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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.
Spring 2019 Courses Posted
Upcoming Events
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AMS Workshop with Paul Nadal
Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 12:00 pmSpeaker(s):Postdoctoral Research Associate, Program in American Studies -
Symposium – Japanese/ America: Transpacific and Hemispheric
Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 1:30 pmLocation: Chancellor Green RotundaSpeaker(s):Assistant Professor of English, University of California, Berkeley“The Queer Origins of Japanese American Literature”Helen and Morgan Chu Endowed Director’s Chair, Asian American Studies Center, UCLA“Claiming Rights to the City: Japanese American Placemaking in L.A.'s Little Tokyo”Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, University of California, Santa CruzKeynote: “Japanese America and the Character of War”Brown University -
AMS Workshop with Genevieve Clutario
Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 pmSpeaker(s):Genevieve ClutarioAssistant Professor, Department of History, Harvard University -
Asian American Studies Lecture Series: Parul Sehgal
Thu, Feb 21, 2019, 4:30 pmLocation: East Pyne Hall, Room 010Speaker(s):