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American Studies, Douglass Center

Teaching Dissent: Summer Humanities Institute Returns to UMD

The daylong program is designed for teachers, scholars and community leaders.

Featured News

May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
April 04, 2026 American Studies

American Studies Professor Probes the Hidden Risks of ‘Easy’ Tech in new Slate Magazine Article

“We Made Technology Easy to Use — That Was a Mistake”

November 03, 2025 American Studies

"We Will Not Be Silent" Exhibition Now Showing at Stamp Gallery

PhD student Hannah Brancato curates an art exhibition on sexual violence that promotes "the ingenuity of resistance."
October 08, 2025 American Studies, Art, Arts for All, Communication, English, Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art and Humanity of AI

From classrooms to research labs, the College of Arts and Humanities is shaping how we understand artificial intelligence and guiding its responsible future.
April 07, 2025 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.

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.

September 22, 2023 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History

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.

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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WYPR

Professor Parks On Trayvon Martin

March 27, 2012 American Studies

American Studies Professor Sheri Parks will participate in a discussion of the killing of Trayvon Martin on WYPR.

Television With A Purpose

March 13, 2012 American Studies

David Simon on his career and the death of the working class.
WTOP

Umd Students End Their 'Bad Romance' With Electives

March 08, 2012 American Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Women's Studies to offer "Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Nicki Minaj: Gender and Spectacular Consumption." By WTOP
The Diamondback

The Search For Slavery's Smoking Gun

February 26, 2012 American Studies

History Professor Berlin searches for evidence linking UMD and slavery.

Partnership Between Mount Clare Mansion, B&O Railroad Museum

February 22, 2012 American Studies

An American Studies alumna steps up to become curator of the historic Mount Clare Mansion.

Dress Code

February 17, 2012 American Studies

American Studies Professor Paoletti’s new book deciphers the language of kids’ clothing.By Monette Austin Bailey, TERP 

The Battle Of Pink Vs. Blue

February 16, 2012 American Studies

American Studies Professor Paoletti's new book follows trends in choosing children's clothing by gender.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments With Mobile Media

February 09, 2012 American Studies, Digital Cultures & Creativity

American Studies Professor Farman on bringing the iPad into the classroom.
The Atlantic

The Myth Of The Disconnected Life

February 07, 2012 American Studies, Digital Cultures & Creativity

American Studies professor Farman weighs in on digital distractions and social connections.

University Nominates Amst Graduate Student, Stephanie Stevenson, For Liebmann Fellowship

February 06, 2012 American Studies

Congratulations to AMST grad student, Ms. Stephanie Stevenson, for her receiving this prestigious nomination.