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 131-145 Contemporary American Society & Culture

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr D Goodman

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of First Year History, see Prerequisites.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject will examine American society and culture since the 1960s, focusing on race, gender, class, the recent debates around political correctness and multiculturalism and the theme of small government in American political debates. The subject aims to give students some critical and contextual understanding of current debates about the present and future of United States' society and cultures. Students should also develop an understanding of the specificity of American debates about race, class and gender-based inequalities.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.



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