Congratulations to Professor Dan Cobb, whose essay “A Sickness which has Grown to Epidemic Proportions,” which he co-authored with UNC students Sarah Barger and Lily Skopp, has just been published in Comparative American Studies. The epidemic referred to in the … Read more

Many of us are sharing the universal reality that involves being affected, on some level, by COVID-19 and the measures put in place to mitigate its spread. We have seen across social media and our own networks different book lists … Read more

Congratulations to Professor Dan Cobb, who received an Undergraduate Research Consultant Team Grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research. Drawing on innovative methodologies, neglected sources, cutting edge scholarship, and traditional and digital means of communication, “Born in the Opposition: The Experiential … Read more

Dr. Melanie B. Taylor will present the talk “The Afterlives of Southern Studies” on Monday, February 17, at 5 PM in Donovan Lounge.

  Dr. Bryant Simon will present the talk “The Here and the Away: From Southern Studies to Public Bathrooms and Back Again” on Thursday, February 6, at 12:30 PM in Donovan Lounge. Lunch will be provided.

Join us for the first talk in the Spring 2020 American Studies Colloquium Series, “The ‘Mobilizing Passions’ of White Supremacy from the Klan to the Alt-Right,” with speaker Niko Heikkilä’s critical inquiry into the historical roots of white supremacy in … Read more

  This talk is free and open to all; it will take place in Donovan Lounge, located on the 2nd floor of Greenlaw Hall, UNC. Read more about Dr. Opie’s work.

Audio Bites is a series of short audio stories collected by Transplanting Traditions refugee youth leaders from elders in the refugee community from Burma. The stories culminated from a summer of the eight refugee teens exploring identity, 1st and 2nd generation Asian American experiences, … Read more

Want to learn more about our Lehman Brady visiting professor Myron Dewey and his work? Please visit http://www.digitalsmokesignals.com/.  

American Studies PhD Candidates, Folklore Masters Alumna, and  undergraduates majoring in American Studies and American Indian and Indigenous Studies represented the department at the Oral History Association annual conference at Concordia University in Montreal last week to speak to the … Read more