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138 ARTS AND SCIENCES
597. Individual Study-Master’s Degree. (1-3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
600. Research Methods. (3)
This seminar reviews: 1) archival and library research; 2)
data collection and fieldwork (plus subsequent analysis and
presentation of data); 3) processes of hypotheses and theory
building; and 4) development of a research proposal.
Prerequisite: 500. {Spring}
697. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 12) ∆
For Ph.D. candidates only.
699. Dissertation. (3-12)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
Culture Studies
303. Law in the Political Community. (3)
(Also offered as POLS 303.) Introduction to the role of law
and legal institutions in politics and society.
Prerequisite for POLS 315.
308./508. Cultural Autobiography. (3)
This course is concerned with meaning, identity and subject
formation in the autobiographical text. Readings will focus
on contemporary critical theory about autobiography and
post-colonial studies. Students will draw on a broad range
of personal accounts that result from the construction of
race, gender, class and ethnicity in the United States past
and present.
309./509. Topics in Social Movements. (3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
An interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of social movements,
focusing on cultural and social formations of these
movements. Topics include: folklore of social movements;
labor struggles; peace movements; land conflicts.
310./510. Topics in Culture Studies. (3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
Varying topics undergraduate course. An in-depth study of
one subject in the field of interdisciplinary culture studies.
Topics may include material culture, folklore, consumerism,
public culture, critical theory, cultural identity and language
and representation.
311./511. Material Culture in America. (3)
(Also offered as MSST 311/511.) This course covers the
theory and practice of material culture study as it has been
used to define American culture. Course content includes
architecture, technology, religious art and artifacts, literary,
folk and “fine” arts.
312./512. War and American Culture. (3)
Focusing on World War II and the Vietnam War, this course
will analyze the “cultural construction” of war in 20th-century
America. Topics include ideas of citizenship, gender and
race, popular culture, roles of media and government.
313. American Folklore and Folklife. (3)
An introduction to the informal, vernacular facets of American
culture with a focus on the artistic and symbolic dimensions
of daily life as expressed in oral traditions, folkloric events and
material culture. {Fall}
315./515. Race, Class & Gender in the Culture Industry.
(3)
This course will focus on 20th century U.S. cultural history
and cultural studies. Proceeding chronologically, the course
integrates a range of cultural mediums to investigate the construction
of social identity.
317./517. Visual Culture. (3)
This course will investigate the role of visual experience in
everyday life. The assigned works represent a variety of interdisciplinary
approaches to American visual culture, including
photography, film, television, material culture, and public art.
508./308. Cultural Autobiography. (3)
This course is concerned with meaning, identity and subject
formation in the autobiographical text. Readings will focus
on contemporary critical theory about autobiography and
post-colonial studies. Students will draw on a broad range
of personal accounts that result from the construction of
race, gender, class and ethnicity in the United States past
and present.
509./309. Topics in Social Movements. (3 to a maximum
of 6)
An interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of social movements,
focusing on cultural and social formations of these
movements. Topics include: folklore of social movements;
labor struggles; peace movements; land conflicts.
510./310. Topics in Culture Studies. (3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
An in-depth study of one subject in the field of interdisciplinary
culture studies. Topics may include material culture, folklore,
consumerism, public culture, critical theory, cultural identity
and postcolonial studies.
511./311. Material Culture in America. (3)
(Also offered as MSST 311/511.) This course covers the
theory and practice of material culture study as it has been
used to define American culture. Course content includes
architecture, technology, religious art and artifacts, literary,
folk and “fine” arts.
512./312. War and American Culture. (3)
Focusing on World War II and the Vietnam War, this course
will analyze the “cultural construction” of war in 20th-century
America. Topics include ideas of citizenship, gender and
race, popular culture, roles of media and government.
513. Theories and Methods of Folklore Study. (3)
This course examines key methods and theoretical
approaches to the study of folklore, focusing on the artistic
and symbolic dimensions of daily life as expressed in oral
traditions, folkloric events and material culture.
515./315. Race, Class & Gender in the Culture Industry.
(3)
This course will focus on 20th century U.S. cultural history
and cultural studies. Proceeding chronologically, the course
integrates a range of cultural mediums to investigate the construction
of social identity.
516. Language and Cultural Representation. (3)
An intensive study of various contemporary theories about
the intersection of language and culture. Readings focus on
the interdisciplinary study of language, drawing especially on
postmodern theory.
517./317. Visual Culture. (3)
This course will investigate the role of visual experience in
everyday life. The assigned works represent a variety of interdisciplinary
approaches to American visual culture, including
photography, film, television, material culture, and public art.
518. Post-Colonial Theory. (3)
This is a graduate-level introduction to the interdisciplinary
field of post-colonialism. The readings will cover areas in
post-structuralism, post-modernism, semiotics, discourse
analysis, textuality, Western Marxism, cultural nationalism,
colonialism(s) and imperialism.
519. Topics in Cultural History. (3 to a maximum of 6) ∆
Graduate seminars; content varies. Topics include: democracy,
culture and history; American landscapes; history and
narrative.
Environment, Science, Technology
182. Introduction to Environment, Science and
Technology. (3)
An introduction to the socially and politically constructed values
directing Americans’ attitudes toward nature, science and
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.