Hst 532 Recent U.S. Political Culture

Relation of cultural attitudes and values to the American historical experience from 1945 to the present. Topics include Anti- Communist, Nationalist, and Anticorporate Insurgence in the 1950s; Antiwar, Racial, Counterculture, and Feminist Ferment in the Protest Era; New Age and Postmodernist Thought; Populist Conservatism and Traditional Values, 1980-present. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Hst 432 and may be taken only once for credit.