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 | Maury Hall 104
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)
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.
Gabriel Rosenberg, Duke University - No Scrubs: Livestock Breeding, State Power, and Eugenic Knowledge in the Early 20th Century United States
The American Studies Program presents a talk by Gabriel Rosenberg, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at Duke University: No Scrubs: Livestock Breeding, State Power, and Eugenic Knowledge in the Early 20th Century United States. The talk will be held Wednesday, March 20th, from 12:00-1:30 PM in 117 Wilson Hall. Lunch will be provided; please RSVP to AMST administrative coordinator Aida Barnes-May (amb7hh) before March 15.
A Roundtable on the Past, Present, and Futures of Latinx Studies
Frances Aparicio, Professor Emerita of Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University, will join UVA AMST professors Camilla Fojas and Carmen Lamas in a roundtable discussion on the Past, Present, and Futures of Latinx Studies tomorrow, Thursday, Feburary 28th, in Wilson 142, from 4-6 PM. Refreshments will be served.
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News & Announcements
Grace Hale is awarded for best book on Georgia history
January 12, 2022
As featured in UVAToday: Prof. Hale (American Studies, History) is honored with the 2021 Malcolm Bell Jr. and Muriel Barrow Bell Award for her... Read»
Prof. Hamilton Dissects the ‘Fab Four’ as New Beatles Documentary Drops
November 23, 2021
As featured on UVAToday: Prof. Jack Hamilton breaks down the history of the Beatles and their impact on rock 'n' roll. Read the full article... Read»
Read Prof. Daut's article "Resurrecting A Lost Palace of Haiti" published in Harper's Bazaar
November 17, 2021
Marlene Daut (Carter G. Woodson Institute, American Studies) wrote an article for Harper’s Bazaar on the lost Haitian palace of Sans Souci and what the castle’s ruins... Read»
