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American Studies

Director: Shelley Fisher Fishkin

Program Coordinators: Richard Gillam, Judith Richardson

Administrative Committee: Barton J. Bernstein (History), David Brady (Political Science), Scott Bukatman (Art and Art History), Gordon H. Chang (History), Michele B. Elam (English), Estelle Freedman (History), Leah Gordon (Education), Allyson Hobbs (History), Nicholas Jenkins (English), Gavin Jones (English), Doug McAdam (Sociology), Hilton Obenzinger (English), David Palumbo-Liu (Comparative Literature), Jack Rakove (History), Arnold Rampersad (English), Rob Reich (Political Science), Judith Richardson (English), Ramón Saldívar (English, Comparative Literature), Stephen Sohn (English), Fred Turner (Communication), Barry Weingast (Political Science), Caroline Winterer (History), Bryan Wolf (Art and Art History), Gavin Wright (Economics)

Program Offices: Building 460

Mail Code: 94305-2022

Phone: (650) 723-3413

Email: monica.moore@stanford.edu

Web Site: http://amstudies.stanford.edu/

Courses offered by American Studies Program are listed under the subject code AMSTUD on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.

Mission of the Undergraduate Program in American Studies

The mission of the undergraduate program in American Studies is to provide students with a broad understanding of American culture and society. Building on a foundation of courses in history and institutions, literature and the arts, and race and ethnicity, students learn to analyze and interpret America's past and present, forging fresh and creative syntheses along the way. The program is an interdisciplinary major and beyond the core requirements of the major, students may define and pursue their own interests from fields such as history, literature, art, communication, theatre, African American studies, feminist studies, economics, anthropology, religious studies, Chicana/o studies, law, sociology, education, Native American studies, music, and film. The program is designed to provide students majoring in American Studies with excellent preparation for further study in graduate or professional schools as well as careers in government, business, or other specialized fields.

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