Middlebury

AMST0704A-S10

Senior Seminar:
Moral Panics in Am. Culture

Senior Seminar: Moral Panics in American Culture
In this course we will examine the phenomenon of moral panics in American culture. We will study and compare the invention of and responses to perceived threats to social order and the creation of "folk devils" in a variety of historical and contemporary contexts. Principal topics will include: the production of moral panics by religious groups and secular media outlets (satanic ritual abuse), the labeling and self-ascription of deviance (mods and punks), crises of capitalism (nativism), and issues of sexuality and gender (polygamy and rainbow parties). Open to senior American studies majors only.(Formerly AMCV 0704) 3 hrs lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21221
Subject Code:
AMST
Course Number:
0704
Section Identifier:
A

Course

AMST 0704

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Spring 2010

AMST0704A-S10 Senior Work (Lint Sagarena)