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Course Listing for AMERICAN STUDIES - Fall 2026 (ALL: 09/08/2026 - 12/23/2026)

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
2968	AMST-801-01	Approaches to American Studies	1.00	LEC	Miller, Karen	R: 6:30PM-9:00PM	TBA		WEB
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
						Cross-listing: AMST-302-01
		This seminar, which is required of all American Studies graduate students, examines a variety of approaches to the field. Readings may include several “classic” texts of 18th- and 19th-century American culture and several key works of American studies scholarship from the formative period of the field after World War II, as well as more recent contributions to the study of the United States. Topics will include changing ideas about the content, production, and consumption of American culture; patterns of ethnic identification and definition; the construction of categories like “race” and “gender”; and the bearing of class, race, gender, and sexuality on individuals’ participation in American society and culture. Undergraduates who wish to enroll in this course must obtain permission of their adviser and the instructor.
2988	AMST-858-01	Latinx Urban Activism	1.00	LEC	Cotto, Jr., Robert	M: 6:30PM-9:00PM	TBA		HUIP
		Enrollment limited to 2		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
						Cross-listing: URST-359-01, URST-859-01
		We will examine the emergence and evolution of urban political activism by Latinas and Latinos in the United States from the early 1900s to the present. We will begin with the impact of U.S imperial expansion and colonialism (1848-present), and then track the emergence of Pan-Latinx identities and political coalitions between Latinx, African Americans, and other ethnic groups. Topics include urban political manifestations of the following: civil rights movements, labor and student movements, struggles for gender and sexual liberation, immigration policies, citizenship, voting rights, electoral representation, cultural citizenship, urban renewal, gentrification, and "the right to the city." This course explores various cities that had interaction of political activism with urban policy and planning to consider equitable alternatives in the past and present.
3036	AMST-865-01	Decolonial Feminist Theory	1.00	SEM	Hussain, Shaznene	W: 1:30PM-4:10PM	TBA		HUIP
		Enrollment limited to 5		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
						Cross-listing: HRST-365-01, AMST-465-01
		This course surveys decolonial feminist thought prevalent in feminist and decolonial discourses in the United States. Readings will consider relevant histories and legacies of settler colonialism and decolonization, enslavement and abolition, labor, migration, reproduction, and nation-state building in the construction of different lineages in decolonial feminist thought. The course will also explore how decolonial feminist theory has contributed to numerous academic fields of study such as history, law, literature, and politics, among others.
1506	AMST-894-01	Museums and Communities Intern	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Matriculated American studies students have the opportunity to engage in an internship at an area museum or archive for credit toward the American studies degree. Interested students should contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information.
1414	AMST-940-01	Independent Study	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Selected topics in special areas are available by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the graduate adviser and program director. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
1410	AMST-953-01	Research Project	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Under the guidance of a faculty member, graduate students may do an independent research project on a topic in American studies. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
1411	AMST-954-01	Thesis Part I	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
1413	AMST-955-01	Thesis Part II	1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(Continuation of American Studies 954.)
1412	AMST-956-01	Thesis	2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y	HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		(Completion of two course credits in one semester).