As featured on UVAToday: American Studies is excited to welcome postdoctoral fellow Janet Kong-Chow. Janet comes to UVA as part of the Rising Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship. In addition to expanding her research, Janet will teach courses for both English and American Studies including a course on Racial Geographies & Environmental Crisis offered Spring 2022.
"For years before the July removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, I envisioned what the event might look like." Continue reading here.
As Featured on UVAToday: American Studies fourth year, Alexi White, participated in an eight week internship working on an episode for the PBS "American Masters" digital series. Read more about Alexi's work here.
As featured on UVA Today: Prof. Shukla and Prof. Hedstrom reflect on the literary and religious impact of 9/11 in America.
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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.
As featured on UVAToday: American Studies faculty, Sylvia Chong, explores the Asian and Asian American experience at UVA. Read full article here.
Napoleon Isn’t a Hero to Celebrate
Read the full article here. By Marlene Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies (AAS/AMST)
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AMST faculty Carmen Lamas won the Latin American Studies Association's Latinx Section's Outstanding Book Award for 2022 for her book, The Latino Continuum and the Nineteenth-Century Americas:... Read»
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $616,670 grant to the University of Virginia to create a research institute for interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching and cultural projects related... Read»
