine Museum as we research storytelling through fashion from the nineteenth century to the present day. The course will focus on the ways that fashion trends shape and are shaped by race, class and gender; we will also look at fashion through the lenses of labor history and sustainability.

  • 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.

  • AMST 400.01 The Thurgood Marshall Canon

    AMST 400.01 Seminar in AMST: The Thurgood Marshall Canon             

    TR 10:30-11:45 am, Jackson Sow

    Prerequisite: AMST 201 Introduction to American Studies

    This seminar offers students a deep-dive into the work of Justice Thurgood Marshall—one of America’s truest Founding Fathers. Students will study Marshall’s devotion to the construction of American democracy and the formation of his legal philosophy as a law student and then as a young attorney. They will focus on Marshall’s litigation strategy and his legacy of success arguing cases before the United States Supreme Court before becoming a steady dissenting voice on the Court as an Associate Justice. Students will also analyze Justice Marshall’s public speeches and his critical approach to the United States Constitution and its drafters, and they will have an opportunity to consider his lasting impact upon the Court and American constitutionalism.