American Studies Graduates

2020 Graduate Profiles

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Rudy Brandt

Fidelity to the Model: Dual Immersion Education in Berkeley Unified School District in the Face of Multiple Oppositions
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Andrew Garcia

A White Man’s Game: Inside the Fight to Save Baseball’s Lost Black Souls
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Sarah Kersting

The Cowboy in the West Wing: On Western Artworks in the Oval Office
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Jessie McConville

Corporate Nostalgia and Futurism: Reinforcing Gendered Design of Technology in Disney’s Corporate Showcase
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John Rider

Making Monsters, “Hillbillies,” the “Monstrous Rural,” and the Reinvention of Whiteness’ Internal Other for Neoliberal White Supremacy
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Lauren Roper

No Rhythm, No Blues: New Age Blackface and the Digital Minstrel Show Stage
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Dmitry Schultz

Police Unions and Facial Recognition Prohibitions: Examination of Police Reform Challenges in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death
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Jose Solorzano Zavala

Tech versus Toys: Analyzing the Effects of Technology on American Consumer Behavior through the 2018 Bankruptcy Case of Toys “R” Us
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Mike Tepper

Evaluation of Physical Violence Prevention Programs in U.S. Schools