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Department of American Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
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.
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