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American Studies 050 (SAS)

American Studies 050 (SAS)
Departmental Major and Minor Goals
Major Requirements
American Studies Minor Requirements
Minor in Comparative and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CCRES)
Asian American Studies Initiative
Minor in Asian American Studies 051
Undergraduate Certificate in Asian/Asian American Studies
Certificate in Curation and Cultural Programming (CCP)
Departmental Honors Program
The American Studies Prize
Courses

AMERICAN STUDIES 050


Department of American Studies, School of Arts and Sciences

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Chair: Sylvia Chan-Malik

Undergraduate Director: Andrew Urban

Board of Governors Professor and Distinguished Professor:

Louis P. Masur, B.A., Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Professors:

Angus Kress Gillespie, B.A., Yale; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Allan Punzalan Isaac, B.A., Williams College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., New York

Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale

Associate Professors:

Sylvia Chan-Malik, B.A., California (Berkeley); M.F.A., Mills; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Jefferson Decker, B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Andrew Urban, B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota

Carla Cevasco, B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Assistant Professors:

Jameson Sweet, B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Montana State; Ph.D., Minnesota

Instructors:

Maria Kennedy, Ph.D., Indiana

Faculty Emeriti:

Leslie E. Fishbein, B.A., CUNY (Hunter College); Ph.D., Harvard

Michael Aaron Rockland, B.A., CUNY (Hunter College); M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota

Affiliate Faculty:

Ulla Berg, Anthropology and Latino and Caribbean Studies; Ph.D., New York

Brad Evans, English; Ph.D., Chicago

Judy Gerson, Sociology; Ph.D., Cornell

Christopher Iannini, English; Ph.D., CUNY (Graduate Center)

T.J. Jackson Lears, History; Ph.D., Yale

Kathy Lopez, History and Latino and Caribbean Studies; Ph.D., Michigan

Meredith McGill, English; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Albert Nigrin, Cinema Studies; B.A., M.A., M.F.A., Rutgers

Frank Popper, Urban Studies; Ph.D., Harvard

Louisa Schein, Anthropology; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Jeffrey Shandler, Jewish Studies; Ph.D., Columbia

Karen R. Stubaus, B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers

Carla Yanni, Art History; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

The Department of American Studies encompasses the richness, breadth, and evolution of the field of American Studies.¿ From early America to 9/11, from the blues to rock `n¿ roll to hip hop, through the study of race, indigeneity, migration, empire, diaspora, and ever-evolving forms of national identity, American Studies examines a wide range of materials that emphasize a variety of critical approaches to the study of American history, politics, and culture. American Studies introduces students to interdisciplinary scholarship and methods in the study of the nation. In our classes, students develop their critical skills in thinking, analysis, and writing. They learn to locate and evaluate primary sources and scholarly texts, to write effectively and clearly, and to apply conceptual frameworks to their lived experience and practice.

Our faculty is dedicated to helping students learn to write well, to speak articulately, and to think analytically and creatively. These are skills necessary for success in any field. We are a small department, and we give students a great deal of individual attention. We try to maintain a small-college atmosphere within our enormous state university.