Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on the UAW strike, the Kentuck Festival of the Arts, and more.
Tag: American studies
A&S in the News: September 17-23, 2023
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on the UAW strike, a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and more.
Summer Reading List 2023
What are you reading this summer? Here are six books by A&S faculty from several departments.
A&S in the News: March 26 – April 1, 2023
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on mass shootings, the Rose Gladney Lecture for Justice and Social Change, and more.
A&S in the News: November 27 – December 3, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for December holiday events, commentary on federal sovereignty designation, and more.
Read More from A&S in the News: November 27 – December 3, 2022
New Book From UA Professor Investigates Cross-Cultural Body Modification
Dr. Mairin Odle’s book “Under the Skin: Tattoos, Scalps, and the Contested Language of Bodies in Early America” looks at body modifications as signs of alliance or conflict in the interactions between Natives and newcomers in 17th and 18th-century North America.
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A&S in the News: September 18-24, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on the effects of climate warming, upcoming performances, and more.
A&S in the News: July 3-9, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on summer classes, insect biodiversity, and more.
Summer Reading List 2022
Reading is proven to reduce stress and increase relaxation. As you relax during the summer months, enjoy these books written by seven A&S faculty from several departments: The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America By Joshua Rothman (History, jrothman@ua.edu) Award-winning historian Dr. Joshua Rothman outlined, “When Americans imagine the slave trade, they typically think about the transatlantic trade that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas. But the trade in enslaved people within the boundaries of the […]
A&S in the News: April 24-30, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the history of the Black Belt, the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award program, and more.