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American Studies Director Joseph Rezek’s “Revolutionary Icons” class highlighted in BU Today
American Studies Director Joseph Rezek is hosting a class this Spring relevant to the nation's commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the… More
American Studies Program hosts Bethany Hughes for a public talk on newly published book
The American Studies Program was very honored to host Professor Bethany Hughes this week on March 2 at the Howard Thurman Center… More
Jesse Dritz and Genna Kane receive General Awards from the Public Humanities Fund
We are pleased to announce that Jesse Dritz and Genna Kane, two American Studies PhD students, have received General Awards from the Public… More
Fallon Murphy to give talk at UMass Amherst February 19th
We are excited to announce that American Studies PhD candidate, Fallon Murphy, will be giving a talk at the "Five College Seminar… More
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino’s new book looks at the changing meaning of gentrification
American Studies professor Japonica Brown-Saracino's new book, The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea, looks at… More
American Studies Director Joseph Rezek discusses “Common Sense” in the New York Times
American Studies Director Joseph Rezek discusses "Common Sense," which Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, in this week's New York Times Book Review.… More
PhD student Perri Meldon successfully defends dissertation on the Great Dismal Swamp
Congratulations to American Studies PhD student, Perri Meldon, who recently defended their dissertation titled "Dwelling with Ditches: Conservation, Cultural Memory, and Ecological… More
Professor Adriana Craciun to give a TedX Talk at MIT November 15
American Studies Professor Adriana Craciun will be giving a TedX Talk on November 15 as a part of MIT's Planet Action conference… More
American Studies PhD candidate Mary Snyder presents research on Black and Indigenous legacies at First Church Roxbury
American Studies PhD student Mary Snyder recently presented a report tracing the legacies of Indigenous and Black lives tied to First Church… More
Professor Mary Battenfield Publishes Essay on the Impact of Cultural Representation of Youth on Political Representation
Clinical Professor of American Studies Mary Battenfeld published an essay on "The impact of cultural representation of youth on political representation" full… More