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The 1990s

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWe 2:30p.m. – 3:45p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0058 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWe 2:30p.m. – 3:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0058
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course studies American culture, society, politics, and social thought in the 1990s. From a stirrings of globalization to the fall of the Communist bloc; from the protests in Seattle to the overthrowing of apartheid in South Africa; from the racial uprisings in Los Angeles to the inertia of Generation X's couch-surfing slackers; the 1990s were a decade marked by accelerating social, cultural, and political change, recorded by an increasingly omnipresent media. This course will study the decade in all its chaotic contradictions and inspiring innovation, particularly focusing on global contexts, generational shifts, emerging identities, and social upheaval.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0058

General Ed Requirements

Humanities

Enrolled / Capacity

26 / 25

Status

Closed

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.