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The American Studies Program at Penn State Harrisburg has been offering the Bachelor's and Master's degrees since 1972 and the Ph.D. since 2008.

Middletown, PA
Joined January 2012
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A shoutout to AMST PhD Candidate Jack Daly, who recently published a new book on the supernatural legends of his native Colorado!
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Public Doctoral Defense: David Giles will defend his dissertation "Ourcraft: Folk-Learning in Minecraft" on Friday, February 14 at 1:30pm. This examination is open to the public and will take place on Zoom. If you are interested to attend, please email [email protected].
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Penn State American Studies retweeted
New Fellowship opportunity now posted! The William L. Clements Library (University of Michigan) offers fellowships to help scholars access the Library’s rich primary source collections for research. Applications are due by January 15, 2025. Details at americanliteratureassociatio…
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Today, we offer congratulations to PhD candidate Peter Miele on his new position as Senior Project Leader with the Susquehanna National Heritage Area!
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CFP: The 36th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture invites proposals for papers from all disciplines and on all topics. The deadline for submission is December 31, 2024. | @baseballhall | Learn more here: baseballhall.org/discover-mo…
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Our final new graduate student welcome goes out to PhD student Nathaniel Drenner. We're glad you're with us, Nate!
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Congratulations to AMST's Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, on the launch of his co-edited book series "New Directions in the Study of Everyday Life, Past and Present." Read more about the series here: siefhome.org/publications/ne…
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A big welcome today to one of our Heritage and Museum Studies Graduate Certificate students, Kara Yost! We're glad you're here with us at @PSUHarrisburg !
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We’re recruiting a new Co-Editor and a new Book Reviews Editor! If you’d like to join our friendly team of PG and ECA editors, send in your application by 5pm on Tuesday 12 November. Application form: docs.google.com/document/d/1… We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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Today we welcome another old friend and new MA student: Sara Volk!
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We're picking up again with our profiles of new graduate students today with a big welcome to MA student Hayley Cook!
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We're going to pause on welcoming our new grad students today to highlight one of our faculty, Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert, whose new book is receiving praise. Here's an example from the book's cover: (1/3)
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“This fascinating collection explores the shifting boundaries between traditional folklore and commercial culture at a moment (2/3)
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when vernacular and participatory culture thrives and people seek 'authenticity' even in their fictions." -Henry Jenkins, coeditor of Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination (3/3)
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Ok, we're not really welcoming Emily Pettet to Penn State, since she's been with us since her undergraduate days. But we are delighted to now be able to welcome her to the AMST doctoral program! #triplenittnaylion
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Our next shout out goes out to PhD student Hayley Billet, who we welcome to the Penn State American Studies family!
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Continuing with our welcome to new graduate students, today we are highlighting Payton Becker! Welcome to Penn State! #WeArePennState
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Today we're beginning our annual series of posts to welcome our new graduate students, beginning with Sheldon Shealer. Welcome to Penn State Sheldon!
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Call for Papers Winter 2025 Special Issue The European Journal of American Studies Transatlantic Flows: Cross-Cultural Interfaces between the U.S. and Europe, 1945 to Present (Edited Collection of Essays) paas.org.pl/wp-content/uploa…
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