Understanding “American culture” as the interplay of material practices and the realm of ideas
The Undergraduate degree program in American Studies considers technology, economy, urbanism, and ecology, as well as literature, the arts, and political and geographic history. American Studies takes a particular interest in cultural hybridity, cultural layering, and in American culture exported abroad.
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American Studies Majors in the News: Brandon Fellows and the Re-Emerging Scholars Program for formerly incarcerated individuals
Jun 27 2024American Studies major Brandon Fellows ('24) was recently featured in "Community college program helps formerly incarcerated students find opportunity," in the Sacramento Bee. Here is an excerpt from the article: If you ask Brandon Fellows where ...
Oddyard, interdisciplinary student journal, published with support from American Studies
May 14 2024Oddyard, an interdisciplinary student journal, has published its third issue, "Third Places," with support from the Interdisciplinary Program in American Studies. Founded by undergraduate students in several disciplines and schools on campus, Oddyard focuses on ...
May 14, 2024 UGIS Commencement Ceremony will be live streamed and recorded
May 10 2024The UGIS Commencement ceremony on May 14, 7-9pm, at Zellerbach Hall, will be live streamed with captioning at the link below. And on Thursday, May 16, a recorded video of the ceremony will be available ...
American Studies Major Brittany Postle Wins 2024 Haas Scholarship
Mar 27 2024Brittany is a junior with a concentration in Disability and Human Rights in America. Her Haas project is called "William O. Douglas and Fight for Pristine Wilderness in a Damaged World: How Ableism in the ...
Spotlight on American Studies Graduates
Anavictoria Avila
Anavictoria Avila : - The Disposables: An Analysis of Street Memorials and their Implications for Youth Gang Violence and Incarceration among Marginalized Black and Latino Youth (Class of 2014)
August Jay
How Dr. Seuss Became White: The Hegemony of Whiteness against the Ethnic Other Found in Political Cartooning on the U.S. Homefront
Tevel Pele
The People’s Poetry and Social Movements: Lessons from American Poets, Organizers and Non-profit Leaders in Twenty-first Century Movement-Building
