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| | American Studies::DePaul University |
 | | American Studies is an interdisciplinary field that asks the question, "What does it mean to be an American?" Addressing this question from the theoretical perspectives of cultural studies, AMS interdisciplinary courses emphasize working with primary materials, and not exclusively written texts,e.g., material culture, visual literacy, popular culture, film, television, music. |
 | | In historical perspective, students examine the aesthetics, patterns, values, and institutions that have informed and inform American culture and the American experience. |
 | | In addition to AMS interdisciplinary courses, multi-disciplinary course selections bring together courses from throughout DePaul's curriculum under a well-defined, yet flexible, structure to examine the complexities of the American world. |
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