The Age of Irony:America in the 20th Century

This Web Zine was written by students in the Winter Quarter 2004 American Studies Program, The Age of Irony, an Evergreen Evening and Weekend Studies class. Behind each headline below lie our discoveries and thoughts on US history and culture*:

Bringing It All Back Home: The cycle of politics and music

The Harlem Renaissance

Labor, Politics, and Home Cookin'

What the hell were they thinking in the 1930s?

The Dissemination of the Spectacle: Image and Media in the 20th Century

Institutionalizing Humanity -- The Unwritten Story

Captive Nation: the Japanese Internment

Shattering the Bubble -- 20th Century Style

Not in MY Country!: American Adventures Abroad

Environmental Controversies and the Stories Behind Them

Changing the System: Helping Hands vs. Harming Hands

Nexus of Irony: The Big Lebowski

*and many thanks to Jenney Ward for the web zine design!