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 … Continued
Want to learn more about the faculty, students, and staff that make up the Department of American Studies? Follow along with our new AMST/FOLK Coffee Chat series where we ask our community about new research, old hobbies, and everything in … Continued
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease known as COVID19, ripped the frayed band-aid off of an America that we have refused to collectively recognize. In the wake of our early and wholly inadequate federal response to the virus, and … Continued
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 … Continued
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, … Continued
Congratulations to Professor Dan Cobb on the publication of his essay “The Personal Politics of Action and Applied Anthropology,” which explores the often unacknowledged dimensions of relationships forged between American Indian activists and community members and scholars engaged in fieldwork … Continued
Congratulations to Kelly Kinder (Yurok), an 2017 graduate from UNC in AIIS, who was recently hired at UC Berkeley as the Program Coordinator of the Adobe Fellows Program. This pilot program connects faculty and students of the American Cultures department with … Continued
