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Meredith’s episode of Humanities Centered is now available, enjoy!
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Professor Serena Zabin’s article “The midterms may be over, but we have other civic responsibilities,”
1 December 2022Prof. Serena Zabin’s article “The midterms may be over, but we have other civic responsibilities” between the American Revolution and the Civil War, voting wasn’t seen as the most important…
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Emeriti Professor Rich Keiser’s article “Gentrifying America’s school system,” published in Le Monde Diplomatique
30 November 2022Emeriti Prof. Rich Keiser’s article “Gentrifying America’s school system” about building new public schools and closing others is the latest tool for American mayors to reverse ‘white flight’ and bring middle-class families back to the cities. As a result good city schools are getting whiter, was published in the French and English versions of Le Monde Diplomatique (December 2022).
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An interview with Professor Meredith McCoy where she discusses her class, the ethics of community collaboration, and the challenges and opportunities of facilitating ACE projects in a pandemic.
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Professor Rich Keiser’s article “Subverting the American dream,” published in Le Monde Diplomatique Outside link
9 September 2020Prof. Rich Keiser’s article “Subverting the American dream,” about the new white flight from Asian American excellence in US high schools was published in the French and English versions of Le Monde Diplomatique (September 2020).
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Anna Guasco ’16 named Gates Cambridge Scholar
19 February 2019American Studies major Anna Guasco ’16 has been identified by the Gates Cambridge Trust as one of the 34 most academically outstanding and socially committed U.S. citizens, earning her a place in the 2019 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge.
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The American Studies program introduced five “thematic streams” to the major: Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity; Democracy, Activism and Class; Space and Place; Production and Consumption of Culture; and America in the World (Migration, Borderlands and Empire).
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Esteemed Professor Elizabeth McKinsey to deliver annual Argument & Inquiry Seminar Convocation
13 September 2017McKinsey is the Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of American Studies and English.
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Emmy Award-winning director Martin Doblmeier will introduce the screening on Feb. 19.
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Recipient of numerous awards and acclaim, Hwang will share his life-long and elusive search for cultural and artistic authenticity.