About American Studies
An interdisciplinary field, American Studies focuses its attention on U.S. culture and its relationship to the world beyond its borders. Established and dynamic, it brings together faculty and students from a wide variety of disciplines to promote an awareness of the complex cultural, political, and economic structures that have guided the history of the US and the Americas, from the first indigenous civilizations to the present day.
American Studies has increasingly situated the United States in a global context, examining the ways in which the nation has been transformed—and how it has shaped other regions—through the transnational flow of cultures, peoples, and institutional power across its boundaries.
Initiatives
American Studies Faculty Writing Group
Sponsored by the UConn Humanities Institute, a writing group for faculty who work on the United States or the Americas. If you would like to participate, contact Martha Cutter at martha.cutter@uconn.edu.
Graduate Certificate in American Studies
The Graduate Certificate in American Studies allows graduate students the opportunity to assimilate research methods across the disciplines into their work, resulting in a legitimately interdisciplinary dissertation. To this end, we also created new graduate courses in American Studies. For more information, contact Martha Cutter.
News and Events
Call for Applications: Robert Tilton Essay Prize
To Listen is To Heal: A Talk with Ruth Ozeki
April 6, 2023 - Ruth Ozeki - WebEx
A New World Order? A Roundtable on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
April 1st @ 1:00-2:30pm. Oxana Shevel, Ellen Litman, Sara Silverstein
Freedom Inside? Yoga and Meditation in the Carceral State
February 18 @ 1:30pm. Talk by Farah Godrej
Contact the Director
Martha Cutter
Director of American Studies
martha.cutter@uconn.edu
(860) 486-1761
Austin 143