Upcoming Courses

Spring 2026

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

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  • AMST 298.01, Sport and Capital Culture
    TR Noon-1:15, Brauer

  • AMST 298.02, Drinking in America
    TR 10:30-11:45, Browder

  • AMST 298.03, On the Run in Text and Film

    TR 9-10:15 am, Ireland

  • AMST 301 Seminar in American Studies

    T 3-5:40, Browder

  • AMST 381.01 Seminar: Collaborative Arts Lab/Dance-Humanities

    T 3-5:40, Diaz

    Cross listed w Dance 319

  • AMST 381.02 Seminar: Richmond-City of the Dead

    1 section with custom timing: W Noon- 1:15 & F Noon-2:40, Winiarski

    Cross listed w/REL 358

  • AMST 391.01 ST: Borders & Migration

    MW 1:30 - 2:45 pm, Dorsey

    This experiential learning course looks at borders and the migration experience from a comparative ethnographic perspective.  More specifically, we will focus on the poles of intimacy and violence as they are mediated through sex, class, and technologies of surveillance.

  • AMST 391.02 Fossil Fueled

    TR Noon-1:15, Sackley

    This course examines how the United States became dependent on coal and oil and the ways in which that dependence has impacted the environment, social movements, geopolitics, and everyday life since the early 19th century.  We will also explore representations of "carbon culture" in film and media. From the cult of the automobile to US interventions in the Middle East, this is a story about power, empire, and hegemonic culture. But, it also about resistance--from the “coal wars” of the 20th century to the pipeline and anti-fracking protests of today. Cross listed w/HIST 297.

  • AMST 398 Data and Society

    4 Sections:  
    TR 9-10:15 am or TR 10:30-11:45 am by Ogden
    MW 1:30-2:45 or MW 3-4:15 pm by Pettis

    This course will introduce you to thinking deeply and critically about how we create, apply, and analyze data, as well as how these processes affect our daily lives, and even how data affect society at large.  In this course, we will develop our analytical abilities to identify and assess data and its social impact.

  • 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

    Spring 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.