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131-018 Searching for the American Dream | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-200/300. Students who have completed 131-200/300 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Special entry conditions apply. Itinerary and travel arrangements are available from the subject coordinator. |
Credit Points | 25 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr G Moore |
Prerequisites | 50 points of study at first year. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Four weeks in the United States in the winter non-teaching period. Twelve 1-hour lecture/workshops and at least 30 site visits |
Subject Description | In this subject we trace the American Dream from its origins in Puritan Boston, to the present day. We spend time in Boston, New York, and San Francisco, and in each city we visit museums, historic sites, and a range of current day organisations and sites of cultural production. For example, in Boston we visit the Salem Witch Museum, and we explore the place of sport in American culture by seeing a baseball game at Fenway Park. In New York we look at popular culture by visiting the NBC studios and the Museum of Radio and Television. In San Francisco, we visit a gospel church and blues club. On return to Australia, students are required to write an essay based on one of the visits. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 8000 words. This will consist of exercises totalling 2000 words written in Boston and New York, and research essay/s of 6000 words submitted in second semester. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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