American Studies Spring 2023 Courses

Explore course offerings with the attached flyer!

Spring 2023 registration is live, and American Studies offers a host of options next semester. Our advising flyer lays it all out!  Download the flyer below.

Posted: November 3, 2022, 11:05 AM

UMBC American Studies in the News

Two recent stories feature American Studies faculty

Last week, two American Studies faculty members were featured in local news stories. Check out the links below to hear about some of the work Nicole King and Sarah Fouts are doing in Baltimore...

Posted: October 13, 2022, 12:57 PM

Save the Dates: Prison State

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, Fall 2022 Symposium

The Library will be hosting a Symposium this Fall 2022. The Symposium is titled Prison State. It will explore the regional and pervasive impact of prison incarceration and the current debate...

Posted: September 29, 2022, 11:34 AM

Lecture: Dr. Nicole King - Preservation for the People

Thursday, September 29, 6pm @ MICA's Falvey Hall

This Thursday (September 29) American Studies professor Nicole King will deliver a lecture "Preservation for the People: The Fight for Development Without Displacement" about the fight to preserve...

Posted: September 26, 2022, 2:36 PM

Save the Dates: Looking in the Mirror

Presented by CAHSS

The Looking in the Mirror Series is presented by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Please see the full flyer attached. What is Linguistic Diversity? Friday, September...

Posted: September 22, 2022, 3:57 PM

2022-23 Baltimore Field School 2.0

Announcing New Cohort of Community Fellows

Baltimore Field School 2.0 creates a framework for UMBC graduate students, staff, and faculty to collaborate with community partners in building ethical and sustainable research and teaching...

Posted: September 20, 2022, 10:49 AM

Welcome Back to the Start of the Fall 2022 Semester!

Read on for news and notes from American Studies

Welcome back American Studies students, faculty, alumni, and supporters!  We hope you had an enjoyable and restful summer. Please join us for a Welcome Week open house on Thursday, Sept. 8 from...

Posted: August 31, 2022, 8:49 AM

Scholarly Reportage and the End of Extraction

Connecting People and Public Information

Central question: How could scholars work with journalists and organizers to better serve the public and share access to public information without being extractive? Join us for a discussion on...

Posted: November 16, 2021, 10:20 AM

Food Access and Land Sovereignty In The DMV

Join us for a panel featuring Chris Newman (Choptico Band of Piscataway Indians) of Sylvanaqua Farms and Brother Eric Jackson of Black Yield Institute. Moderated by Jamyla Krempel of WYPR. The...

Posted: November 25, 2020, 2:36 PM