A History of the Cowboy

3 credits

The cowboy has served as a central masculine archetype in the Americas since horses were introduced. Not only of historical significance empirically in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, culturally the cowboy¿s influence has reached from Hollywood to the White House, the Pampas to Chihuahua. This course explores why. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours ***