Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester!
Read on for news and notes from American Studies
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester American Studies students, faculty, alumni, and supporters!
We hope you had an enjoyable and restful winter break and a great first week of classes.
We have some great events planned this semester that we wanted to bring to your attention.
SAVE THE DATE: American Studies Midterm Lunch Break
Please join us for an American Studies Midterm Lunch Break on March 13, 2024 from 12-1pm in Fine Arts 545. Come pick up a (free!) boxed lunch in Fine Arts 545-B. We will send a separate myUMBC invite for this very soon!
You can say hi to your professors, and find out more about a degree in American Studies, or learn about our three minors (in Public Humanities, Asian American studies, or American Studies) and find out about our other exciting programs.
We hope to see you there!
SPRING EVENTS IN AMST
February 23: Podcasting Workshop with Jamyla Krempel as Part of Humanities Lab/Dresher and Public Humanities. 10:30-12 PAHB 216. Students must register and it is hybrid. Register here to attend.
March 1: Sign up for URCAD! We have great success with lots of AMST/PUBH students presenting on some exciting projects.
April 4: Join us for a Field Trip to Walters Art Museum for Careers in Museum Studies. 12:30-2:30 A shuttle will provided! This event is sponsored by Public Humanities and Global Studies. If students are interested, they should email Prof. Fouts sfouts@umbc.edu.
May 1: Davarian L. Baldwin:In conversation with Nicole King, Associate Professor, American Studies When Your City Becomes a Campus: What Good is Higher Education for Our Cities, In honor of Ed Orser.
And keep an eye out for an upcoming announcement on a series of conversations hosted within the context of a course in a course in the department, AMST 430/680 "Seminar in American Signs: Place-Based Artistic Research" in collaboration with Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at UMBC (CADVC).
Posted: February 5, 2024, 9:21 AM