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Why Do American Studies?

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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AMERICAN STUDIES

ENGLISH, HISTORY OR SOMETHING ELSE?
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WHAT DO YOU DO IN ENGLISH CLASS?

READ LITERATURE AND POETRY,ANALYZE, DISCUSS AND WRITE
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WHAT DO YOU DO IN HISTORY CLASS?

READ, RESEARCH,WRITE AND DISCUSS HOW EVENTS ARE CONNECTED
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SO HOW ABOUT IN AMERICAN STUDIES?

ALL OF IT AND MORE

READ,WRITE,ANALYZE AND DISCUSS

THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LIVED EXPERIENCE AND SELF-EXPRESSION
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WHY?

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BECAUSE THE SAME SKILLS APPLY

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BECAUSE LIFE IS LITERATURE

AND LITERATURE IS LIFE.
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BECAUSE ART,LITERATURE,MUSIC AND THEATER

BOTH INFORMS ITS HISTORICAL PERIOD AND IS INFORMED BY IT.
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BECAUSE STUDYING IT ALL TOGETHER

GIVES US A FULLER PICTURE AND ENRICHES OUR UNDERSTANDING
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BECAUSE BEING AN INFORMED CITIZEN MEANS

KNOWING MORE THAN JUST FACTS.
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IT MEANS KNOWING THE NARRATIVES

AND UNDERSTANDING THE TENSIONS BETWEEN THEM.

IT MEANS KNOWING THAT WORDS MATTER

WHETHER THEY ARE IN DOCUMENTS,POEMS,STORIES OR NOVELS.
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IT MEANS KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS

AND HOW YOU GOT THEM AND WHY.
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SO LET'S GET GOING!

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