My favorite lecture classes were from American Civilization (I'm a regretful non-concentrator, although that may change). I had one on "Houses and Furnishings in Early America" (I could SO be on Antiques Roadshow after being in that class!) which was AMAZING. We went on some neat field trips, including one to the oldest house in Rhode Island. At the end of the class, we had to submit original research on some aspect of American houses/furniture/decorative arts.
The other was "The Automobile in American Life". Where else could one discuss (with a straight face) the idea of the automakers to make the backseats larger to allow for hanky panky? We watched "American Grafitti" and had to read articles from Lowrider Magazine.
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