American Studies and Political Science, minor in History
“It’s Just A Jump To The Right: How The Tea Party Has Affected Conservative Discourse.” In this study, a cultural and linguistic approach was used to analyze the effect that speeches by members...
Vanessa Flora-Nakoski has joined McDaniel College as the new writing center director. In this role, she manages the day-to-day operations of the writing center and oversees McDaniel students who...
"Note to Self," a short film by Dennis Williams '14, American studies, will be screened at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Columbia native's short film to be screened at major...
Bambi film and how it and how it has impacted today's trends
Adam Bargteil, CSEE, discusses the animation techniques used in the 1942 Bambi film and how it has impacted today's trends. How ‘Bambi’ paved the way for both ‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Angry Birds’ (The...
Existence//Resistance is a photo exhibition in which we invited Asian and Pacific Islander community members in the city to take photos of their daily lives on disposable cameras. A selection of...
Gabriel Kabik is a UMBC graduate (BA American Studies '04, MA Instructional Systems Development '15). He and his wife, Elly Zupko, designed #ThatOtherShirt which features photos of women in...
This past Sunday afternoon AMST professor emeritus Ed Orser led a well-attended walking tour of South Baltimore parks. The tour touched on topics central to American studies and illuminated the...
Learn more: http://www.umbc.edu/summer UMBC Summer Session is excited to be offering a new slate of classes in Baltimore City. In these courses that are meeting in the city, students get to...