SOCI 414 - Seminar in Rural Sociology: “Rednecks”, Cowboys, and Country Queers

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

New course added 10.17.13.

This seminar examines rural American life using a cultural lens. How are symbolic boundaries drawn, reinforced, or dissolved in response to identities and practices in rural places? Drawing from the interdisciplinary field of rural studies, this course investigates the cultural meanings of community, isolation, and exclusion in rural America. Topics include: rural “others,” queers in the countryside, urban readings of the rural, “rural chic” trends, and deconstructing “white trash.” Open to sociology and non-sociology majors. Fieldtrip required.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: J. Keller
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes