Degree Programs Offered: Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Programs: Charles Russell
Graduate Program in American Studies
420 Conklin Hall, 175 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-353-1886
Website: http://americanstudies.newark.rutgers.edu
Participating Faculty:
Frances Bartkowski, FAS-N; Ph.D., Iowa
Comparative literature; 20th-century French and American narrative; feminist theory
Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield, FAS-N; Ph.D., Michigan
Race and ethnicity; immigration; urban education; identity development and culture; urban sociology
Susan Lisa Carruthers, FAS-N; Ph.D., Leeds
U.S. foreign relations; media history; comparative colonial history
Kimberly DaCosta Holton, FAS-N; Ph.D., Northwestern
Performance studies; migration studies; urban festivity; ethnography and oral history
Belinda Edmondson, FAS-N; Ph.D., Northwestern
Caribbean and other African diaspora literatures; postcolonial theory; feminist theory; popular culture
Ruth Feldstein, FAS-N; Ph.D., Brown
U.S. history, with focus on 20th-century culture and politics; women's and gender history; African-American history
Barbara Foley, FAS-N; Ph.D., Chicago
African-American literature; U.S. literary radicalism; Marxist literary theory
H. Bruce Franklin, FAS-N; Ph.D., Stanford
Vietnam and America; crime and punishment in America; science fiction, technology, and society; the American environment
David Hoddeson, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
Modernism
John Howland, FAS-N; Ph.D., Stanford
Jazz studies; pre-1960 popular music; American discourses on race and class; music in media
Elizabeth Hull, FAS-N; Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Constitutional politics; American government
Jyl Josephson, FAS-N; Ph.D., Maryland
Political theory; women and politics
Jamie Lew, FAS-N; Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia
Race and ethnic relations; urban education and policy; immigration and international migration; comparative and international education
Neil M. Maher, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
20th-century U.S. history; environmental history; political history; urban history; landscape studies
Lewis Porter, FAS-N; Ph.D., Brandeis
All aspects of jazz culture, history, and performance; professional jazz pianist
Byron E. Price, FAS-N; Ph.D., Mississippi
Contemporary literature and art; vernacular visual culture
Tim Raphael, FAS-N; Ph.D., Northwestern
Contemporary theater, performance, and cultural studies; politics as performance; community-based theater
Charles Russell, FAS-N; Ph.D., Cornell
Contemporary literature and art; vernacular visual culture
Alan R. Sadovnik, FAS-N, Ph.D., New York
Sociology of education; urban educational reform and improvement; history of progressive education
Beryl Satter, FAS-N; Ph.D., Yale
Post-Civil War U.S. history; women's history; cultural and intellectual history; urban history
Mary Segers, FAS-N; Ph.D., Columbia
Poitical philosophy and theory; religion and politics; ethical issues and public policy
Mara Sidney, FAS-N; Ph.D., Colorado
Urban politics; public policy; race/ethnicity and politics
Robert W. Snyder, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
Journalism; urban history; public history
Paul Sternberger, FAS-N; Ph.D., Columbia
American art; history of photography; history of design
Anna Stubblefield, FAS-N; Ph.D., Rutgers
African-American philosophy; whiteness studies; disability studies; philosophy of education; ethics
Ian Watson, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
Performance studies; intercultural performance, directing: theory and practice; 20th-century theater; performance training; performance in media and politics
The graduate program in American studies at Rutgers-Newark is a multidisciplinary
program, offering both the master's (M.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.)
degrees and drawing upon the scholarly expertise of faculty members
from the humanities, social sciences, and arts departments on the
Newark Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The program focuses on six interdisciplinary fields that are central to
understanding American culture and are especially vital sources of
contemporary scholarship:
Race, Ethnicity, and Modern Society
Urban Cultures
Cultural History and Artistic Production
America within a Global Context
The Operations of Social Institutions
Women's and Gender Studies
In
addition, the graduate program is distinguished by its commitment to
advancing students' active engagement in the fields of public
scholarship. All our students, whether they are preparing for careers in the academy or the
public sector, are asked to consider the diverse audiences their
scholarship can serve and the many forms in which the fruits of their
research can be disseminated.
We welcome applications from
current students who wish to pursue a career within the academy or the
public sector, as well as from engaged professionals in the field who seek to strengthen their scholarly and career opportunities.