PAST NEWS AND EVENTS
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AMERICAN STUDIES MAJORS TURN PASSIONS TO PROFESSIONS
https://www.ucdavis.edu/majors/american-studies/what-can-i-do-with-my-american-studies-majo
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ANJALI NATH AND JAVIER ARBONA FEATURED ON DHI NEWSLETTER HOMPAGE
Read the article here:
http://dhi.ucdavis.edu/featured-stories/new-faculty-spolight-javier-arbona-and-anjali-nat
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PROFESSOR JULIE SZE SPOKE ON HER BOOK AT THE DAVIS HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
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PROFESSOR RYAN CARTWRIGHT ORGANIZED A SYMPOSIUM ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DISABILITY STUDIES AT UC DAVIS
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AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM FEATURES FANTASY ISLANDS AND SOUNDTRACKS OF ASIAN AMERICAN
A joint book launch by Julie Sze and Grace Wang, associate professors in American Studies at UC Davis, highlighted the program’s strength in transnationalism and the relationship between Asia and Asian America.
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AMERICAN STUDIES FEATURED IN THE HUMANITIES INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER
Changes in American Studies Program Address Global Challenges
New people, approaches, and challenges are revitalizing the American Studies Program at UC Davis. A faculty search is underway for a specialist trained in transnational American Studies; the program welcomes an assistant professor and two postdoctoral researchers; and a deep reflection on the program curriculum is energizing this profoundly interdisciplinary program in Hart Hall.
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BOOKS BY AMS PROFESSOR JULIE SZE AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GRACE WANG!
Fantasy Islands: Chinese Dreams and Ecological Fears in an Age of Climate Crisis. University of California, Press. Professor Julie Sze
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2014-15 AMERICAN STUDIES ART AND PHOTO PRIZE
2014-2015 American Studies Art and Photo Prize
In an increasingly online world, the field of American Studies remains committed to studying material culture. In our popular “Objects and Everyday Life” class, students learn about how to learn about things, whether that’s the Barbie doll, the Lawn, or the bra.