Department of American Studies, School of Arts and Sciences

Website: http://amerstudies.rutgers.edu

Chair: Ben. Sifuentes-Jáuregui

Professors:

Louise Barnett, B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Alice Echols, B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Ann Fabian, B.A., California (Santa Cruz); M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale

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

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

Associate Professors:

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

Allan P. 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

Assistant Professor:

Nicole Fleetwood, B.Phil., Miami; Ph.D., Stanford

Mia Bay, History, Ph.D., Yale

Dorothy Sue Cobble, Labor Studies, Ph.D., Stanford

Louise Duus, B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Minnesota

Brad Evans, English, Ph.D., Chicago

Judy Gerson, Sociology, Ph.D., Cornell

Howard Gillette, History (Camden), Ph.D., Yale

Nancy Hewitt, History, Ph.D., Pennsylvania

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

Alison Isenberg, History, Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Gregory Jackson, English, Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Myra Jehlen, English, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

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

Jan Lewis, History (Newark), Ph.D., Michigan

Ruth Mandel, Eagleton Institute, Ph.D., Connecticut

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

Albert Nigrin, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., Rutgers

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

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

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

Cheryl Wall, English, Ph.D., Harvard

Bruce Wilshire, Philosophy, Ph.D., New York

Edlie Wong, English, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

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

American studies examines American culture and society from the colonial era through the present. It explores the nature of the American character as well as American ideas and institutions. Particular emphasis is placed on grappling with the totality of the American experience through the unifying concept of culture.

The Department of American Studies is interested in striking a balance between depth and breadth. While some students majoring in American studies pursue the widest range of interdisciplinary studies, others concentrate their courses in one or two areas of interest. Possible emphases include the arts, ethnic studies, communication, preparation for foreign service, history, literature, museum work, popular culture and folklore, prelaw or political science, teaching, and urban affairs.