Dr. Innis-Jimenez participates in MetropoLatinx conference
Dr. Innis-Jimenez participates in Penn State University conference on the significance of Latinx populations in American urban history.
Dr. Mairin Odle gives talk at the Birmingham Museum of Art
The Transformation of Indigenous Cultural Practices by Colonial Powers December 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm https://www.artsbma.org/event/the-transformation-of-indigenous-cultural-practices-by-colonial-powers/
Dr. Innis-Jimenez quoted in Financial Times on Labor and the Night Shift
Dr. Innis-Jimenez, a specialist in American labor history, comments in the Financial Times (London) on the return of the night shift. This development comes at a time of increasing consumer
Dr. Weisbard Publishes Article in Popular Music
Dr. Eric Weisbard published his article, “American Music Writing: An Unruly History,” in the journal Popular Music. In it, he explores the relationship among the terms “vernacular,” “sentimental,” and “literary”
Rebecca Todd Minder, AMS MA alum, Named Editor of Alabama Heritage Magazine
Alabama Heritage recently appointed Rebecca Todd Minder as its director. Rebecca earned her MA in American Studies at the University of Alabama, concentrating on the study of southern popular culture.
Recipients of American Studies Scholarship Awards
The Department of American Studies congratulates the following AMS majors who have received American Studies Scholarship awards from the department: Lucy Barrow, Ian Bittner, Peyton Goodwin, Caroline Keating, Shiki Wang,
Dr. Hubbs Publishes Article in American Quarterly
In September 2021, an article by Dr. Hubbs called “Untranslatable Creole: Language Suppression, Racial Segregation, and Louisiana Local Color Fiction” was published as part of a special issue of American Quarterly focusing on
Justin Branum, 2022 Beijing Olympics
Justin Branum, who earned a M.A. in American Studies and graduated in 2021, published a op-ed surrounding the 2022 Olympics. Justin Branum: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics showed our resiliency, allowing
The Truth Behind an American Studies Degree, by Hannah Dillashaw, B.A.(2020)
Every time I tell someone I majored in American studies in college, I get the same response: “Oh, so like, history?” No, not exactly, at least not the history you’re