Understanding “American culture” as the interplay of material practices and the realm of ideas

The Undergraduate degree program in American Studies considers technology, economy, urbanism, and ecology, as well as literature, the arts, and political and geographic history. American Studies takes a particular interest in cultural hybridity, cultural layering, and in American culture exported abroad.

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Spotlight on American Studies Graduates

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Everardo Mora

Everardo Mora : - "Life behind the 'Shield:' Cannery Culture and the 'Farandula' at Del Monte Plant 3" (Class of 2009)
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Tanvi Agrawal

Beyond Human: Augmented Reality Technology and the Making of Human 2.0
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Alexander Lee-Thomas

Alexander Lee-Thomas : - Between the Lines: Where Intersectionality and "The Read" Meet (Class of 2015)
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Eli Wirtschafter

Eli Wirtschafter : - "Street Theater at Astor Place: Performance on the Nineteenth Century Public Stage" (Class of 2013)

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Laura Spautz
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amerstd@berkeley.edu