American Studies at Miami University

08/29/2024

Thanks to Alex Bitterman for the review of The City Aroused!

Read all about it!

A review of Dr. Damon Scott's book, The City Aroused, has been published in the Journal of the American Planning Association. The review is available online, with free access through the end of November: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2024.2383156

01/25/2024

A very special thanks to Miranda Melcher for her insightful questions about "The City Aroused"...

Damon Scott, "The City Aroused: Q***r Places and Urban Redevelopment in Postwar San Francisco" (U Texas Press, 2024)

08/17/2023

is just around the corner! I am excited to focus on raising funds to support the American Studies educational projects that happen outside the classroom!

The American Studies Fund helps to cover the costs of the learning experiences that happen outside the classroom, and that make AMS unique. Examples include field trips and museum visits; grants for independent research projects for our students; partial study abroad or study away grants for AMS maj...

05/16/2021

Congratulations to the AMS graduates, class of 2021!

Congratulations to all our 2021 Graduates. We commend you on your achievements and success. ...

03/02/2021

Join us virtually this afternoon at 4:25 for a fabulous alumni panel, featuring Taylor Robinson (AMS), alongside other wonderful graduates of ITS and WGS at the 2021 GIC Career Day.

05/18/2020

The faculty and staff of the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University would like to congratulate all of our 2020 Graduates on your ...

05/13/2020

Great work in public humanities by the students of AMS 305 who explored America's contested icons. Check out their online magazine here:

Contested Icons of America is a student magazine covering a wide range of issues and topics. This semester, we’ve been at taken our focus on Malcom X, the Confederate Flag, the Black Panthers, Mount Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial. Check out a selection of this semester's articles.

03/24/2020

GIC Career Day.

On March 11, over 20 students, faculty, and alumni participated in the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies' (GIC) Career Day, the department's first initiative of its kind to provide students with training and tailored guidance in order to prepare them for the job market.

02/28/2020

Useful story on career fairs.

Looking for work demands different strategies and forms of engagement. Some individuals are comfortable networking and looking for opportunities at events including career fairs. Others are not…

02/22/2020

A wonderful piece from Prof. Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy! It's worth a read!

We believed—at least a little—the things we had been repeating all our lives.