Curriculum Description
Three major dimensions of American culture are explored through American Studies: the historical origins and development of the nation; the political and philosophical ideas which brought about the United States Constitution and an evolving political system; and the religious beliefs, cultural traditions, and literary texts which, for more than three centuries, have shaped the nature and direction of American society and civilization. The goal is for students to develop a critical, balanced, and integrated view of American life and society, and in the process to answer the question posed by Hector St. John de Crevecoeur in the eighteenth century, "What, then, is the American, this new man?"
Faculty Advisor
Ronald M. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Illinois; Professor of History, Georgetown University. He teaches and researches as a specialist in the field of American Studies with an emphasis on race, gender, and literature.
johnsorm@georgetown.edu
