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Department of American Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Chair: Jefferson Decker
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
Assistant Professors:
Carla Cevasco, B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Jameson Sweet, B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Montana State; Ph.D., Minnesota
Colin Williamson, Ph.D., Chicago
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)
Mark Schuster, Ph.D., Iowa
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 at Rutgers features a group of distinguished scholars who are dedicated teachers. American studies is the interdisciplinary study of American cultures, and the extensive and wide-ranging publications of department members illustrate the richness of the field. Our diverse faculty research and teach in literature and history; folklore and popular culture; race and ethnic studies; law and politics; and gender and sexuality studies. From native wampum belts to rock 'n' roll, from urban fashion to 9/11 memorials, American studies examines a range of materials to emphasize integrated approaches to the study of American history and culture.
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.
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