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Updated 6/11/2009


WELCOME TO AMERICAN STUDIES

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American Studies at Cal State Fullerton is an independent department which takes as its primary subject American culture in its historical development. Courses cover a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, including gender studies, cultural diversity, popular culture, regionalism, law and society, expressive forms, and the history of ideas.

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Congratulations to all CSUF American Studies undergraduate and graduate students who completed their degrees this year. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

AMST graduates at commencement 2009

Images of Commencement 2009

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Read our 2009 American Studies student commencement addresses:

 


CSUF American Studies students presented an impressive array of papers at the recent California American Studies Association (CASA) Annual Conference at UC Santa Barbara.

Student papers included:

  • Joshua David Legere, “Racial Landscapes in Los Angeles: Two Case Studies”
  • Matt Glassman, “Urban Rust: Image, Identity, and the Rise and Fall of the Industrial Midwest”
  • Wendy Llamas, “The Anti-Corporate Globalization Movement in America: Feelings of Distrust, Betrayal, and Loss of Control”
  • Mary Anderson, “You Can’t Mass-Produce Quality: Martin Diedrich and Diedrich Coffee”
  • Steven Estrada, “A Divisive Public Persona: Representations of Noam Chomsky in American Media”
  • Sam Sousa, “The Shape of Punk to Come”
  • Matt Nelson, “The Future of Folk Culture”
  • Julia Y. Jun, “Asian against the Grain”
  • Shawn Cady, “Nostalgia, Landscapes, and Theme Towns: Why Americans Get Up and Go”
  • Jamie Ayako Hirami, “Rick Caruso: Imagineering California’s Outdoor Lifestyle Centers”
  • Anita Rice, “Nostalgia for the Future: The Quest for Utopia in Disney’s Tomorrowland”

CASA student panel 2009

CSUF American Studies students who presented papers for a CASA panel entitled, "The Quest for Community, Nostalgia, and Escape in the Built Environment." From left: Matt Nelson, Shawn Cady, Jamie Ayako Hirami, and Anita Rice.

CSUF students and faculty present at CASA 2009 conference

From left to right: AMST Professor Michael Steiner, AMST graduate student Josh Legere, ENVST graduate student Colin Ramsey, and AMST grad student Matt Glassman.   

 


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