The Chesapeake Chapter of the American Studies Association announces its Spring conference, to be held at the University of Maryland, College Park on April 4-5, 2008.
The campus, located in Prince George’s County—with its ongoing debates over suburban sprawl, gentrification, the K-12 school system, and immigration—and in proximity to the nation’s capitol, represents a highly appropriate place to explore the Spring conference’s theme, “Activating American Cultures: The Politics of Identity, Media, and Public Policy.” The county embodies a working laboratory for teachers, artists, documentary filmmaker, preservationists, museum curators, nonprofit organizations and others to challenge what is taken for granted within the dramatic changes of the 21st century.
Registration is free; lunch is $10, $5 for students. Please register by March 31.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
And what else can you do with an AMST degree?
More news from two of our alumni:
"I have been finished with my graduate course work for over a year now, I have been working on my thesis. My thesis is a documentary that I started three years ago. It is a movie about the bicycle taxi industry in Manhattan. It is a topic that involves issues of small business, urban transportation, evironmental alternatives, and closed door lobbyist influencing politics. " Brian S., '00
"After months of interviews, I settled in with the National Audubon Society in New York City. I work as an assistant in their legal department and am just starting to look at graduate schools around here for next spring." Tania W., 2007
"I have been finished with my graduate course work for over a year now, I have been working on my thesis. My thesis is a documentary that I started three years ago. It is a movie about the bicycle taxi industry in Manhattan. It is a topic that involves issues of small business, urban transportation, evironmental alternatives, and closed door lobbyist influencing politics. " Brian S., '00
"After months of interviews, I settled in with the National Audubon Society in New York City. I work as an assistant in their legal department and am just starting to look at graduate schools around here for next spring." Tania W., 2007
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
"What can you do with an degree in..." continued
I was looking over the information cards completed by our December '07 graduates, and here's a sample of they have done with a BA in American Studies:
work in fashion retail while preparing to go to graduate school in public relations
work for a local non-profit that provides comprehensive mental health services
attend law school
work for an international investment banker
work in fashion retail while preparing to go to graduate school in public relations
work for a local non-profit that provides comprehensive mental health services
attend law school
work for an international investment banker
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