News and Events

Dr. Beth English's article, "'I have...a lot of work to do': Cotton Mill Work and Women's Culture in Matoaca, Virginia, 1888-95,"was selected by a distinguished group of scholars for inclusion in the Organization of American Historian's forthcoming book, The Best American History Essays 2008 to be published later this year by Palgrave Macmillan!

Bryant Simon has been awarded a Fulbright and will be in Singapore next semester studying the consumption of American culture abroad.

Miles Orvell has been named an Ex-officio member of the American Studies Association's governing national Council and Executive Committee.

Dr. Lisa Rhodes's book Electric Ladyland recently garnered a distinguished honorable mention in the competiton for the prestigous Woody Guthrie Award given each year by the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch (IASPM-US) for the the most distinguished monograph in popular music studies written in the English language.

American Studies student Penelope Waite delivered the paper, "The Struggle for an Inclusive Vision of America: Lorin W. Brown, the Federal Writers' Project, and the Definition of American Identity, "  as the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association Meeting in March in Maryland.   Ms. Waite's paper was also selected for honorable mention in this's year Library Prize Awards for the very best in undergradaute research at Temple. 

Watch faculty member Professor Marc Lamont Hill spar with Bill O'Reilly about race, language, and politics.  Link here to You Tube.

Beth English, an instructor in the program, just published her first book,  A Common Thread: Labor, Politics, and Capital Mobility in the Textile Industry.  Check it out.

Past Events:

On April 4 at 3PM in the women's studies lounge, Anderson 8th Floor, the American Studies program along with the Institute for Public Affairs will screen, 'GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK' a brand new documentary on the rise, fall, and distorted re-emergence of this Jersey shore town.  This film raises important and troubling issues about urban redevelopment in cities and towns across the country.  Who will and should be the winners and the losers in this high stakes game?  See more details on the film by clicking on this link -- GREETINGS

Dave Orr will deliver a talk, "McWindows on the World:  Learning from Happy Meals"

November 16, 2006, 4PM, Anderson 943.  PIZZA to follow.

For more on Dave Orr's talk, see a note from Bryant Simon, director of the American Studies Program

October 13, 2006 - Dr. David Grazian- University of Pennsylvania , will speak to us about " The Staging of Urban Nightlife in Philadelphia ' We will gather in the Weigley Lounge on the 9 th fl of Gladfelter Hall in room 914 from 11:40 until 1:30. (read bit of information about David) - http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/soc/People/graziandavid.html