The Department of American Studies welcomes our new faculty members:
Jolene Hubbs: Literature in the American South
Eric Weisbard: American Popular Music
Ellen Spears: (joint appointment with New College) American Environmental Thought
Jeffrey Melton:
Travel Culture and Tourism Theory, Mark Twain,
Humor and Satire
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CONSIDERING AN MA IN AMERICAN STUDIES?
Are you interested in starting our MA program in the fall of 2010? Click HERE to start your application now.
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Alabama's American Studies MA Graduates: Where are they now? Click here to see recent graduates.
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Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. South:
Immigration, Integration, and Identity
American Studies is co-sponsoring this groundbreaking conference that will be held at the University of Alabama on
February 19, 2010. Go to LatinoSouth.ua.edu for more details and to register.
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Every national culture has characteristic patterns of diversity and homogeneity, stability and change, continuity and conflict. American Studies is the organized pursuit of knowledge about the national culture of the United States. The purpose of this effort is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the American people -- their ideals and values as well as their patterns of behavior -- over time.
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