American Studies

Jennifer Denetdale, Chairperson
Humanities 425
MSC03 2110
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-3929
https://americanstudies.unm.edu/

Professors
Jennifer Denetdale, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
Alyosha Goldstein, Ph.D., New York University
Alex Lubin, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
A. Gabriel Meléndez, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Irene Vásquez, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Associate Professors
Amy Brandzel, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Correia, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kathleen Holscher, Ph.D., Princeton University
Rebecca Schreiber, Ph.D., Yale University
Antonio Tiongson, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Michael Trujillo, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Professors Emeriti
Vera Norwood, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Gerald Vizenor, Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley
M. Jane Young, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania


Introduction

American Studies is designed for the student interested in the interdisciplinary study of American culture. It encourages flexibility and innovation within a general structure of areas of interest, including but not limited to: cultural studies; Southwest studies; environmental and social justice; popular culture; gender and sexuality studies; race, class and ethnicity. The student works closely with an undergraduate advisor in putting together the major and must receive the advisor’s approval for all coursework. Nine credit hours of courses in American Studies may overlap with Arts and Sciences group requirements.

Undergraduate advisor varies, contact department office.


Courses in American Studies (AMST) are categorized in areas of interest. The category for each course appears in parenthesis at the end of the course description according to the following legend:

General (G); Cultural Studies (C); Environmental and Social Justice (ESJ); Gender Studies (GS); Popular Culture (PC); Race, Class and Ethnicity (RCE); and Southwest Studies (SS).


Courses

AMST 1110. Introduction to Environmental and Social Justice. (3)



AMST 1120. Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and U.S. Empire. (3)



AMST 1130. Introduction to American Popular Culture. (3)



AMST 1140. Introduction to Race, Class and Ethnicity. (3)



AMST 1150. Introduction to Southwest Studies. (3)



AMST 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



AMST 2110. American Life and Thought. (3)



AMST 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



AMST 303. Law, Violence, and Empire [Law in the Political Community]. (3)



AMST 309 / 509. Topics in Social Movements. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



AMST 310 / 510. Topics in Cultural Studies. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



AMST 320. Topics in Environmental and Social Justice. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated twice Δ])



AMST 321. Science, Nature and Anxiety in the Zombie Films of George Romero. (3)



AMST 330 / 530. Topics in Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies [Topics in Gender Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



AMST 331. Politics of Sex. (3)



AMST 340/540. Topics in Popular Visual Culture and Critique [Topics in Cultural Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



AMST 341. Topics in Film. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)



AMST 346. Religion in New Mexico. (3)



AMST 350 / 550. Topics in Critical Race Studies [Topics in Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies] [Topics in Race, Class, Ethnicity]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



AMST 351. Blacks in the Southwest. (3)



AMST 352. The U.S. War on Terror. (3)



AMST 357. Topics in African-American Studies. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



AMST 360 / 560. Topics in Southwest Studies. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated twice Δ])



AMST 370 / 570 [356/556]. Topics in Critical Indigenous Studies [Topics in Native American Studies]. (3, may be repeated fours times Δ)



AMST 380 / 580. Topics in Latinx Studies [Topics in Latino/a Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3])



AMST 385. The Problem of America: Theories and Methods. (3)



AMST 485. Senior Seminar in American Studies [Senior Seminar in the Culture of the United States]. (3)



AMST 497. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



AMST *498. Internship. (1-6)



AMST 499. Honors Thesis. (3)



AMST 500. American Culture Study Seminar. (3)



AMST 501. Theories and Methods in American Studies. (3)



AMST 502. Research Methods Practicum. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



AMST 509 / 309. Topics in Social Movements. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



AMST 510 / 310. Topics in Cultural Studies. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)



AMST 517. Visual Culture. (3)



AMST 519. Topics in Cultural History. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



AMST 520. Topics in Environmental and Social Justice. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)



AMST 530 / 330. Topics in Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies [Topics in Gender Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



AMST 540/340. Topics in Popular Visual Culture and Critique . (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



AMST 550 / 350. Topics in Critical Race Studies [Topics in Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies] [Topics in Race, Class, Ethnicity]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



AMST 560 / 360. Topics in Southwest Studies. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3, may be repeated twice Δ])



AMST 570 / 370. Topics in Critical Indigenous Studies [Topics in Native American Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



AMST 580 / 380. Topics in Latinx Studies [Topics in Latino/a Studies]. (3, may be repeated four times Δ [3])



AMST 597. Individual Study-Master's Degree. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



AMST 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



AMST 697. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



AMST 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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