Oh say can you see this opening page? Then you have reached the blog site of the course, Yes We Can: American Idealism in Politics & Art in the History, Philosophy and Social Sciences department at the Rhode Island School of Design. Access to this blog is limited to the students registered for this course; registration for the course is limited in the spring 2010 semester to first-year RISD students.
The link above contains the syllabus for the course, which in turn contains the requirements and assignments for students in the course. Each highlighted text listed in the syllabus is a link to that assigned text. Reading assignments from Democracy in America and Blue Highways refer to pages in the printed texts of those works available at the RISD store.
This blog will also from time to time contain announcements, clarifications or questions for registered students. It is open to questions and comments ...
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American Idealism in Politics & Art
Tom Roberts
troberts@risd.edu
Yes We Can
Many traditions over the past five centuries have helped shape an enigmatic, evolving concept of what it means to be American. European settlers and their early descendants struggled to put into words and then put into practice a society based on what they considered the noblest principles of their time. Gradually, traditions of non-European settlers were woven into the American fabric. This tapestry of principles remains a touchstone of American ideals. Some ideals have remained unattainable, some have become distorted, some have survived as recognized goals of modern American society.
This course will examine a number of these ideals – democracy, justice, equality, et al. – as embodied in the words of the politicians who shaped and applied them and in the works of the artists who drew on them to create works of enduring cultural value.
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