Cultural Landscapes of North America
Slide-Lecture Topics &
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Slide-Lecture Topics |
Assigned
Readings
Chapter #s refer to Vogeler's book (larger pdf files)
Names refer to the
Supplemental Readings (small pdf files) |
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Introduction  |
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1) Components of the
Cultural Landscape |
Chapter 1, Cultural
Landscape Analysis |
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2) Culture, Place, and Landscape Concepts
(do self test #1) |
Lewis |
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Utopian Landscapes |
Chapter 2, Communal
Landscapes |
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Extinct Ones:
Oneida, Shakers, Zoarist, Amana |
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Practicing Ones:
Amish,
Old Order Mennonites,
Hutterites |
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self
test #2 before FIRST TEST, which is to be taken on D2L from February 12, 7 AM until February 14, 4:45 PM.
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Religious Landscapes
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Chapter 3,
Religious Landscapes |
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Mormons in Utah
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Roman Catholics in
Quebec |
Rinschede, Widdis, Long lots |
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Roman Catholics in central Minnesota |
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(do self
test #3) |
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Landscapes of Racism |
Zinn |
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Indian
Reservations |
Chapter 4-1,
Indian
Reservations |
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African-Americans
in the South |
Chapter 4-2,
Landscapes
of Slavery |
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U.S.-Mexican
Borderlands |
Chapter 4-3,
U.S.-Mexican
Borderlands |
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Japanese Internment
Camps |
Chapter 4-4,
Japanese Concentration
Camps |
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self
test #4 before SECOND TEST, which is to be taken on D2L from April 2, 7 AM until Aprl 4, 4:45 PM. |
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5) |
Social Geography of U.S. Cities: Chicago
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Urban ethnic diversity,
Kirchherr |
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(do self
test #5) |
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Placeless
Landscapes
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Chapter 5, Auto
and Postmodern Landscapes |
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The hybrid part of the course (work on your own ONLINE) is from April 23 to May 9, 2013, which starts with Placelessness and ends with Frontier Myth and Cowboy Culture. Don't forget to view all the relevant web pages and PowerPoints () on these topics. Also try answering the questions on these topics in D2L. |
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Central Business Districts |
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Commercial
Strips and Suburbia
(do self
test #6) |
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Sin & Sexist Landscapes
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Chapter 7, Sin
and Sexist Landscapes |
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Las
Vegas: Gambling and Prostitution |
Riccio |
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New Orleans: Southern
"Hospitality"
(do self test #7)
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Real Fantasy Landscapes |
Chapter 6,
Real
Fantasy Landscapes |
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Hollywood: Movie
Sets and Movie Star Homes |
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Disneyland: the "Happiest" Place on Earth |
Winsberg |
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Frontier
Myth and
Cowboy Culture |
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self
test #8 before
FINAL
EXAM, which is to be taken on D2L from May 15, 7 AM until May 17, 5 PM. |
Also provide an evaluation of the course and me.
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