American Studies 100 - IDEAS IN AMERICAN STUDY

Topics course.: Through a series of team-taught interdisciplinary lectures, we will endeavor to understand the cultural, economic, social, and political factors involved in the making of the Trump presidency. Topics include: the rise of modern conservatism; democracy and “gridlock”; identity politics; healthcare and reproductive rights; neoliberalism and debt; civil rights backlash and racial scapegoating; media-made politics and fake news; data mining and the perils of polls; and the politics of education. (E)

Topic: Thinking Through the 2016 Election; meets 1/26/17- 3/22/17.