I had the honor of providing some opening remarks to begin our discussion of Professor Roderick Ferguson’s “An American Studies Meant for Interruption” (2010) and “Administering Sexuality; Or, the Will to Institutionality” (2008).  These two pieces not only complement each … Continue reading →

Well, not quite *all* about methodology, but the discussion to large extent focused around the question of methodology — what is an American studies methodology?  how does it differ from those of traditional disciplines?  in what ways do they intersect … Continue reading →

Dear Everyone: Hope you all had restorative and wonderful summers.  We’re excited to be continuing the conversation begun last semester with what we think is a fantastic slate of events, the details of which are below.  There are two main … Continue reading →