The American & New England Studies Program (AMNESP) is a nationally recognized leader in American Studies. Our students and faculty study the disparate yet interconnected cultures of colonial North America and the United States as seen in the ideas and actions of its people, and as expressed in a range of forms, especially culture, the arts, media, literature, and institutions.
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of William L. Vance’s passing. Bill began his career as a Professor of English at Boston University in 1962. His service there included chairmanship of the Department of English and Directing the American and New England Studies Program until January 1, 2000, when he commenced […]
Ella Kotsen (AMNESP PhD student) recently published an article in the Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s annual journal, Chebacco, entitled "Ruth Moore’s Microcosm: Narratives that Deconstruct Notions of Inside and Outside." Ella lectured on the article at the Northeast Harbor Library this past July. Congratulations, Ella!!
AMNESP alum Thomas Denenberg (PhD '01), Director of the Shelburne Museum, was recently quoted in The Boston Globe article, "Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals designs for new center for Native American art." Congrats, Tom!!