In the Last Lecture for the Class of 2021, associate professor and folklorist Glenn Hinson shared lessons learned in a life of collecting the stories of others. May 3, 2021
After a 21-year career in the U.S. Army, John Bechtold is now a PhD student in UNC’s Department of American Studies, using photography as a means to discuss American public memory and cultural perceptions of war. November 17, 2020
American Studies Professor Von Diaz’s food politics article in the New York Times, a great piece about food as resistance and chefs who “make magic with whatever ingredients they have.” November 17, 2020
A digital humanities project PhD candidate Melissa Dollman manages, Tribesourcing Southwest Film Project, honored with an Innovation Award by National Digital Stewardship Alliance/Digital Library Federation at this year’s Digital Preservation 2020 conference. November 17, 2020
Artist, educator, and writer Marie T. Cochran will be the Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor during the 2020–21 academic year. November 17, 2020
American Studies PhD student Anna Hamilton received a Southern Futures Award to support her work about climate change along the Matanzas River. November 17, 2020
Elijah Heyward, III, who received his American Studies PhD in May of 2018, now serves as the chief operating officer of the International African American Museum. November 17, 2020
Benjamin Frey, professor in American Studies, interviewed on the Top of Mind with Julie Rose podcast about endangered Native American languages. November 17, 2020
Annette Rodríguez, a professor in American Studies, shares her story about the Carolina Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity program. November 17, 2020
Rae Garringer, alum of folklore program ‘17, hosts The Country Queers podcast, featuring oral history interviews with rural and small-town LGBTQIA+ folks in the U.S. November 16, 2020