Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic American Studies And Ethnicity http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/740/american-studies-and-ethnicity/ American studies and ethnicity doctoral student Priscilla Leiva has earned a coveted Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship. She is studying the complex relationship between sports stadiums and their surrounding communities.]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 15:35:00 -0500 USC Dornsife lecturer and alumnus Anthony Sparks (Ph.D. ‘12) scripted Walt Disney EPCOT’s first African American art and history exhibit, “Re-Discovering America: Family Treasures from the Kinsey Collection.”]]> Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:45:00 -0500 A graduate from the inaugural class of USC Dornsife’s American studies and ethnicity doctoral program, Laura Barraclough ’06 has accepted a tenure-track faculty appointment at Yale University.]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:25:00 -0500 USC Dornsife takes a leadership role in finding solutions to human trafficking, beginning with an international conference that drew 200 participants.]]> Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500 For Macarena Gómez-Barris, associate professor of sociology and American studies and ethnicity, memories weave a complex chronicle of culture and power in South America.]]> Wed, 9 Jan 2013 09:45:00 -0500 Laura Pulido’s new book A People’s Guide to Los Angeles takes readers to 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender and sexuality have occurred.]]> Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:35:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Nayan Shah has recently won the 2012 Norris and Carol Hundley Prize for his second book, Stranger Intimacy.]]> Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:20:00 -0500 Jack Halberstam, professor of American studies and ethnicity, and gender studies in USC Dornsife, has written a new book, Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the End of Normal, to be published by Beacon Press in September.]]> Thu, 9 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0500 USC Norman Topping scholars in USC Dornsife’s Japan Immersion Program have collected 300 books to donate to Japan’s American studies libraries devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:05:00 -0500 Congratulations to the six USC Dornsife students and alumni who won 2012 Fulbright Scholarships. The award will take them to Brazil, the Philippines and Israel, to name a few countries.]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15:00 -0500 Manuel Pastor, professor of American studies and ethnicity in USC Dornsife, has received the 2012 Wally Marks Changemaker Award for his outstanding work in the Los Angeles community.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 15:08:00 -0500 The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:24:00 -0500 The King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture in USC Dornsife has been recognized for his work bridging the gap of understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims.]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 15:49:00 -0500 The non-profit publisher of Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic literature, housed in USC Dornsife’s Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, brings innovative fiction, poetry and critical essays to the public.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:22:00 -0500 USC Dornsife 2020’s Newest Research Clusters]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:53:00 -0500 Katherine Montgomery Montclair, New Jersey Creative Writing A woman walking briskly down the street. A man donning a fedora. These uncomplicated sights inspire Katherine Montgomery in her fiction writing. Montgomery realized her...]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:50:00 -0500 USC Dornsife junior David Horacio Hernandez is lauded by the White House for his education advocacy and travels to Capitol Hill to offer ideas about how to better prepare minorities for college.]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:33:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Department of American Studies and Ethnicity promotes digital scholarship through a summer institute funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:50:00 -0500 Maytha Alhassen, a member of the Provost's Ph.D. Fellowship Program, will interrupt her travels across North Africa and the Middle East to host Al Jazeera’s The Stream, a live TV program covering current events through...]]> Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:36:00 -0500 USC College's Adam Bush receives K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award for his commitment to higher education.]]> Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:49:00 -0500 Undergraduates laugh, cry and learn during USC College and Norman Topping's summer program in Japan.]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:23:00 -0500 How will society be transformed by the presence, skills and actions of immigrants? USC College has become the convening place for academic, community and public policy leaders to conduct and discuss research on the changing landscape of Los Angeles and the nation.]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:07:00 -0500 Aug. 25, 2010, marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow. Andrew Curtis and a team of USC College students are documenting the rebuilding process street by street.]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:51:00 -0500 Mock interviews, résumé critiques and handshake tutorials — this is not a typical gang intervention. Stan Huey and his research team are investigating whether opening career paths can change the lives of gang-involved Los Angeles youth.]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:30:00 -0500 USC College alumna Wendy Cheng's dissertation involving regional race formation in the San Gabriel Valley has won the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize.]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:47:00 -0500