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American Studies Department at
Brown University
Box 1892
82 Waterman Street
Brown University
Providence RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-2896
Fax: (401) 863-1385
The Focus
The Classes of 2011 and 2012 chose their focus areas under the structure of the American Civilization concentration as it was during their sophomore years. The Class of 2013 will construct their focus areas building on the four theses and four approaches. Examples of these foci are listed below. Members of the class of 2011 and 2012 may redefine their focus using the new model.
Classes of 2011 and 2012
- The Diverse American Classroom
- Asian American Studies
- Media and Latino Politics
- Education and Child Development
- Queer Culture in America
- Popular Culture Post 1945
- Photography and American Culture
- Race, Gender, and Sexuality
- Ethnicity and Identity Construction
- Media
- Social Movements
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Constitution and Public Policy
Ethnicity and Gender in American Popular Culture - Visual Media Post-WWII
- American Society and Culture
- Out of Bondage
- Music and American Culture
- The Psychology of Black Female Experience
- Sexuality in America
- American Cities and Urban Issues
- Communicating Culture
Classes from 2013 forward:
Each concentrator must choose one of the themes or approaches described above as the basis of their focus. The student in consultation with the concentration advisor will further define the individual focus by adding a subtitle. For example:
- Space and Place: Urban Renewal
- Space and Place: Public Memorials
- Cultural Production and Consumption: African American Music
- Cultural Production and Consumption: Photography and American Culture
- Global/International Contextualization: Transnational Late Capitalism and Media
- Global/International Contextualization: Asian American Immigration
- Public Engagement: Narrative and Material Culture
- Public Engagement: The Digital Local Museum