American Lives
Overview
Subject area
AMST
Catalog Number
210
Course Title
American Lives
Department(s)
Description
A study of how different Americans describe their own lives in autobiographies and other kinds of personal documents. The course will explore how "the American character" expressed itself at different times in different places and how various writers - both famous and obscure - tried to present themselves as unique individuals and as representative Americans.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
009505