Remembering Roland A. Delattre
The late professor was not your typical American studies academic
By David D. Hall
The late professor was not your typical American studies academic
By David D. Hall
Alumna Sharon Leon uses technology to engage young history students
Sharon M. Leon, Ph.D. ’04
Grad student Jason Ruiz examines early travel discourse
By Jason Ruiz, Ph.D. ’08
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"I think of teaching as a kind of jazz performance..."
Q&A with Kate Tyler
by Roderick Ferguson, Associate Professor
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"She routinely draws students into the palm of her hand..."
by Riv Ellen Prell
By John Kinder
How do wounded soldiers shape Americans’ views of their nation and themselves?
A model of the engaged scholar, Brenda Child works to expand the meaning of historic preservation in Minnesota.
By Kate Tyler
Studying a century of American moviemaking, Lary May probes the links between pop culture and national politics.
By Tiya Miles
How does an American studies scholar come to write an historical novel about an Afro-Cherokee family?
One tends toward land, one toward sea. Meet our two newest faculty members.
By Kate Tyler
Jennifer Pierce ventures directly into the workplace to explore intriguing puzzles about in equality.
By Joseph Bauerkemper
In American Indian literatures, Joseph Bauerkemper finds new images of nationhood.
By Kate Tyler
The department’s revamped American diversity course helps undergrads see the changing face of Minnesota.
Continue reading "Natives, Migrants, and the Making of Minnesota" »
By Kate Tyler
Partnering with Mayan migrants on the Yucatán Peninsula, Bianet Castellanos probes the implications of the new global economy.
By Jim Curran
Jim Curran left a budding business career to become a schoolteacher
By Karen Murphy
In the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, Karen Murphy helps teachers and students move forward by understanding the past.
By Edén Torres
‘Shameless outlaw’ Edén Torres reflects on the view from a campus window.