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