American Studies Program
Introduction
American Studies is an interdisciplinary program of study of North America's social and political landscapes, intellectual and religious traditions, and cultural geographies and expressions. Graduates of Manhattanville’s American Studies Program are pursuing careers in teaching, historic preservation, museum work, publishing, marketing, nonprofit work and broadcasting, and have completed graduate programs in American Studies, History, Management, Museum Studies, Political Science, and Law.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
Minors
American Studies
Career Ideas
Teacher/Educator, Lawyer, Administrative Law Judge, Archivist/Librarian, Editorial Writer, Academic Administrator, Funds Development Administrator, Preservationist/ Historian, Museum Curator, Publications Editor, Social & Community Service Manager, Social & Human Service Specialist.
Faculty and Staff
Program Director
Colin Morris (914)323-5144, Colin.Morris@mville.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Colin Morris — American Places, literary and intellectual history
Lawson Bowling — U.S. social and economic history
Carmelo Comberiati — Music in American culture
Elizabeth Faber — American media and literature
Gillian Greenhill Hannum — American art history
Patrick Redding — 19th and 20th c. American literature and intellectual history
Van Hartmann — 19th c. American literature, American film
James Jones — African American religions
Mohamed Mbodj — African-American history
Gregory Swedberg — Mexican History