American Studies Journal
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American Studies is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal published out of KU for 60 years as of 2020. Dialogues is our multi-media platform & blog.
Today's article is "Radical Times, Continuities in Struggle" by Joo Ok Kim (Vol 59, No. 2)
It's just three short pages if you're looking for something short and sweet while waiting for the bus.
#JeNeSuisPasUnVirus #covid_19 #americanstudies #article
It's just three short pages if you're looking for something short and sweet while waiting for the bus.
#JeNeSuisPasUnVirus #covid_19 #americanstudies #article
May 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today's article is "Radical Times, Continuities in Struggle" by Joo Ok Kim (Vol 59, No. 2)
It's just three short pages if you're looking for something short and sweet while waiting for the bus.
#JeNeSuisPasUnVirus #covid_19 #americanstudies #article
It's just three short pages if you're looking for something short and sweet while waiting for the bus.
#JeNeSuisPasUnVirus #covid_19 #americanstudies #article
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "White Noise and Everyday Technologies" by Susana S. Martins (Vol. 46, No. 1) The article is an analysis of the novel White Noise by Don DeLillo.
#reading
#bookrecommendations #bookstagram #whitenoise #technology #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "White Noise and Everyday Technologies" by Susana S. Martins (Vol. 46, No. 1) The article is an analysis of the novel White Noise by Don DeLillo.
#reading
#bookrecommendations #bookstagram #whitenoise #technology #americanstudies #journal
May 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "White Noise and Everyday Technologies" by Susana S. Martins (Vol. 46, No. 1) The article is an analysis of the novel White Noise by Don DeLillo.
#reading
#bookrecommendations #bookstagram #whitenoise #technology #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "White Noise and Everyday Technologies" by Susana S. Martins (Vol. 46, No. 1) The article is an analysis of the novel White Noise by Don DeLillo.
#reading
#bookrecommendations #bookstagram #whitenoise #technology #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "Expect the Truth!" Exploiting History with Mandingo by Andrew DeVos (Vol. 52, No. 2)
#mandingo #moviehistory #70s #slavery #americanstudies #article
#mandingo #moviehistory #70s #slavery #americanstudies #article
May 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today's article is "Expect the Truth!" Exploiting History with Mandingo by Andrew DeVos (Vol. 52, No. 2)
#mandingo #moviehistory #70s #slavery #americanstudies #article
#mandingo #moviehistory #70s #slavery #americanstudies #article
Happy Friday,
Today's article is "I Still Have to Protest This? Civil Rights Temporalities and Reproductive Dystopias" by Rebecca Wanzo (Vol. 63, No. 3)
#abortion #healthcare #civilrights #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "I Still Have to Protest This? Civil Rights Temporalities and Reproductive Dystopias" by Rebecca Wanzo (Vol. 63, No. 3)
#abortion #healthcare #civilrights #americanstudies #journal
May 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Happy Friday,
Today's article is "I Still Have to Protest This? Civil Rights Temporalities and Reproductive Dystopias" by Rebecca Wanzo (Vol. 63, No. 3)
#abortion #healthcare #civilrights #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "I Still Have to Protest This? Civil Rights Temporalities and Reproductive Dystopias" by Rebecca Wanzo (Vol. 63, No. 3)
#abortion #healthcare #civilrights #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "Queering the Library: Naming the Subject Is an Act of Power" by Margaret Breidenbaugh (Vol. 62, no. 1/2)
Read here: amsj.blog/2023/04/20/q...
On our blog!!
#queer #library #lgbtq #subjects #americanstudies #journal
Read here: amsj.blog/2023/04/20/q...
On our blog!!
#queer #library #lgbtq #subjects #americanstudies #journal
April 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Today's article is "Queering the Library: Naming the Subject Is an Act of Power" by Margaret Breidenbaugh (Vol. 62, no. 1/2)
Read here: amsj.blog/2023/04/20/q...
On our blog!!
#queer #library #lgbtq #subjects #americanstudies #journal
Read here: amsj.blog/2023/04/20/q...
On our blog!!
#queer #library #lgbtq #subjects #americanstudies #journal
Happy Friday,
It's book review time! Today's book is The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic - the book review can be found in Vol. 62, No. 1/2 by Carrie Lane
#burnouts #work #exhaustion #americanstudies #journal #bookrecommendations #bookreview
It's book review time! Today's book is The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic - the book review can be found in Vol. 62, No. 1/2 by Carrie Lane
#burnouts #work #exhaustion #americanstudies #journal #bookrecommendations #bookreview
April 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy Friday,
It's book review time! Today's book is The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic - the book review can be found in Vol. 62, No. 1/2 by Carrie Lane
#burnouts #work #exhaustion #americanstudies #journal #bookrecommendations #bookreview
It's book review time! Today's book is The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic - the book review can be found in Vol. 62, No. 1/2 by Carrie Lane
#burnouts #work #exhaustion #americanstudies #journal #bookrecommendations #bookreview
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "Groove Theory: A Vamp on the Epistemology of Funk" by Tony Bolden
You can find this article and the full funk issue on our website; it's Vol. 52 No. 4 (2013)
#funk #music #americanstudies #academia
Today's article is "Groove Theory: A Vamp on the Epistemology of Funk" by Tony Bolden
You can find this article and the full funk issue on our website; it's Vol. 52 No. 4 (2013)
#funk #music #americanstudies #academia
April 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "Groove Theory: A Vamp on the Epistemology of Funk" by Tony Bolden
You can find this article and the full funk issue on our website; it's Vol. 52 No. 4 (2013)
#funk #music #americanstudies #academia
Today's article is "Groove Theory: A Vamp on the Epistemology of Funk" by Tony Bolden
You can find this article and the full funk issue on our website; it's Vol. 52 No. 4 (2013)
#funk #music #americanstudies #academia
Happy Friday,
today's art piece is "Self-Portrait @ 69.65 My Blood" by Dougie Padilla (Vol. 62, No. 4)
This piece first appeared in "Lucky 70 (Suerte)" an art exhibition at Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.
today's art piece is "Self-Portrait @ 69.65 My Blood" by Dougie Padilla (Vol. 62, No. 4)
This piece first appeared in "Lucky 70 (Suerte)" an art exhibition at Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy Friday,
today's art piece is "Self-Portrait @ 69.65 My Blood" by Dougie Padilla (Vol. 62, No. 4)
This piece first appeared in "Lucky 70 (Suerte)" an art exhibition at Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.
today's art piece is "Self-Portrait @ 69.65 My Blood" by Dougie Padilla (Vol. 62, No. 4)
This piece first appeared in "Lucky 70 (Suerte)" an art exhibition at Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.
Happy Tuesday,
Todays article is "The (Re)Shaping of Latino/Chicano Ethnicity through the Inclusion/Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants" by Katsuyuki Murata (Vol. 39, No. 2).
#asco #chicano #latino #immigration #history #americanstudies #journal
Todays article is "The (Re)Shaping of Latino/Chicano Ethnicity through the Inclusion/Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants" by Katsuyuki Murata (Vol. 39, No. 2).
#asco #chicano #latino #immigration #history #americanstudies #journal
April 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Tuesday,
Todays article is "The (Re)Shaping of Latino/Chicano Ethnicity through the Inclusion/Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants" by Katsuyuki Murata (Vol. 39, No. 2).
#asco #chicano #latino #immigration #history #americanstudies #journal
Todays article is "The (Re)Shaping of Latino/Chicano Ethnicity through the Inclusion/Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants" by Katsuyuki Murata (Vol. 39, No. 2).
#asco #chicano #latino #immigration #history #americanstudies #journal
Happy Friday,
Recently I've been talking about the role of corporations in our government with some friends. So today's article is a discussion of Citizens United, "Uniting Citizens after Citizens United: Cities, Neoliberalism, and Democracy" by Michan Connor (Vol. 54, No. 1).
Recently I've been talking about the role of corporations in our government with some friends. So today's article is a discussion of Citizens United, "Uniting Citizens after Citizens United: Cities, Neoliberalism, and Democracy" by Michan Connor (Vol. 54, No. 1).
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Happy Friday,
Recently I've been talking about the role of corporations in our government with some friends. So today's article is a discussion of Citizens United, "Uniting Citizens after Citizens United: Cities, Neoliberalism, and Democracy" by Michan Connor (Vol. 54, No. 1).
Recently I've been talking about the role of corporations in our government with some friends. So today's article is a discussion of Citizens United, "Uniting Citizens after Citizens United: Cities, Neoliberalism, and Democracy" by Michan Connor (Vol. 54, No. 1).
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "The Importance of Learning About the Rest of the World: What Would Emerson Say Today?" By Lewis Hanke, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1986
A short and interesting read that can be found on our website or jstor 😊
#education #ralphwaldoemerson #fulbright #americanstudies
Today's article is "The Importance of Learning About the Rest of the World: What Would Emerson Say Today?" By Lewis Hanke, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1986
A short and interesting read that can be found on our website or jstor 😊
#education #ralphwaldoemerson #fulbright #americanstudies
April 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Happy Tuesday,
Today's article is "The Importance of Learning About the Rest of the World: What Would Emerson Say Today?" By Lewis Hanke, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1986
A short and interesting read that can be found on our website or jstor 😊
#education #ralphwaldoemerson #fulbright #americanstudies
Today's article is "The Importance of Learning About the Rest of the World: What Would Emerson Say Today?" By Lewis Hanke, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1986
A short and interesting read that can be found on our website or jstor 😊
#education #ralphwaldoemerson #fulbright #americanstudies
Happy Friday!
Today we have another book review for the book "The Myth That Made Us" by Jeff Fuhrer
The review, written by David Karjanen, can be read in Vol. 63, No. 2
#themyththatmadeus #rascism #bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies #journal
Today we have another book review for the book "The Myth That Made Us" by Jeff Fuhrer
The review, written by David Karjanen, can be read in Vol. 63, No. 2
#themyththatmadeus #rascism #bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies #journal
March 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy Friday!
Today we have another book review for the book "The Myth That Made Us" by Jeff Fuhrer
The review, written by David Karjanen, can be read in Vol. 63, No. 2
#themyththatmadeus #rascism #bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies #journal
Today we have another book review for the book "The Myth That Made Us" by Jeff Fuhrer
The review, written by David Karjanen, can be read in Vol. 63, No. 2
#themyththatmadeus #rascism #bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies #journal
CALL FOR PAPERS!!!
This special issue of American Studies will explore the intersections between Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Critical University Studies.
This special issue of American Studies will explore the intersections between Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Critical University Studies.
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS!!!
This special issue of American Studies will explore the intersections between Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Critical University Studies.
This special issue of American Studies will explore the intersections between Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Critical University Studies.
Happy Wednesday,
Today's article is "Protest, Prayer" by Ashon T. Crawley (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2020)
It's a short and powerful read and Ashon Crawley is an incredible professor and artist.
Artwork is "dancing in one spot" by Ashon Crawley
#protest #prayer #art #ashoncrawley #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "Protest, Prayer" by Ashon T. Crawley (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2020)
It's a short and powerful read and Ashon Crawley is an incredible professor and artist.
Artwork is "dancing in one spot" by Ashon Crawley
#protest #prayer #art #ashoncrawley #americanstudies #journal
March 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy Wednesday,
Today's article is "Protest, Prayer" by Ashon T. Crawley (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2020)
It's a short and powerful read and Ashon Crawley is an incredible professor and artist.
Artwork is "dancing in one spot" by Ashon Crawley
#protest #prayer #art #ashoncrawley #americanstudies #journal
Today's article is "Protest, Prayer" by Ashon T. Crawley (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2020)
It's a short and powerful read and Ashon Crawley is an incredible professor and artist.
Artwork is "dancing in one spot" by Ashon Crawley
#protest #prayer #art #ashoncrawley #americanstudies #journal
Happy Friday,
Today's article is "Octavia Butler and the Settler Colonial Speculative: Xenogenesis and Planetary Loss" by Smaran Dayal
The article looks at Butler's theorization of Settler Colonialism in the Lilith's Brood trilogy.
Today's article is "Octavia Butler and the Settler Colonial Speculative: Xenogenesis and Planetary Loss" by Smaran Dayal
The article looks at Butler's theorization of Settler Colonialism in the Lilith's Brood trilogy.
March 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy Friday,
Today's article is "Octavia Butler and the Settler Colonial Speculative: Xenogenesis and Planetary Loss" by Smaran Dayal
The article looks at Butler's theorization of Settler Colonialism in the Lilith's Brood trilogy.
Today's article is "Octavia Butler and the Settler Colonial Speculative: Xenogenesis and Planetary Loss" by Smaran Dayal
The article looks at Butler's theorization of Settler Colonialism in the Lilith's Brood trilogy.
Happy Tuesday,
Today we have a book review for you; "American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam" by John Hellmann
The book review can be found in Vol. 27, No. 2
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #vietnam #greatbooks #americanstudies #journal
Today we have a book review for you; "American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam" by John Hellmann
The book review can be found in Vol. 27, No. 2
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #vietnam #greatbooks #americanstudies #journal
March 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Tuesday,
Today we have a book review for you; "American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam" by John Hellmann
The book review can be found in Vol. 27, No. 2
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #vietnam #greatbooks #americanstudies #journal
Today we have a book review for you; "American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam" by John Hellmann
The book review can be found in Vol. 27, No. 2
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #vietnam #greatbooks #americanstudies #journal
The article reminded me of an article by David Lindsay, published in 1976, called "Truth or Consequences?"
It's a bit more of a philosophical read and it has an interesting discussion of the role of the judicial branch in America, the question of lying, and a bit of situational ethics.
It's a bit more of a philosophical read and it has an interesting discussion of the role of the judicial branch in America, the question of lying, and a bit of situational ethics.
March 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The article reminded me of an article by David Lindsay, published in 1976, called "Truth or Consequences?"
It's a bit more of a philosophical read and it has an interesting discussion of the role of the judicial branch in America, the question of lying, and a bit of situational ethics.
It's a bit more of a philosophical read and it has an interesting discussion of the role of the judicial branch in America, the question of lying, and a bit of situational ethics.
Happy Friday,
Today NPR published an article talking about the conflict between the judicial branch and the executive branch of the government. It's a short read (and you can listen to it too) by Carrie Johnson.
#judge #judicial #npr #philosophy #americanstudies #journal
Today NPR published an article talking about the conflict between the judicial branch and the executive branch of the government. It's a short read (and you can listen to it too) by Carrie Johnson.
#judge #judicial #npr #philosophy #americanstudies #journal
March 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Happy Friday,
Today NPR published an article talking about the conflict between the judicial branch and the executive branch of the government. It's a short read (and you can listen to it too) by Carrie Johnson.
#judge #judicial #npr #philosophy #americanstudies #journal
Today NPR published an article talking about the conflict between the judicial branch and the executive branch of the government. It's a short read (and you can listen to it too) by Carrie Johnson.
#judge #judicial #npr #philosophy #americanstudies #journal
Happy Friday! Today we have another book review, the review is by Carol Mason for the book "Dangerous Pregnancies: Mother's, Disabilities, and Abortion in Modern America" by Leslie Reagan
The full review can be found in Vol. 51, No. 3/4 (2010)
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies
The full review can be found in Vol. 51, No. 3/4 (2010)
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies
March 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy Friday! Today we have another book review, the review is by Carol Mason for the book "Dangerous Pregnancies: Mother's, Disabilities, and Abortion in Modern America" by Leslie Reagan
The full review can be found in Vol. 51, No. 3/4 (2010)
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies
The full review can be found in Vol. 51, No. 3/4 (2010)
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #americanstudies
Happy Tuesday! Today's archive find is Factory Farms in a Consumer Society by Chad Lavin (Vol. 50, No. 1/2)
Painting is Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 by George Inness
#farmlife #farms #consumerism #americanstudies #journal
Painting is Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 by George Inness
#farmlife #farms #consumerism #americanstudies #journal
March 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy Tuesday! Today's archive find is Factory Farms in a Consumer Society by Chad Lavin (Vol. 50, No. 1/2)
Painting is Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 by George Inness
#farmlife #farms #consumerism #americanstudies #journal
Painting is Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 by George Inness
#farmlife #farms #consumerism #americanstudies #journal
We are officially calling for papers!! 🔊
We are looking for articles for both the regular edition as well as for a special edition! See below for more info ⬇️
American Studies (AMSJ) is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association
We are looking for articles for both the regular edition as well as for a special edition! See below for more info ⬇️
American Studies (AMSJ) is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association
February 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We are officially calling for papers!! 🔊
We are looking for articles for both the regular edition as well as for a special edition! See below for more info ⬇️
American Studies (AMSJ) is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association
We are looking for articles for both the regular edition as well as for a special edition! See below for more info ⬇️
American Studies (AMSJ) is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association
Happy Tuesday!
Today's archive find is from 1988, called "Down From Slavery: Invisible man's descent into the city and the discovery of self" by Robert Butler (Vol. 29, No. 2)
#book #bookrecommendations #invisibleman #academia #article #americanstudies
Today's archive find is from 1988, called "Down From Slavery: Invisible man's descent into the city and the discovery of self" by Robert Butler (Vol. 29, No. 2)
#book #bookrecommendations #invisibleman #academia #article #americanstudies
February 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy Tuesday!
Today's archive find is from 1988, called "Down From Slavery: Invisible man's descent into the city and the discovery of self" by Robert Butler (Vol. 29, No. 2)
#book #bookrecommendations #invisibleman #academia #article #americanstudies
Today's archive find is from 1988, called "Down From Slavery: Invisible man's descent into the city and the discovery of self" by Robert Butler (Vol. 29, No. 2)
#book #bookrecommendations #invisibleman #academia #article #americanstudies
Today we are pulling an article called "Local Places, National Spaces: Public Memory, Community Identity, and Landscape at Scotts Bluff National Monument" by Alicia Barber (Vol. 45, No. 2)
#nationalpark #nps #scottsbluff #michellpass #academia #americanstudies #journal
#nationalpark #nps #scottsbluff #michellpass #academia #americanstudies #journal
February 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today we are pulling an article called "Local Places, National Spaces: Public Memory, Community Identity, and Landscape at Scotts Bluff National Monument" by Alicia Barber (Vol. 45, No. 2)
#nationalpark #nps #scottsbluff #michellpass #academia #americanstudies #journal
#nationalpark #nps #scottsbluff #michellpass #academia #americanstudies #journal
Happy Wednesday! Today's archive find is a book review from 1984 (Vol. 25, No. 1)
The review is for the book Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes by J. Ronald Engel
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #sacredsands #environment #americanstudies #journal
The review is for the book Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes by J. Ronald Engel
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #sacredsands #environment #americanstudies #journal
February 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happy Wednesday! Today's archive find is a book review from 1984 (Vol. 25, No. 1)
The review is for the book Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes by J. Ronald Engel
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #sacredsands #environment #americanstudies #journal
The review is for the book Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes by J. Ronald Engel
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #sacredsands #environment #americanstudies #journal
Happy Valentine's Day 💕
Keeping in line with the theme of the holiday we have "States of Arousal/Fantasy Islands: Race, Sex, and Romance in the Global Economy of Desire" by Joane Nagel (Vol. 41, No. 2/3, 2000)
Front image is "Lovers in a Thunderstorm" by Daniel Chodowiecki
#americanstudies
Keeping in line with the theme of the holiday we have "States of Arousal/Fantasy Islands: Race, Sex, and Romance in the Global Economy of Desire" by Joane Nagel (Vol. 41, No. 2/3, 2000)
Front image is "Lovers in a Thunderstorm" by Daniel Chodowiecki
#americanstudies
February 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy Valentine's Day 💕
Keeping in line with the theme of the holiday we have "States of Arousal/Fantasy Islands: Race, Sex, and Romance in the Global Economy of Desire" by Joane Nagel (Vol. 41, No. 2/3, 2000)
Front image is "Lovers in a Thunderstorm" by Daniel Chodowiecki
#americanstudies
Keeping in line with the theme of the holiday we have "States of Arousal/Fantasy Islands: Race, Sex, and Romance in the Global Economy of Desire" by Joane Nagel (Vol. 41, No. 2/3, 2000)
Front image is "Lovers in a Thunderstorm" by Daniel Chodowiecki
#americanstudies