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Global Cultures and The American Dream Certification - Online

Registrations for Online courses accepted starting 9/1/17 through 12/21/17.

There has been a romanticized view of the United States as a landscape of pure possibility. From the 17th century to the present, an ever-shifting "American Dream" has been the repository of Americans' longing for a new kind of personal and national life. In Global Cultures and The American Dream Certification, we will consider how Americans have imagined their dream in terms of everything from political freedom to home ownership. We will look at issues of settlement and population including past and present immigration attitudes/policies, cultural identities, and general demographic patterns.  The class will unpack the painful narratives of slavery as experienced by the most marginalized voices, who endured hundreds of years of slavery. There will be a focus on economic issues including industrialization, post-industrial change, and the impact of capitalism.

Course Objectives:

• We will explore the topics of political voice and democracy as well as a variety of urban issues such as suburbanization, urban sprawl, urban poverty, gentrification and racial/ethnic segregation.

• Students will recognize the role of social diversity in shaping their own attitudes and values regarding appreciation, tolerance, and equality of others.

• Students will acquire knowledge of the historically marginalized “other” from the immigrant's plight, to American slavery, to the struggles of the Civil Rights area, to the generation of growing income inequality.

Instructor : Sammy Uddin-Ahmed
Dates : 09/01/17 to 12/29/17
Days : Online
From : -
Fee : $ 99.00
Course Number : P154

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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