Discussion with author Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Dan-el Padilla Peralta, author of Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League, will discuss his work on April 9, from 6-8pm at 1 West Range, Hotel A.
Jack Hamilton in C-Ville Weekly
Jack Hamilton spoke to C-Ville Weekly about his recent book, Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination. Read the full article here. Hamilton will discuss his work at the Virginia Festival of the Book event "Reading Under the Influence" on Friday, March 24, at 9:30pm at the Ante Room; following the talk, Robin Tomlin of Grits and Gravy will play a live deejay set.
Lisa Goff at VA Festival of the Book
This Thursday, March 23, American Studies Professor Lisa Goff will take part in a panel discussion on race and class in America at the Virginia Festival of the Book. The panel will offer perspectives from fiction, policy and politics, and history, and encourage thoughtful dialogue on these topics within our community. 4:00-5:30pm, UVA Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections (UVA Central Grounds, 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville).
Camilla Fojas and Jack Hamilton at VA Festival of the Book
On Saturday, March 25, American Studies Professors Camilla Fojas and Jack Hamilton, along with Glenn Frankel, will speak at the Virginia Festival of the Book panel "Pop Life: Cultural Influences of Media." They will discuss different elements of pop culture and how they help define social and political beliefs; Siva Vaidhyanthan will moderate. 12:00-1:30pm at the UVA Bookstore (400 Emmet Street S, Charlottesville).
Kasey Keeler on American Indian housing policy in the mid-20th century
Kasey Keeler, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Native American Studies, has published an article in the Winter 2016 issue of Native American and Indigenous Studies titled "Putting People Where They Belong: American Indian Housing Policy in the Mid-Twentieth Century." Read an abstract of Dr. Keeler's article below:
What can I do with a liberal arts degree?
For undergraduate students wondering what you can do with a liberal arts major: join the American Studies Program and the UVA Career Center to learn how to get a summer internship/job! Discover what resources are available for American Studies/liberal arts majors, listen in on a 4th Year Internship Panel, and have your resume reviewed. The event will be held in the Wilson Hall lobby on Tuesday, January 31st from 5-7pm. Free Mellow Mushroom pizza will be provided.
Marlene Daut: Haiti and the Digital World
Dr. Marlene Daut, Associate Professor of African Diaspora Studies at the Carter G. Woodson Institute, will give a talk January 18 on "Haiti and the Digital World: Archiving Black Sovereignty Together in Life and Death." The talk is sponsored by the Scholars' Lab and will be held at 3:30pm in Alderman 421.
Progressive Voice: The Silent Sufferers of Incarceration
There are five million children in the United States with a parent incarcerated — that’s about one in every 14 children under the age of 18.
Pop, Race, and the ’60s A Slate Academy Oct. 20 2016 2:05 PM “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “We Can Work It Out”
In this episode of our Slate Academy Pop, Race, and the ’60s, Slate pop critic Jack Hamilton talks to Oliver Wang, associate professor of Sociology at California State University–Long Beach, and pop-charts expert Chris Molanphy about the trans-Atlantic relationship between the Beatles and Berry Gordy’s Motown empire.
Symposium Dedicated to Life of Julian Bond Kicks Off at UVA
A University of Virginia symposium organized in remembrance of the late Julian Bond – one of the most prominent social justice advocates to emerge from the American Civil Rights Movement and a UVA professor emeritus of history – will be held next week.
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Artist talk by Jaime Black-Morsette, creator of The REDress Project, in conversation with Prof. Jernigan
April 28, 2023
AMST faculty, Kasey Jernigan will sit down with artist Jaime Black-Morsette to discuss The REDress Project - an installation art project created to seek justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous... Read»
Prof. Goff wins UVA Public Service Award
April 21, 2023
As featured in UVAToday: Prof. Lisa Goff is the winner of an All University Public Service Award. See the story at: ... Read»
Solidarity Hours & Artist Talk/Music Event ft. Damon Locks
December 8, 2022
American Studies Majors are invited to join our off-campus solidarity hours/study hall time followed by a music event featuring Damon Locks.
When: Thursday, December 8, 3-... Read»
