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American Studies Conference 2012

Honors Projects

Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Urban Faculty Colloquium
August 10-12, 16-17, 2010

Department Conception (5/7/2003)

Department of Multicultural Life

Student Organizations

Guidelines for First-Year Students

Consortium for Faculty Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges

Digital Commons at Macalester

Mahmoud El-Kati Distinguished Lectureship in American Studies

 

 




    Courses Evolving
            from the
Urban Faculty Seminar







Fall 05

HIST 194              Global in the Local           
                               Peter Rachleff

HIST 194              Local in the Global           
                               Paul Solon

HMCS 247            Documentary Video       
                               Michael Griffin

HMCS 394            Hip Hop Performance    
                               Leola Johnson

POLI  305             Women’s Voice in Politics   
                               Adrienne Christiansen

THDA 194            Frames and Methods for Performance Studies
                               Beth Cleary/Judith Howard

THDA 394            Hip Hop Performance        
                               Harry Waters, Jr.

Spring 06

AMST 300            Civic Engagement Seminar      
                               Karin Aguilar San Juan

THDA 294            Community-Based Theater       
                               Harry Waters, Jr.

Fall 06

HIST 294              Public History                             
                               Paul Schadewald

THDA 194             Frames and Methods in Performance Studies       
                               Judith Howard

Spr 07

ENVI 488              Senior Seminar Environmental Studies           
                               Chris Wells

POLI 265              Democratic Engagement                                   
                               Sarita Gregory

PSY 252               Distress/Dysfunction/Disorder                       
                               Jaine Strauss

PSY 380               Community Psychology                                   
                               Jaine Strauss

RELI 194              Islam in America                                               
                               Ahmed Ahmed

THDA 294            Community-Based Theatre                                   
                               Harry Waters, Jr.

Fall 2007

HIST 294-05         Transatlantic Slave Trade
                              Lynn Hudson

HIST 194-03         American Violence II: A Cultural History of Warfare from
                              the Early Republic Through the Civil War
                               Andrea Cremer

GEOG 341            Urban Social Geography: City Life
                               Daniel Trudeau

WCSS 110           Sexual Margins/Colonial Legacies: Intro to LGBT Studies
                               Scott Morgensen

Courses are in the development phase for subsequent semesters

EVENTS

Feb. 15, 2012

"Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Obama" discussion

American Studies Prof. Duchess Harris will lead a discussion of her book, Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Obama, for the Center on Women and Public Policy's Women and Politics Book Group.

The center is located at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Feb. 23, 2012

13th Annual American Studies Conference Keynote Address

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College, presents “Economic and Social Justice In The 21st Century” for the keynote address of the 13th Annual American Studies Conference at Macalester.

Dr. Malveaux is an economist and public intellectual known for her incisive commentary on race, gender, labor, and the economy. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications. The address will consider the hard truths of the nation's economic failure and will issue a call-to-arms for change. This event is free and open to the public. 

Conference Details

Feb. 24, 2012

American Studies Conference Response to Keynote Address and Lunch

Join American Studies and Julianne Malveaux for a discussion on “Economic and Social Justice In The 21st Century,” her keynote address on Feb. 23.

The faculty response will be from 11 a.m.-noon, followed by a lunchtime discussion with students from noon-1p.m.

This event will take place in the Weyerhaeuser Boardroom. Lunch will be provided. No RSVP required.

Conference Details



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