War as a Metaphor in Modern America 4219-SB037
Course topics may include:
Wars Hot
The Cold War
Politics as war
War on Poverty
The War on Terror
The surveillance state
The War on Drugs
Race Wars
The war on Labor
Culture Wars
The war on science
Climate change
Teaching evolution
The war on religion
The war on Christmas
The war on the tradition family
The war on women
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
By the conclusion of this course, students will have
a general understanding of how war rhetoric functions in contemporary American political, cultural, and social debates
an overview of how war has shaped American society in the 20th century
Skills
By the conclusion of this course, students will develop skills in
researching the contemporary expression of America’s culture wars
analyzing popular culture for expression of the culture wars
communicating in good English prose the results of that research
Competences
By the conclusion of this course, students will be
sensitized to the way war functions as a metaphor in contemporary American society
aware of the key issues dividing Americans culturally and politically
able to make comparisons with other nations
Assessment criteria
Assignments include a research paper (50%), online forum contributions (30%), and in class oral presentations (20%).
Additional information
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