American Studies (AMST)
College of Arts and Humanities
Sophomore standing or consent is required for all
300-level courses except as noted.
AMST 201 The American Experience (3) Dominant American values and institutions; influence
of political, social, and environmental factors; ideas of individualism,
success, and national character. AH2
AMST 202 Diversity in American Life (3) Variety and diversity in American life; creation of a
multicultural, multiracial society; distinctive outlooks shaped by
ethnicity, gender, race, age, and other factors. AH2
AMST 211 Contemporary American Issues: Domestic (3)
Exploration of current issues such as discrimination, jobs, family
life, criminal justice, economic trends, health care, environ-mental
protection, and national security. SS
AMST 212 Contemporary American Issues: World (3) Exploration
of current issues such as Russian American tensions, foreign trade,
conventional and nuclear weaponry, global environmental issues, and
Third World relations. SS
AMST 310 Japanese American Experience (3) Japanese
American life in Hawaii and the United States at large. Historical
and cultural heritage, changing family relations, ethnic identity and
values, sex roles and dating, superstitions, health practices.
AMST 313 African Americans (3) American
national character and the role African Americans have played in its
making.
AMST 314 The Immigrant in America (3) Immigration
from Colonial period to present; English, Irish, Jews, Asians.
Uniqueness, similarity of immigrant experience.
AMST 318 Ethnic Diversity: Asian Americans (3) Surveys
five Asian American ethnic groups--their experiences, challenges,
responses, contributions. Explores related topics such as race,
ethnicity, gender, model minority, activism, their literature.
Pre: junior standing and one of 201 (or concurrent), 202 (or
concurrent), SOC 100 (or concurrent), or SOC 214 (or concurrent); or
consent. (Crosslisted as ES 318)
AMST 320 American Environments: Survey (3) Ecological
approach to national and regional development; changes in population,
landscape, resource use, and environmental values.
AMST 321 The American City (3) Evolution since
17th century; role in contemporary American culture; related problems,
perceptions, values. (Cross-listed as HIST 375)
AMST 322 Asian Architecture & Culture (3) Study
of cultural influences affecting the architectural expression of
selected Asian countries. Architecture is studied in the context of
socioeconomic influences, historical perspectives, geography, and
climate. Pre: ART 180, HIST 151, or HIST 152. (Cross-listed as ARCH 371)
AMST 330 American Institutions: Survey (3) Representative
social, political, and economic institutions.
AMST 340 American Thought & Belief: Survey (3) Major
elements of American civilization--frontier, religion, economic growth,
political and social perspectives, literature and the arts--as found in
original expressions of thought and beliefs.
AMST 342 American Values (3) Major American
myths: success and failure, individualism, equality, progress, concept
of wilderness and frontier, sense of mission.
AMST 343 American Thought & Culture (3) Politics,
family, philosophy, technology, etc.; their interrelationship with the
total society. Pre-Colonial to end of Reconstruction. Pre: HIST 151 and
HIST 152. (Cross-listed as HIST 373)
AMST 344 American Thought & Culture (3) Continuation
of 343: 20th century. Pre: HIST 151 and HIST 152. (Cross-listed as HIST
374)
AMST 345 Men & Women in American Thought (3) Interpretations
of masculine and feminine role behavior as expressions of American
cultural values.
AMST 350 Culture & Art in America: Survey (3) Popular
attitudes toward arts, travel, fashions, craft and industrial
productions, recreation. Past used to explain the present.
AMST 353 Television in American Life (3) Explores
the role of television in American culture today. Pre: 201, 202, or
consent.
AMST 360 U.S. & Other Cultures (3) Comparison of American
culture with other cultures, particularly Asian; aspects of American
culture that stand out in such perspective.
AMST 381 Junior Seminar (3) Materials and
methods for the study of American life and thought. Pre: consent.
AMST 382 Junior Seminar (3) Continuation of
381. Pre: consent.
Junior standing or consent required for all
400-level courses.
AMST 411 Japanese Americans (3) Major themes
and research problems. Pre: 310 or consent.
AMST 413 Regionalism: The South (3) Definition
of a Southern identity and its relation to the larger U.S. culture,
using literary and polemical works of 19th- and 20th-century.
AMST 414 Regionalism: The West (3) Relevance
of American West to contemporary society; Western mythology in novels,
biographies, and mass media. (Cross-listed as HIST 474C)
AMST 415 Nonethnic Minorities (3) Survey of
nonethnic minority group movements, e.g., the blind, the aged,
homosexuals. Common denominators, traditional mistaken identity,
contemporary search for new identity.
AMST 416 Plantation Studies Seminar (3) An
interdisciplinary inquiry into the Hawaiian plantation experience;
topics include women and the family, ethnic relations, environment,
work, etc. (Cross-listed as ES 430)
AMST 417 Native Peoples (3) Native Americans
and Hawaiians world views, life ways, and conflicts with whites as
expressed in oral and written literature.
AMST 418 Hawaiis Multiculturalism (3) A
multidisciplinary examination of the dynamics of the Hawaiian Islands
racial and cultural diversity from the perspectives of historical
trends, social processes, and contemporary political, social, and
economic issues as they impact interracial relations.
AMST 419 Community, Culture & Change (3) As
a complement to AMST 418, the course objective is to learn about
Hawaiis multi-racial and multicultural diversity firsthand through
various field study projects. Pre: 418 (or concurrent) or consent.
AMST 420 American Ideas of Nature (3) The
natural world in American thought from Native Americans to modern
ecologists. Pre: 201 and 202, or HIST 281 and HIST 282.
AMST 423 History of American Architecture (3) History
of American architecture in terms of style, techniques, and symbolic
meaning. (Cross-listed as ARCH 473)
AMST 431 American Labor History (3) Conditions
of labor in major phases of American development; response of labor and
community to changing work environment. Capitalism, unionism, race,
gender, law, etc. Emphasis on 20th century. (Cross-listed as HIST 477)
AMST 434 Politics in Hawaii (3) Discussion
of modern politics against the background of recent history and major
contemporary issues.
AMST 436 Women & the Law (3) Past and
present roles of women in American political and legal institutions;
common law, judicial decisions, and federal and state legislation
affecting women of various socioeconomic groups. (Cross-listed as WS
436)
AMST 438 Asian Women (3) History, culture, and
contemporary reality of Asian women in Asia and the United States.
Includes critical analysis of American feminist methodology and theory.
Pre: 360, 361, 405, POLS 305D, or consent. (Cross-listed as WS 462)
AMST 440 Race & Racism in America (3) Racial
ideas and ideologies, and their effects, throughout American history.
AMST 442 Radical Tradition (3) Varieties of
radicalism that have provided a continuing critique of prevailing values
and structures.
AMST 443 Leaders & Movements (3) Examination
of two or three significant personalities in American history and
culture and the movements they inspired. Topics vary each semester.
Repeatable.
AMST 451 Popular Culture (3) Major themes,
modes, and media of popular or mass culture in the United States;
emphasis on cultural trends and social implications.
AMST 452 The 20s & 30s (3) Novelists,
painters, poets, jazz musicians as examples of culture of the 1920s and
1930s in America.
AMST 453 Culture, Society, & Literature (3) Literary
and non-fictive exploration of the intellectual and moral response of
Americans to institutions and culture of 20th-century marketplace
economy.
AMST 456 Arts of the United States (3) Emphasis
on the 18th and 19th centuries. Pre: ART 172 or consent. (Cross-listed
as ART 472)
AMST 458 Film in American Culture (3) Comprehensive
survey of varieties of film experience from historical and contemporary
points of view.
AMST 459 Sports in America (3) Sports as
reflected in literature, films, and TV.
AMST 461 Americas World Role (3) Examination
of Americas role in modern world affairs, against the background of
history, perceptions, and values. Pre: 211, 212, HIST 282, POLS 220, or
consent.
AMST 463 As Others See Us (3) The image of
American society, past and present, as expressed through travelers
reports, film, foreign press, and other media.
AMST 464 America & Africa (3) American
attitudes toward Africa, as well as how Africa has functioned within the
dynamics of American culture and history.
AMST 465 American Experience in Asia (3) Comparison
of American experiences in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia within
historical and perceptual framework. (Crosslisted as ASAN 465)
AMST 467 Americans in China (3) Exploration of contemporary Chinese-American relationship against
19th- and 20th-century background. (Cross-listed as ASAN 467)
AMST 475 Documentation of Historic Architecture (V)
Study and documentation of existing buildings, structures, sites of
historic and/or cultural significance, including field measurements and
drawings, historical research, photo documentation, and preparation of
archival drawings to be deposited in the Library of Congress.
Documentation conducted according to standards of the Historic American
Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER).
Repeatable. Pre: consent. (Cross-listed as ARCH 472).
AMST 490 (Alpha) Topics in American Studies (3) Themes,
problems, and issues not addressed in other American studies
under-graduate courses, focused within these areas: (B) social structure
and interaction; (C) thought and belief; (D) arts and environment; (E)
historic preservation. Repeatable with consent.
AMST 499 Readings in American Studies (V) Directed
readings and research for majors. Pre: consent.
AMST 500 Masters Plan B/C Studies (1)
Graduate standing or consent required for all
600-level courses.
AMST 600 Method Approach to American Studies (3) Introductory
survey of methodological issues underlying research in American studies.
AMST 601 Patterns of American Culture (3) American
cultural origins and development. Beginnings to late 18th-century.
AMST 602 Patterns of American Culture (3) American
cultural origins and development. Late 18th-century to late
19th-century.
AMST 603 Patterns of American Culture (3) American
cultural origins and development. Late 19th century to present.
AMST 611 The Asian American Experience (3) The
Asian American experience from an interdisciplinary and humanities
perspective. Asian American history, literature, media, and theater
arts. Comparative study of Hawaii and the Continental United States.
AMST 612 Women in American Culture (3) Historical/contemporary
status of women in the United States; womens roles as defined by
legal, educational, political, economic, and social institutions;
implications for social science method. (Cross-listed as WS 612)
AMST 613 Regionalism in America (3) Case
studies of regional identity as exemplified by selected works of
literature and social commentary.
AMST 616 Inter-ethnic Communication (3) Inter-ethnic
communication in American society; investigation of traditional
approaches, contemporary issues, and future trends, particularly as the
process relates to Asian Americans.
AMST 617 Social & Cultural Diversity in America
(3) Examination of selected subcultures in America.
AMST 618 Sexuality & American Identity (3) Aspects
of sexual identity within the context of American culture. Pre: 345 or
consent.
AMST 623 American Architecture (3) Cultural
analysis of the evolution of American architecture from the Colonial
period to the present involving sociopolitical and economic, as well as
aesthetic, considerations. (Crosslisted as ARCH 671)
AMST 624 Wilderness in America (3) American
wilderness as both physical setting and social construction. Pre: 420 or
consent.
AMST 625 Material Culture (3) Physical
artifacts considered as documents of American cultural and regional
development. (Cross-listed as ARCH 625)
AMST 626 Environment & Society (3) Technological
development in cultural perspective; its relation to the American
environment, science, capitalism, public policy, and values.
AMST 627 The American City (3) Urban life and
culture in contemporary and historical perspective; emphasis upon
promises and problems of city in American culture. (Crosslisted as ARCH
627 and HIST 639E)
AMST 632 Mass Media (3) Appraisal of major
media of communications in American society with attention to political,
educational, cultural, and ethical implications.
AMST 633 The Presidency (3) Development of
institution of the presidency in context of historical and contemporary
political, economic, and social forces.
AMST 639 Political Institutions in American Culture
(3) Historical development and current status of American political
institutions set in the context of larger cultural and economic issues.
AMST 642 Philosophic Origins of American Thought
(3) Examination of major currents of American thought and belief
against background of Western intellectual tradition.
AMST 643 Critical Traditions in America (3) Marxist,
feminist, black, Native American criticism of America.
AMST 644 Religion in America (3) Religious
ideas and churches in American history and politics. (Cross-listed as
HIST 639D)
AMST 646 Advanced Topics: Social/
Cultural/Intellectual (3) Readings and research on American social
and intellectual history. Repeatable. (Cross-listed as HIST 639B)
AMST 647 Advanced Topics: Business/
Labor/Technology (3) Readings and research on American business,
labor, and technological history. Repeatable. Pre: graduate standing or
consent. (Cross-listed as HIST 639K)
AMST 649 American Minds (3) Survey of the
literature of the field.
AMST 655 Folk Traditions (3) Reading and
research examining traditional pre-20th- century folk arts, folk music,
and folklore and relevance to contemporary American life.
AMST 656 Film in America (3) Examination of
various roles of motion picture film in America with particular respect
to art form, cultural artifact, document, and myth.
AMST 659 Arts in America: Modern to Post-Modern (3)
Survey of the literature of the field.
AMST 664 America in Asia (3) Historical and
contemporary Asian American relations.
AMST 665 Comparative Cultures (3) Study of
American culture in comparison with other selected cultures.
AMST 669 America & the World (3) Historical
and contemporary issues in Americas global relationships.
AMST 671 19th-Century National Literature (3) Selected
works of 19th-century literature as cultural documents.
AMST 672 20th-Century National Literature (3) Selected
works of 20th-century literature as cultural documents.
AMST 673 African American Literature (3) Cultural
and social imagination of blacks and whites as revealed in literature,
poetry, and drama.
AMST 674 Harlem Renaissance (3) Politics and
literature of culture and race with the focus on Harlem in the 1920s.
AMST 675 Preservation: Theory & Practice (3) History
and philosophy of historic preservation movement. Analysis of values and
assumptions, methodologies and tactics, implications for society and
public policy. (Cross-listed as ARCH 628)
AMST 676 Recording Historic Resources (3) Techniques
in recording and evaluation of historic buildings and other resources,
with an emphasis on field recordings and state and federal registration
procedures. Pre: 675 or ARCH 628, or consent.
AMST 677 Community Preservation (3) Local-level
historic preservation, with an emphasis on historic districts, design
guidelines, regulatory controls, and community consensus-building.
AMST 679 Elements of Style (3) The
manifestations, visual characteristics, and social/cultural meaning of
style in American architecture and decorative arts from the early
settlement period through the present. Pre: 623, 675, ARCH 628, or ARCH
671.
AMST 680 Historic Building Technology (3) History
of buildings, building technologies, materials, and finishes, including
construction techniques and methods of investigating older buildings.
Emphasis on North American building practices c.1600-c.1960. Pre: 675
(or concurrent) or ARCH 628 (or concurrent).
AMST 681 American Vernacular Traditions (3) Methods
and approaches in the study of vernacular architecture, cultural
landscapes, and material culture, with an emphasis on traditions and
innovations in the Americas. (Cross-listed as ARCH 650)
AMST 690 Research Seminar (3) Themes, problems,
and issues not addressed in other American studies graduate courses;
emphasis upon research methods. Repeatable.
AMST 695 Historic Preservation Practicum (3) Applies
course work in historic preservation to hands-on activities under the
direction of practicing professionals and University faculty. Historic
preservation certificate students only. Pre: consent.
AMST 696 (Alpha) Preservation Field Study (6) On-site
historic preservation field study. Site will rotate. Academic and
hands-on preservation training. (B) Hawaii; (C) Asia; (D) Pacific.
Repeatable in each alpha to a maximum of 18 credit hours. Pre: consent.
AMST 699 Directed Reading/Research (V)
AMST 700 Thesis Research (V)
AMST 800 Dissertation Research (V)
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