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American studies offers the promise of a sustained education in what it is to live in this twenty-first century American world. Knowledge about this world, this country, about how diverse and varied peoples make their lives in it and call it America, depends on open conversations that are alternately serious, playful, fun, and painful.
Upcoming Events
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Asian American Studies Lecture Series: Tina Chang
Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 4:30 pmLocation: Burr Hall, Room 219Speaker(s):“A Mindful Life: a Poet's Journey” -
Prof Picks: Ghost in the Shell
Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 7:30 pmLocation: Princeton Garden TheatreSpeaker(s):Anne ChengDirector, Program in American Studies; Professor of English -
Lapidus Family Fund Lecture in American Jewish Studies: Josh Lambert
Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 4:30 pmLocation: McCormick Hall, Room 101Speaker(s):Visiting Lecturer in American Studies; Academic Director, Yiddish Book Center“Rebooting Jewish Television: ‘Transparent,’ Streaming Media, and Foundation-Backed Culture” -
AMS Workshop with Tessa Lowinske Desmond
Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 12:00 pmLocation: Jones Hall, Room 102Speaker(s):Associate Research Scholar, American Studies Program“Bringing Home Here: Seed-Saving and Immigrant Foodways in the United States”