This semester we’re interviewing various members of our department over a quick cup of coffee (or sometimes tea!) in order to learn more about them and the work they do. First up in the series, Dr. Seth Kotch. Social Media … Continued

October 11th Meet Me on the Midway: Three Centuries of Fairs in North Carolina—A Lecture Featuring Linda Jacobson and Alison Barnett A joint colloquium in collaboration with the American Studies Undergraduate Association, this lecture extends from the “Meet Me on the Midway” exhibition … Continued

October 4th “I’m Going to an Academic Conference. Now, What Should I Do?” Academic Panel Patricia Sawin, Maxine Allison vande Vaarst, and Mathew Swiatlowski share their experiences and answer your questions on attending academic conferences—both at the beginning of your career … Continued

September 27th The Community Histories Workshop—Presented by  Bobby Allen Faculty director Bobby Allen stops by to discuss the Community Histories Workshop, a program that collaborates with communities on public-facing digital humanities projects to tell the local histories of places like Rocky … Continued

Vos’s work with radio station WXDU is featured in Endeavors. Read the article here.

Jaycie Vos will present her paper, “Food, Empowerment, and Iowa: Exploring Mrs. Welch’s Cookbook” at the 17th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Genders and Sexuality at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on June 1. This paper is … Continued

Charlotte Fryar, whose dissertation examines the contested geography of the Carolina campus over space and time will give a talk entitled, “Building a University of the People: The Movement for a Free-Standing Black Cultural Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.” Charlotte will … Continued

Megan Pallante is the 2017 recipient of the Peter C. Baxter Memorial Prize in American Studies. Established in 1972, this award honors the outstanding senior in the Department of American Studies. Presented in memory of Peter Baxter, a student of … Continued

Congratulations to AMST Ph.D. student Meredith McCoy, who was recently inducted into UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society. FPG GPS HS recognizes outstanding service provided to the University and community by graduate and professional students enrolled … Continued

On March 17, Professor Dan Cobb was interviewed by Peggy Berryhill (Muscogee) for her program “Peggy’s Place” on KGUA 88.3. Berryhill, considered the “First Lady of Native Radio” for her role as a trailblazer in Indigenous media, is leading a … Continued