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”

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.

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

For more information on the CSUF Department of American Studies:

• Visit the American Studies section of the University catalog.

• Read the Department of American Studies Student Learning Goals.

• Read our brochure--Why Major in American Studies?

For more information about the department or the graduate program, see phone numbers and e-mail addresses on the contact page.