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\n Welcome from the Department Chair\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Welcome to the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity (ASE) at USC. I am pleased to be chairing this dynamic interdisciplinary unit which has been nationally recognized for its novel approaches to the understanding of racism, immigration, incarceration, power, sexuality and social justice. We engage students and the\u00a0wider public to collectively address the consequences of structural inequality and settler colonialism in Los\u00a0Angeles, California, the United States and the world. \u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n

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\n Mission Statement\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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The Department of American Studies & Ethnicity\u2019s (ASE) mission is to educate in the comprehensive analysis of race and ethnicity and engage students and the public to understand diversity, the consequences of disparity and inequity, and the enactment of community and citizenship at multiple scales in Los Angeles, California, the United States and the world. We seek to investigate and explain stratification based on race, gender, class, sexuality, and religion and examine the texture of lived experience and imagination of varied communities and their struggles towards equity and justice.<\/p>\n

Our signature department profile consists of:<\/p>\n

Ethnic & Racial Studies<\/p>\n

Power and Social Justice Studies<\/p>\n

Gender & Sexuality Studies<\/p>\n

Transnational\/Global Studies<\/p>\n

~ Adopted by ASE Core Faculty on March 28, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n

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\n \n \n Faculty Spotlight\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Dr. Sarah Gualtieri receives the Mary C. Turpie Prize<\/a> at the American Studies Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 14, 2024.
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\n \n \n Alumni Spotlight\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Christina Heatherton ’12, an associate professor of American Studies and Human Rights at Trinity College, discusses the history of capital, the making of internationalism, and her new book,\u00a0Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution<\/a>, which was officially published in October 2022 by the University of California Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Spring 2026 Course Offerings\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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American Studies and Ethnicity (AMST) Courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Why Major in American Studies?\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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I choose to be an American Studies and Ethnicity Major because I knew it would provide me with a different lens of how to best make sense of the world around me. At the same time it has allowed me to establish: effective writing skills, critical thinking analysis, research skills, and all learning from an interdisciplinary framework. In doing so, I feel that I have a variety of options….<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

\n David Hernandez, B.A. Chicano\/Latino Studies ’13\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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\n \n \n Statement on Zoombombing\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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The Department of American Studies and Ethnicity condemns the recent racist Zoombombings perpetrated against our faculty and students, and others within the USC community. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n New Graduate Certificate in Latinx & Latin American Studies\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Studying transational politics, cultural arts, public history, imperialism, linguistic processes, migration, media, or race and ethnicity?\u00a0 Check out our new graduate certificate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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We are launching our new major in American Popular Culture!\u00a0 For more information about major, please check out the list of requirements\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are interested signing up for the major, please contact Kim Vinson at vinson@usc.edu or by calling (213)740-2534 for an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n ASE Publications and Resources\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n
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Learn more about Kaya press, ASE faculty & alumni publications, and ASE centers & publications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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