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American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

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.

Featured News

April 08, 2024 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.
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.

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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American Studies Celebrates Summer 2011 Ph.D. Graduate Placements

August 12, 2011 American Studies

This summer the Department of American Studies proudly celebrates recent placements for graduates of our Ph.D. program:
Housatonic Times

Color-Coded Kids

July 21, 2011 American Studies

ARHU's Jo B. Paoletti addresses the use of advertising in defining pink as a feminine color and blue as a masculine color.

Featured Profile: Jo Paoletti

June 02, 2011 American Studies

Read about the recent attention in the press about Paoletti's forthcoming book, Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls from the Boys in America.

American Studies Welcomes Perla Guerrero

June 02, 2011 American Studies

American Studies welcomes our newest faculty member in U.S. Latina/o Studies.
The Washington Post

Goodbye To Oprah And Her Strong Arms

May 25, 2011 American Studies

UMD's Sheri Parks, associate professor of American Studies, weighs in on Oprah's appeal to American mothers.
Smithsonian Magazine

When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?

April 08, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, History

UMD's Jo B. Paoletti addresses how a definition of masculinity and femininity manifested in children's clothing.
The Baltimore Sun

Angry Birds Invasion! A Look At The Crazy, Random, Squawkin' Awesome Phenomenon

March 30, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, Digital Cultures & Creativity

UMD Assistant Professor Jason Farman looks into the Angry Birds mobile gaming craze. 

Featured Profile: Mary Corbin Sies

March 08, 2011 American Studies

Read about Dr. Sies' work with the Lakeland Community Heritage Project (LCHP) to complete a semester-long history and interpretation of the East Side of the Lakeland community in College Park, Maryland.

Faculty Spotlight: Psyche Williams-Forson

March 07, 2011 American Studies

Read about her award-winning book, Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power.

American Studies Receives A Glowing External Review

February 09, 2011 American Studies

An External Review Committee visited the Department of American Studies in May 2010.