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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
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FWIS 117 001 (CRN: 24243)
CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE AMER
Long Title: CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE AMERICAN CENTURY: "THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE WORLD" IN THE TWENTIETH CENT
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Shimizu, Sayuri
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 5-MAY-2024 3:16PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2023
2:00PM - 5:00PM W
Description: This FWIS course seeks to introduce Rice freshmen to the hidden layers of the story of the Americanization of the world in the twentieth century. The topics to be explored include the role played by private philanthropy in shaping and transmitting American cultural forms, the impact of the Cold War on the diffusion of American culture in such diverse arenas as literature, visual and performing arts, movies, TV programming and science and technology.