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American Studies

Janelle Wong Honored by American Academy of Political and Social Science

The UMD professor is one of eight scholars inducted into the prestigious academy this year.

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February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History, National Foreign Language Center

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.
May 19, 2022 History, American Studies

Curating Arts and Culture on Campus

History and American studies double major Marjorie Justine Antonio ’22 programmed multiple exhibitions and events while an undergraduate.

March 04, 2022 American Studies

La Marr Jurelle Bruce Wins 2022 Caribbean Philosophical Association Book Award

“How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind” explores Black radical creativity.

November 18, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

$3M Grant to Prepare Underrepresented Arts and Humanities Faculty for Institutional Leadership

Mellon Foundation funds partnership between UMD, UMBC, Morgan State.

June 04, 2021 American Studies

In Black Radical Artists, Professor Finds Methods to the ‘Madness’

From Nina Simone to Dave Chappelle, new book explores mad undercurrent in Black expressive culture.
May 24, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics, American Studies

Three ARHU Faculty Members Named Graduate Faculty Mentors of the Year

Melissa Blanco Borelli of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Naomi Feldman of the Department of Linguistics and Nancy Raquel Mirabal of the Department of American Studies are recognized.
April 26, 2021 American Studies, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Lakeland Digital Archive: Toward an Equitable Community/University Collaboration

Talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
April 04, 2021 American Studies

The Standing Line

Jason Farman feature in BBC's Deeply Human

In the News

The New York Times March 03, 2022

Will Asian Americans Bolt From the Democratic Party?

Professor of American Studies Janelle Wong's research appears in the New York Times.
Maryland Today November 22, 2021

A Walk Through Indigenous Baltimore

Alum Creates Tour of Her Peoples’ History—and Continued Presence—in East Baltimore.
The Diamondback November 15, 2021

‘I wasn’t surprised’: Maryland volleyball’s Rainelle Jones unshaken by protest hecklers.

“The amount of attention that it’s been getting gives me more of a chance, and gives my teammates and the staff a chance to really show why we’re fighting for what we’re fighting for,” Jones said.

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The Diamondback

Tawes Hall Is Now Home To American Studies Department, More Classrooms

January 28, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

There are six new classrooms and more office space for the American studies department.

University Of Maryland Dedicates Frederick Douglass Square To Honor Maryland’S Native Son

November 18, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

7 1/2-foot-tall bronze Douglass statue to be unveiled, memorializing Douglass as an enduring role model for social justice.
Atlas Obscura

The Forgotten Kaleidoscope Craze In Victorian England

November 09, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Jason Farman researches the rise and evolution of the kaleidoscope in the 1800s, and its similarity with the iPhone today.
The Diamondback

Umd Unveils Frederick Douglass Statue On Hornbake Plaza

November 08, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

A new statue of Frederick Douglass stands in Hornbake Plaza.
The Diamondback

Black Lives Matter Hashtag Co-Creater Speaks Of Racial Inequality At Umd Talk

October 20, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, stimulates discussion about racial inequalities and stereotypes.
TERP

Sights Unseen

September 14, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD community reflects on racism.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure 2015

May 13, 2015 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Seventeen faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities were awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.

A Brief History Of Unisex Fashion

April 14, 2015 American Studies

In her new book "Sex and Unisex: Fashion, Feminism, and the Sexual Revolution," Associate Professor of American Studies Jo Paoletti revisits the unisex trend.
Broadway World Books News Desk

Indiana University Press Releases "Sex And Unisex" By Jo B. Paoletti

March 03, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

In her new book, the associate professor of American Studies explores the history of gender-neutral clothing.
The Shell: University of Maryland Alumni Newsletter

Jeans Aren'T Just Jeans: Umd Professor Explores The History Of Unisex Clothing

March 03, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Jo B. Paoletti, associate professor of American Studies, explores this phenomenon of '60s and '70s fashion.