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April 16, 2020
American Studies is delighted to announce that Bench Ansfield, Ph.D. candidate, is the winner of the 2020 Louis Pelzer Memorial Award for the best essay in American history...
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April 13, 2020
As the public health crisis associated with the Coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, there have been disturbing reports of an increase in anti-Asian, and particularly...
April 9, 2020
As of Monday, March 16, the American Studies offices in Arnold Hall will be closed, and Arnold Hall is only open to those with key card access. The American Studies officers...
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April 8, 2020
Congratulations to Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Ph.D. candidate in American Studies on her recent book review in the New York Times For the complete book review please visit...
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April 8, 2020
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies. She is the author of “The Undocumented Americans” from which this essay is adapted. To read the essay...
March 9, 2020
Pierre Lavoie is a Postdoctoral Fellow in American Studies at Yale University, having recently completed his PhD in History at the University of Montreal. To read the article...
February 19, 2020
A hearty congratulations to Katie Lofton!   Yale News reported that Professor Kathryn Lofton has been appointed to a five-year term as dean of humanities for the Faculty of...