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Course Description: The American West, since the earliest years of American history, has had a formative influence in how America has imagined and thought of itself. This course traces the influence of the west in American culture, from Jefferson's pastoral to the Hudson River School landscapes, to Catlin's Indians and Owen Wister's iconic cowboys. We will look at the developments of the ideologies and representations from the western past and how they continue to influence how we value and think of this space in the "New" West. Class Format and Reading There will be a moderate amount of reading for each class session.
Meeting Place and Times: 6 Weeks, Tuesdays starting January 29 and ending March 4 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Museum of the Rockies
Instructor(s): Liza Nicholas , PhD. Liza Nicholas is an adjunct professor in the History Department at MSU. She has a PhD in American history and specializes in the cultural history of the American West. Dr. Nicholas is the co editor of the anthology Imagining the Big Open: Nature, Identity and Play in the New West (University of Utah Press) and the author of Becoming Western: Stories of Culture and Identity in the Cowboy State (University of Nebraska Press).
Cost: $75.00
$110 for Wonderlust non-members. How do I become a member?
See the Wonderlust Refund Policy
For More Information: Contact the Office of Continuing Education at ContinuingEd@montana.edu or (406) 994-6683.
How to Register: Contact the instructor or coordinator.
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