Intro to American Studies: Intro AmStudies Crime&Violence
Introduction to American Studies: American Representations of Crime and Violence In this course we will offer an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and identity. Integrating a range of sources and methods, we will examine myths, symbols, values, and social changes that have been used to create and contest ideas of "Americanness." Sources for the course will include movies, fiction, political and religious tracts, advertising, TV shows, video games, music, and journalism. This year, we will focus on American portrayals of crime and violence in a wide range of texts and cultural artifacts that provide us with a larger sense of how these representations function in the formation of categories of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, ethics and religion, as well as socio-economic class in American society. Texts and films will likely range from true crime shows to Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and from street to war photography.
Introduction to American Studies: American Representations of Crime and Violence In this course we will offer an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and identity. Integrating a range of sources and methods, we will examine myths, symbols, values, and social changes that have been used to create and contest ideas of "Americanness." Sources for the course will include movies, fiction, political and religious tracts, advertising, TV shows, video games, music, and journalism. This year, we will focus on American portrayals of crime and violence in a wide range of texts …Read more
Professor Lint Sagarena's courses are always so interesting. I liked this course in particular because it was very discussion-based. He lectured for a few minutes, and then we talked about the readings which were also conversation-provoking. I recommend taking a course with him! We had little writing homework assignments throughout the semester but he is a very fair grader!
Professor Sagarena is easily one of the best professors to touch this planet. He is a very fair grader and usually bases it off of how you discuss in class. He allows for flexibility in papers and ensures to prioritize his students mental well being over anything else.
He is beyond accommodating to students' needs and curates such interesting modules. The weekly reflection papers were short and just an insight into your personal takeaways from the reading. I think about this class a lot.