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Researchers, teachers, students, writers, activists, curators, community organizers, and activists from around the world who are dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of U.S. culture and history in a global context.
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Many things that connect us to each other. We publish American Quarterly; organize an annual international meeting and regional events; provide resources; and collaborate with museums, public institutions, and communities.
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Original research, teaching, critical thinking, public discussion, and dissent. We share a commitment to viewing U.S. history and culture from multiple perspectives and taking a stand on issues of importance and broad consensus.
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Early American Matters Caucus
Since the mid-1990s, the Early American Matters Caucus has been addressing pre-1900 American studies topics, broadly understood. We’re a collegial, friendly group, and we do our best both to cultivate a sense of community among pre-1900 Americanists and to bridge early...
Community Announcements
June 20, 2017
CFP: Transpacific Overtures, The Black Atlantic, and Dynamics of Settler Colonialism
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May 15, 2017
'tis the season: Voting for SASA board and officers
Posted for Southern American Studies Association in Community Updates
May 11, 2017
Early American Matters at the 2017 Chicago Annual Meeting—and Beyond
Posted for Early American Matters Caucus in Annual Meeting
ASA Calendar
September 15, 2017
Deadline: Critical Ethnic Studies Prize
Posted by Critical Ethnic Studies in Deadline
October 15, 2017
Deadline: Critical Disability Studies Caucus Graduate Student Paper Awards
Posted by Critical Disability Studies Caucus in Deadline
2017 Annual Meeting
Pedagogies of Dissent
November 9-12 // Chicago, Illinois
"Pedagogies of Dissent" invites inquiry into the intellectual, political, historical, and social genealogies of critical and transformative thought and praxis in the classroom, and in other material and virtual spaces where teaching and learning happen outside relationships as "teachers" and "students." The theme echoes Chandra Mohanty's use of "pedagogies of dissent” to refer to the project of oppositional pedagogies. How are such pedagogies constructed? What are the exigent conditions giving rise to their emergence? What allows them to flourish, or diminishes their effectiveness?
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Resources from the 2016 Annual Meeting // Denver, Colorado
American Quarterly
March 2017
Volume 69, Number 1
This issue of American Quarterly goes into production in the wake of the 2016 election. The values, policies, and behavior represented by Trump, his supporters, and those he is choosing as his staff are deeply in opposition to the fundamental principles of the ASA community. The election results challenge us to seriously reflect on what it means to do American studies and renew our commitments as scholars, teachers, and activists in this world. Many of the essays included here address themes that are critical to these issues.
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