American Studies fall 2021 Courses

This list is subject to change. Check ALBERT for updates. Max points allowed for non-CAS courses is 16. Students are required to complete a total of 128 credits to graduate.

IMPORTANT: SOME OF THESE COURSES DO NOT APPEAR IN ALBERT UNDER AMERICAN STUDIES. REGISTER FOR THESE UNDER SCA-UA. HOWEVER, NOT ALL SCA-UA COURSES COUNT, READ NOTES.

INTRO 1 FOR MAJOR, MAJORS MUST TAKE BY JUNIOR YEAR. (intros can be taken in any order and do not need to be taken before electives.)

SCA-UA 101.001 Social & Cultural Analysis 101 Singh; Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 Recitation required.

INTRO 2 FOR AMERICAN MAJOR, ONLY INTRO FOR AMERICAN MINOR, FALL ONLY, MAJORS MUST TAKE BY JUNIOR YEAR.

SCA-UA 201.001 Approaches to American Studies Duggan; MW 12:30-1:45 Recitation required.

RESEARCH (Req'd for 7 SCA majors, contact dept. for access code, prerequisites)

SCA-UA 90.001 Advanced Research Seminar: Urban Ethnography Prof. Zaloom; Th 9:30-12:15

SCA-UA 92.001 Seniors Honor Seminar Johnson; M 8:00-10:45 (application required, contact sca@nyu.edu for more information.)

AMERICAN ELECTIVES TAUGHT BY SCA FACULTY (Majors must take four of these, minors must take two. American Studies and SCA minors must take all four electives with SCA faculty.)

SCA-UA 153.001 Race, Football and American Culture Dent; M 4:55-7:35 SAME AS JOUR-UA 503.002

SCA-UA 180.001 Topics in Africana Studies: Before Ferguson: History of Police Violence Gelman; Tu-Th 8:00-9:15

SCA-UA 180.002 Topics in Africana Studies Racial Justice, Movements & Liberation Gelman; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15

SCA-UA 221.001 Work, Labor, and Power Ross; Tu 4:55-7:35

SCA-UA 280.001 Topics: Foucault and Performance Pellegrini; M 12:30-3:15 SAME AS PERF-UT 305.001

SCA-UA 280.003 Topics: Arts and the Politics of Resistance Sawada; MW 3:30-4:45

SCA-UA 306.001 Asian American Literature Sandhu; MW 9:30-10:45; SAME AS ENGL-UA 716.001/COLIT-UA 301.001

SCA-UA 313.001 History & Literature of the South Asian Diaspora Sandhu; MW 8-9:15 SAME AS ENGL-UA 721.001/HIST-UA 326.001

SCA-UA 361.001 Filming Asian America: Documenting Community Lee; W 4:55-7:35

SCA-UA 366.001 Constitution and People of Color Ouyang; Tu-Th 4:55-6:10

SCA-UA 421.001 Queer NYC Gelman; Tu-Th 4:45-6:10

SCA-UA 474.001 Transnational Feminism Sawada; MW 11:00-12:15

SCA-UA 493.001 Topics in Gender & Sexuality: Women-of-color Feminisms Sawada; MW 8:00-9:15

SCA-UA 541.001 Topics in Latino Studies: Indigenous and Latinx Speculative Film & Fiction; Saldaña-Portillo; Tu-Th 3:30-4:45 SAME AS ENGL-UA 252.012

SCA-UA 613.001 Community Empowerment Brettschneider; Tu-Th 4:45-6:10

SCA-UA 615.001 Subprime Cities Gonick; M-W 12:30 -1:45

SCA-UA 632.001 Climate Change and Environmental Justice Ross; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15 SAME AS ENVST-UA 405.001

SCA-UA 680.001 Topics in Met Studies: Global Oil: Politics, Society, and Cities Patros; F 11-1:45 SAME AS SOC-UA 970.007

SCA-UA 747.001 Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies: The Politics of Indigeneity Saranillio;Tu-Th 11:00-12:15 SAME AS HIST-UA 747.001/ANTH-UA 747.001

AMERICAN ELECTIVES CROSS-LISTED (Majors can take TWO cross-listed courses total. American Studies minors CANNOT take these cross-listed courses.)

SCA-UA 721.001 Topics: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in 20th-C. US History Mitchell; Th 9:30- 12:15 SAME AS HIST-UA 699.001

SCA-UA 721.002 Topics: Journalism as Literature: Storied New York Mehta; W 10-12:30 SAME AS JOUR-UA 504.001

SCA-UA 721.003 Topics: [Black]/Human Cooksey; Tu 2-4:45 SAME AS IDSEM-UG 2130.001

SCA-UA 721.004 Topics: Ellison NYU: Invisible Man/Diversity & Inclusion Cooksey; Th 3-6:10 SAME AS IDSEM-UG 2115.001

SCA-UA 755.001 Topics American Dilemma: Race, Inequality, Unfulfilled Promises of Public Education Recitation required. Martinez; MW 9:30-10:45 SAME AS TCHL-UE 41.001

SCA-UA 762.001 Topics: Shaping the Urban Environment Broderick; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15 SAME AS ARTH-UA 661.001

SCA-UA 774.001 War Films and American History Sammons; Tu 2-4:45 SAME AS HIST-UA 665.001

SCA-UA 782.001 The Social Challenges of Climate Change Klinenberg; MW 3-4:45 SAME AS SOC-UA 454.001, Recitation required.

SCA-UA 783.001 18th & 19th Cent. African American Lit. McHenry; Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 SAME AS ENGL-UA 250.001

SCA-UA 816.001 Topics: Crime & Punishment in Black and White Sammons; Th 2-4:45 SAME AS HIST-UA 565.001

SCA-UA 851.001 Criminology Greenberg; M 4:55-7:35 SAME AS SOC-UA 503.001

SCA-UA 861. 001 Black Women in America Mitchell MW 9:30-10:45 SAME AS HIST-UA 661.001