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
Nancy Hewitt, History, Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Christopher Iannini, Ph.D., CUNY (Graduate Center)
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
Carla Yanni, Art History, Ph.D., Pennsylvania
American studies is an interdisciplinary
major that allows students to explore different aspects of the American experience.
We approach the American experience broadly, exploring the culture, history, politics,
literature, and arts of the peoples of the United States. Students in American studies
are encouraged to explore different aspects of the American scene at local, national,
global, and transnational levels.
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.
