A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page
From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.
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Faculty-led research explores diverse topics—from Indigenous queer history to climate narratives in Ghana—advancing scholarship and graduate research across the humanities.
UMD story slam invites pitches for competition with cash prizes.
Congratulations to the 2025 graduate student awardees.
High-achieving students to lead classmates into Commencement.
In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.
Let’s not get played again, OiYan Poon and Janelle Wong, Professor of American Studies, write.
Turning A Smithsonian Museum Inside Out
Five exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.
Exceptional Cohort Joins American Studies: Exploring race, difference, exclusion and belonging through innovative historical, political and methodological lenses.