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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.

Featured News

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

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, 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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Ms. Foundation Strategic Plan to Focus on Women of Color

August 07, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Ms. Foundation for Women will put $25 million over five years toward organizations that are led by and focus on women and girls of color.
PRI's The World

American Evangelicals Are More Diverse Than Ever. But Some Don't Want to Be Apart of the "Evangelical Movement"

July 19, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Some Christians are distancing themselves from the term “evangelical” even if their beliefs remain unchanged.
The Washington Post

Janelle Wong Publishes Op-Ed in Washington Post

June 19, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor of American Studies Janelle Wong weighs in on why white evangelicals support Donald Trump.
"Late Night Live," Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Pneumatic Tubes: The Instant Messaging Technology That Transformed the World

June 13, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor of American Studies Jason Farman discusses his forthcoming book on communication technology and time.
Eater

"UGLY DELICIOUS" DELVES INTO THE COMPLICATED HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN STAPLE IN "FRIED CHICKEN"

February 23, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the complex history of fried chicken.

Communication Technologies Have Changed How Humans Experience Time

January 31, 2018 American Studies

New research from UMD says waiting is essential to human connection, intimacy and knowledge.
The Diamondback

"I NEEDED THIS": GREIVIS VASQUEZ CHERISHED HIS RETURN TO XFINITY CENTER

January 30, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of American Studies alumni returns to College Park to promote charity work.
The Diamondback

UMD AND BOWIE STATE'S UNITY MURAL IS ON DISPLAY AT THE STATE HOUSE

January 25, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The mural was a collaboration between the schools after Richard Collins' death.

2017-18 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

November 27, 2017 American Studies, Art, Maryland Center for Humanities Research, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Arts and Humanities extends its congratulations to outstanding faculty for RASA and CAPPA awards.

Hispanic Heritage Month At The College Of Arts And Humanities

October 05, 2017 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, English, History, Honors Humanities, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Our faculty members and students engage with the histories and cultures of Latinx individuals and communities in the United States and around the world.