News

October 16, 2014
We are happy to announce that Paul Sabin is also the recipient of the Poorvu Family Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching. A hearty congratulation, Paul!
October 14, 2014
Laura Barraclough contributed an editorial to the “Zocalo Public Square” website (which also hosts public gatherings on contemporary issues) in LA. To read about how downtown...
October 14, 2014
American Studies is proud to announce Thomas Holt (‘73 PhD, American Studies) has won Yale’s Wilbur Cross Medal for distinguished graduate alumni.
October 13, 2014
Congratulations to Jim Berger on the publication of his book  The Disarticulate: Language, Disability, and the Narratives of Modernity!  For more, see http://nyupress.org/...
September 17, 2014
We are proud to announce that Michael Denning has won the American Studies Association’s Bode-Pearson Prize for lifetime achievement and extraordinary service to...
September 5, 2014
Betsy Beasley, a Ph.D candidate in American Studies, co-hosts “Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism Podcast.” “Who Makes Cents” is a monthly program devoted to stories...
September 2, 2014
NPR’s Morning Edition this morning featured Laura Wexler, Professor  Women’s Gender, & Sexuality Studies and American Studies and Lauren Tilton, Ph.D....