News

August 27, 2024
Camille Owens, alumna of the combined PhD program in American Studies and African American Studies and now Assistant Professor of English at McGill University, has published...
August 13, 2024
Congratulations to Kanyinsola Anifowoshe ’24, winner of the Wrexham Prize and winner of the Norman Holmes Pearson Prize for her essay, “Touching the Earth, Feeling Freedom:...
July 26, 2024
American Studies is thrilled to host Prof. Karen Tongson as a 2024-25 Presidential Visiting Fellow.  A professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, English, and American...
July 2, 2024
Congratulations! The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) project named Julian Posada as one of the recipients of the Just Tech Fellowship. Julian Posada will apply the...
June 17, 2024
It is our pleasure to announce the 2024/25 Henry Roe Cloud fellow, Māhealani Ahia. The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud (Ho-Chunk), a member of...
June 13, 2024
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Hi’ilei Hobart, who has been awarded the Heyman prize in recognition of her pathbreaking book, Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity,...
June 7, 2024
Congratulations to Andrew Kornfeld, winner of the Percival W. Clement Prize and the Theron Rockwell Field Prize! The Clement Prize is an American Studies prize awarded for...