The Age of Irony: Twentieth Century America

Description and Faculty
Books
Class constitution

Writing assignments
Class Moodle (students only)
Evergreen Library Catalog
Research Links
Evergreen Home

ads and sheet music

Week 1


Monday, March 28 Introductions. Film and Worshop: Ethnic Notions

Links of Interest:
Section of Interview with Marlon Riggs
Smithsonian's African-American Sheet Music 1850-1920
Smithsonian's Ivory Project: Advertising Soap in America
(try a search of "Images" and African Americans)

Wednesday, March 30
Short lectures by John, Sarah, Susan: "This is How Irony Works"

Timelines and workshop on progressive era and 1920s

Thursday, April 1
In class reading: pp 1-23 Introduction to Cultural Studies
Decoding Forest Gump -- John

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TESC Evening & Weekend Studies -- Fall/Winter/Spring 2010-2011