Department of American Studies

Lights of Baltimore - Documentary Film – Internship Position

Lights of Baltimore is a documentary film about the city in the aftermath of the 2015 Uprising and the relations between the communities and the police. The film asks: what has changed since the...

Posted: November 21, 2016, 11:36 AM

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Summer Undergraduate Research Program - Univ of Virginia

The Curry School of Education at UVA would like to invite current junior students to take part in the SURP program. The 2017 SURP Application is now available! The Summer Undergraduate Research...

Posted: November 10, 2016, 11:48 AM

Spring 2017 URI internships in Baltimore

Deadline: November 15

Interns develop innovative pilot projects and conduct research to support restoration of Baltimore’s urban parks, natural resources, and neighborhoods. Projects are involved in research and...

Posted: October 26, 2016, 3:35 PM

UMBC Folklorist-in-Residence joins the Library of Congress

The American Folklife Center is pleased to welcome the latest addition to our staff, Michelle Stefano. Michelle joins the staff as a folklife specialist in the Research & Programs section of AFC.

Posted: October 18, 2016, 1:49 PM

AMST Prof. Michelle Stefano To Join the Library of Congress

The Department of American Studies congratulates Professor Michelle Stefano on her new position. Dr. Stefano starts in October as the Folklife Specialist in Research and Programs at the Library of...

Posted: September 25, 2016, 9:00 PM

Preserve the Baltimore Uprising Archive: Paid internship!

Open internship for Fall 2016

Internship Description: The H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society library is seeking undergraduate or graduate level interns to assist with the Preserve the Baltimore...

Posted: September 14, 2016, 6:49 PM

Mourning the passing of professor Joel M. Jones

A UMBC founding faculty member & American studies professor

Joel M. Jones, one of the original founding faculty members at UMBC (1966 – 1969), died at his home in Durango, Colorado, on July 13, 2016, following an 18-month battle with brain cancer.

Posted: August 31, 2016, 12:01 PM

Stefano and Shewbridge to Screen Mill Stories at Lehigh U!

An annual lecture series hosted by the MDHI brings leading practitioners of the digital and public humanities to campus to present their individual research work and projects, and to share...

Posted: April 16, 2016, 6:02 PM

AMST Alum Winona Caesar ('09) featured in UMBC Magazine

Tales of Grit and Greatness!

Winona Caesar ’09, American studies, gave the audience insight into a post-graduation journey where determination to succeed has led her to become chair of the Megaphone Project (an organization...

Posted: March 3, 2016, 10:09 AM

Baltimore Traces: Communities In Transition

Featuring UMBC Students!

The Marc Steiner Show hosted a roundtable with the UMBC students who produced the Baltimore Traces series. With: Christina Kwegan, American Studies student at UMBC; Calvin Perry, American Studies...

Posted: March 3, 2016, 10:07 AM