Register
Register here for the annual meeting and to begin or renew an ASA membership
Register here to submit a proposal through the ASA's 2012 submission site.
Register here for JHU Press and ASA membership services, including online access to American Quarterly and the Encyclopedia of American Studies Online.Register here to join an ASA community. Only current ASA members may contribute to the community blogs. Registration is not required to submit display or text ads or news and events or to view many pages. We will refuse posts that are not of professional interest to ASA members.
Click here for membership FAQ's
Events
Jun. 30 | 2012 Bode-Pearson Prize
Nominations for the 2012 Bode-Pearson Prize for Outstanding Contributions to American Studies due
Jun. 30 | 2012 Mary C. Turpie Prize
Nominations for the 2012 Mary C. Turpie Prize for Outstanding Contributions to American Studies Teaching, Advising, and Program Development due
Oct. 1 | Travel Grants for Graduate Students
For submission guidelines, click here
Resources: Abstracts of American Studies Dissertations
By University | By Year
Burr, Martha. "The American Cowgirl: History and Iconography 1860-Present," American Studies Program, New York University, August 1997.
The American cowgirl is both a historical figure and an important icon reflecting the transition of gender roles between America’s Victorian era and the Modern one. The cowgirl is one female role that challenges the hegemony of nineteenth-century domesticity, while alternately finding a cultural niche for women in the iconic male sphere of the West and its accompanying Progressive ideology. Many notable women came under the cowgirl guise: Belle Starr, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakley, to name a few of the more famous cowgirls. Today the cowgirl icon persists, continuing to evolve through film, romance novels, exploitation media, advertisements, and C&W music. The cowgirl icon is enduring and rich in complexity; it represents multiple and often conflicting signs of gender, history, and the West through a diverse cultural landscape.
Quick Links
American Quarterly [official journal site]
American Quarterly [editorial site]
Encyclopedia of American Studies
Encyclopedia of American Studies [editorial site]