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\"\"The Department of American Studies and Ethnicity (ASE) at USC is a multi-disciplinary department that investigates the multi-faceted\u00a0problems of race, immigration, urban geography, culture, power, gender, sexuality and social justice. We engage students and the\u00a0public to understand diversity, the consequences of disparity and inequity, and the enactment of community and citizenship in Los\u00a0Angeles, California, the United States and the world.<\/p>\n

ASE houses a stellar and transformative faculty, drawn from across USC, whose scholarship and teaching crosses disciplinary boundaries.<\/p>\n

In our undergraduate and graduate courses and our ASE Commons public events , research symposiums and public events, we\u00a0produce robust inquiry in the cross-cutting fields of American Studies and Ethnic Studies that engages complementary fields of\u00a0Literature, History, Sociology, Politics, Film, Communications, Anthropology, Science Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies,\u00a0Psychology and Cognitive Studies, Cultural Studies, Legal Studies, Performing Arts and Visual Studies.<\/p>\n

As an innovative and multidisciplinary PhD program, ASE offers models of scholarly inquiry and interpretation that addresses the\u00a0creative potential of diasporic and ethnic communities and the multi-directional influence they exercise upon the immediate\u00a0California region, the United States and ricocheting across the Americas, Pacific and Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Our students have become professors at top universities, leaders in arts and cultural institutions, and innovators in community,\u00a0national and international organizations and in professions of law, medicine, education, and social work. \u00a0Through rigorous and\u00a0cutting-edge research, the faculty and students are devoted to understanding human impact and the potential for transformation\u00a0towards justice and equity.<\/p>\n

Our faculty have published numerous award winning books \u00a0and research articles that have become field changing for Ethnic\u00a0Studies, American Studies and far beyond.<\/p>\n

Our graduate students are placed in tenure track positions at the most competitive universities. \u00a0They win top fellowships and\u00a0awards from the Ford Foundation, the Haynes Foundation, ACLS, Mellon, AAUW, and National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n

ASE has key collaborations with the Center for Immigrant Integration, the Proram for Regional Equity and the, and the Center for\u00a0Democracy and Diversity. \u00a0We house\u00a0Kaya Press, a Trans-Pacific creative and non-fiction press.<\/p>\n

Our signature public lecture series ASE Commons addresses\u00a0Race, Power and Critical Thought and features new research in American Studies,\u00a0Ethnic Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Indigenous Studies, Transnational Studies. \u00a0And, our faculty have organized campus wide events,\u00a0performances, lectures, and music series.<\/p>\n

The department continues to grow in new directions and currently hosts research clusters in: Indigeneity and Decolonization; Race and Sexuality; Black\u00a0Diasporas and Transpacific Studies.<\/p>\n

ASE is truly a unique opportunity for cutting edge research on race, ethnicity, immigration, society, gender, sexuality and power. We\u00a0look forward to your participation in the ASE project!<\/p>\n

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John Carlos Rowe<\/address>\n
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USC Associates Chair in Humanities and Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity and Comparative Literature<\/address>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Located in Kaprielian Hall on the University Park campus, ASE faculty, graduate students, and staff are available to assist you with information and resources about our academic programs and research specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

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University of Southern California<\/p>\n

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