American Studies - A Users GuidePaperback
American Studies - A Users GuidePaperback American Studies has long been a home for adventurous students seeking to understand the culture and politics of the United States. Nearly every effort to…
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American Studies - A Users GuidePaperback
American Studies has long been a home for adventurous students seeking to understand the culture and politics of the United States. Nearly every effort to articulate an American Studies methodology has been rejected for fear of losing intellectual flexibility and freedom. This welcoming spirit has found appeal around the world, but at the heart of the field is an identity crisis.
Providing a fresh look at American Studies in practice, this book contends that a shared set of "rules" can offer a springboard to creativity. But what if these fears are misplaced? American Studies: A User's Guide offers readers a critical introduction to the history and methods of the field as well as useful strategies for interpretation, curation, analysis, and
Anglo-American Cultural Studies