PLT2370

America: decay of the liberal dream?

(ART)

Pete Lentini

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Political action in contemporary America and its links with ideology and culture. Overview of American politics and culture. Four developments which have progressively challenged the American /liberal dream0: poverty, racism, and black revolt; counter-culture, technoculture, /personal politics0; Watergate, Iran-Contra, and presidential power; the resurgence of /the right0 and the problem of /right/left0

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + Examination (3 hours, 3 questions): 50%