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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
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Resources: Abstracts of American Studies Dissertations
By University | By Year
Maryland, University of
Gordon, Laura Suzanne. "Field Notes from the Light: An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning and Significance of 'Near Death Experiences'," Department of American Studies. May 2007. Advisor: John Caughy
Quinn, Kelly. "Making Modern Homes: A History of Langston Terrrace Dwellings, a New Deal Housing Program in Washington D.C. ," Department of American Studies. August 2007. Advisor: Mary Corbin Sies
Shaw, Barbara L.. "(Re)Mapping the Black Atlantic: Violence, Affect, and Subjectivity in Contemporary Caribbean Women's Migration Literature," Department of American Studies. May 2007. Advisor: Deborah Rosenfelt
Taylor, Dabrina. "Fair Lady, Huckleberry Friend: Freedom and Femininity in the Image of Audrey Hepburn, 1953-1967," American Studies Program. April 1997.
Thomsen, Dawn Fisk. "The Creation and Production of Detective Fiction in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America: A Developmental History of 'The Idea of Detective,' 1837-1880," Department of American Studies. January 1999.
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