Panel hosts Prof. Sylvia Chong to discuss COVID-19 impact on APIDA community
Read the full Cavalier Daily article here.
Teach-In on Anti-Asian Violence
Read Cavalier Daily's coverage of the event here. Friday, April 9th American Studies professor & Director of the Asian Pacific American Studies minor, Sylvia Chong, organized a teach-in on anti-Asian violence. The event was attended by approximately 60 people including faculty, students, and community members.
Fall 2021
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American Studies Courses
AMST 1050 – 1 – Slavery and Its Legacies
MW 02:00PM-03:15PM | TBD
Kirt von Daacke
‘A Race So Different’: Asians and Asian Americans in UVA’s History
As featured on UVAToday: American Studies faculty, Sylvia Chong, explores the Asian and Asian American experience at UVA. Read full article here.
Read Prof. Daut's latest article in the New York Times
Napoleon Isn’t a Hero to Celebrate
Read the full article here. By Marlene Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies (AAS/AMST)
Spring 2021
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American Studies Courses
AMST 1559 – 001 – The Aftermath of Slavery at UVA and in Virginia
MW 02:00PM-03:15PM | Online Synchronous
Ashley Schmidt & Kirt Von Daacke
Summer 2021
Summer Session 1: May 24 - June 16, 2021
AMST 2001 – 001 – Intro to American Studies
MTWRF 10:30AM-12:45PM
Matthew Hedstrom
Courses
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New American Studies Major Requirements
American Studies is changing the requirements for its major effective August, 2020. Students and faculty can view the new requirements here. Students who declared the major prior to August, 2020 can choose whether to complete the major in the new structure or via the previous concentration-based structure.
New Faculty Member Dr. Kasey Jernigan Joins American Studies
The American Studies Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Kasey Jernigan to our faculty. Dr. Jernigan will be starting as an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Anthropology, with a joint appointment in both programs, in Fall 2019. Her hire was in the field of Contemporary Native North American Studies, and was part of a cluster hire on Race and Inequality sponsored by the Provost's Office.
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Panel hosts Prof. Sylvia Chong to discuss COVID-19 impact on APIDA community
April 22, 2021
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Teach-In on Anti-Asian Violence
April 12, 2021
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