Get to know our Graduate Students!

We've been reaching out to AMST grad students to learn more about why they chose to continue their educations with American Studies.

Read all about this week's Grad Student Spotlight at the bottom, or click here.

Department Leadership

Prof. Tom Guglielmo | Department Chair

Prof. Melani McAlister | Director of Undergraduate Studies

Prof. Jamie Cohen-Cole | Director of Graduate Studies

Prof. Elaine Peña | M.A. Adviser

Click here to view faculty office hours.

SPRING 2021 COURSE OFFERINGS

Building your schedule for next semester? Take a look at our Spring 2021 course offerings!

For Undergraduate courses, click here.

For Graduate Courses, click here.

For all course descriptions, click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 10: The African American Experience Speaker Series
November 11: 6th Annual Diversity Summit
November 12 @ 6:30PM: Poet Deborah Paredez in conversation with Prof. Gayle Wald (see image)
November 12: The Education of an Idealist: A Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power
November 12: Public Lecture in Garden and Landscape Studies
November 13-November 22: Chicago International Children's Film Festival
November 15: Historians of a New Generation

To view all upcoming events, click here.

CALLS FOR PAPERS

November 13: CFP: Cultural Heritage Institutions in Popular Culture
November 15: Heidelberg Center for American Studies Annual Spring Academy Conference
November 16: SPECTRA: The ASPECT Journal
ASAP: Smithsonian Center for Folklore and Cultural Heritage
ASAP: Feminist Essay Project
To view all calls for papers, click here.

FELLOWSHIPS & PRIZES

November 13: USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities Doctoral Fellowship
November 15: Korean Literature Essay Contest
November 30: Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Rolling Deadline: Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellowship in Race, Genetics, & Ethics

To view all fellowships and prizes, click here.

JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

November 16: History Professor, Texas A&M University
December 1: Curator, Motown Museum
February 1: University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rolling Deadline: Communications Manager, Political Affairs & Climate
Rolling Deadline: Digital Journalist-Politics, the Muse
Rolling Deadline: Staff Editor, Foreign Affairs Magazine

To view all jobs and internships, click here.

UNDERGRAD JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Fall 2021 Intern
Columbia County Historical Society - Museum Administration Internships
Clinton Foundation - Admissions/Museum Store Intern - Spring 2021 Semester
Political Theory Intern @ The Hudson Institute
Public History and Visitor Experience Intern (Paid)

To view all undergraduate jobs and
internships, click here.

Student Spotlight

Meet Elisabeth Macias!

Elisabeth Macias is a MA student in the department of American Studies and a high school history teacher. Elisabeth previously earned an EdM in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University. Her research interests include racial formation, immigration, and education.

To read Elisabeth's full interview, click here.

And make sure to check out our Instagram @gwuamericanstudies

New Spring 2021 Seminar: The Iraq Wars

Attention AMST Majors, Spring 2021 Class Registration beings in two weeks on Monday, November 19! Be sure to check out a new seminar taught by Zaynab Quadri, titled “The Iraq Wars.” The class will be held virtually from 9:35-10:50am EST on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

To view our Instagram post about the course, click here.

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