300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 355 Classic Texts in American Popular Culture
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
Before there were movies and radio and television, books were mass media. Over the course of American history, some of them reached extraordinary audiences and achieved extraordinary influence. We will consider a number of those books, from the New England Primer to Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, in an effort to assess continuity and change in the character and concept of America.
Course Syllabus (PDF)
