American Studies

New Course in the subject of American Studies.

Students will hone their digital mapping and digital narrative skills and learn how to use them as tools of reparative history. The class will partner with community organizations documenting Black history. Students will do research in archives and public records; interview community members; and participate in fieldwork. In addition, students will do a focused set of readings by members of the Black Geographers movement.

This course introduces graduate students to the field of American Studies, the interdisciplinary study of US culture. Students will be exposed to a variety of influential theoretical and methodological interventions that have occurred over the field's history, and will also be introduced to some of the principal intellectual, political, and professional issues they will face while pursuing a career in the field.

Topics vary from year to year

A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for students doing intensive research on a subject not covered in the usual courses. Requires approval by a faculty member who has agreed to supervise a guided course of reading and substantial written exercise, a detailed outline of the research project, and authorization by the Director of the AMST program.