CAST 343 - Crisis of Confidence: American History and Culture in the 1970’s

Next Offered: 2011-2012
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR, CD
Explores the decade between the “groovy 60s” and “Age of Reagan” as a distinct era in American history and critical period whose legacies continue to inform our contemporary world. Through consideration of developments including Watergate, the oil crisis, white backlash, the “Battle of the Sexes,” and punk music, we interrogate how such moments shed light on contestations over national identity, inclusion, and power in an era regarded as a high point of American cynicism.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Lee
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 343