Program in American Studies
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Spring 2021 Anschutz Lecture explores ‘soul work’ of ethnic studies
Anschutz Distinguished Fellow Sylvia Chan-Malik traced the history of the field, and her nearly 30-year engagement with it. -
Teaching a pandemic in real time
Current events often find their way into academic studies, but rarely with such urgency and immediacy as with COVID-19. -
Allison Carruth joins American studies, High Meadows Environmental Institute faculty
Carruth’s collaborative work bridges the arts, humanities and sciences. -
Shamus Khan joins Princeton as professor of sociology and American studies
Recent awards and a Best Book of 2020 mention by NPR recognize Khan for leading research, mentoring, teaching, and public engagement. -
Judith Weisenfeld explores psychiatry, race and religion in the post-Civil War era
Her work reveals that racialized theories persisted among influential white psychiatrists well into the 20th century.
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