Electronic Journals of the U.S. Information Agency, Vol. 1, No. 15, October 1996
AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES
In this introductory article, the executive director of the American Studies Association puts the subject in context. He discusses topics including the value of American studies as an academic discipline and community resource, how the field has evolved and met challenges over the decades, and issues confronting American studies today.
By John F. Stephens
TEACHING AMERICAN STUDIES ABROAD: THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
From Germany, the president of the European Association for American Studies examines aspects of American studies, including its history and role in Europe since World War II, why European students are drawn to American studies, and how foreign universities approach the study of the United States.
By Heinz Ickstadt
PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING AMERICAN STUDIES ABROAD
American studies experts in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, China, and India give their perspectives on teaching.
Prepared by Charlotte Astor and Michael Bandler,
with an Introduction by John F. Stephens
TEACHING AMERICAN VALUES AT HOME AND ABROAD
The author, a historian, discusses her experiences teaching in the United States, Russia and India. To teach American values, "I go back to the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ... all men are created equal."
By Susan Armitage
ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN AMERICAN STUDIES
Ethnic diversity has emerged as a major challenge to U.S. society and to American studies. The author discusses the evolution of diversity as a component of the American studies curriculum, and its effect on how American studies is taught.
By Stephen J. Whitfield
AMERICA AND THE WORLD:
THE CHANGING ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
A specialist in regional and international studies examines the role of area studies in the United States, and the role of American studies overseas. He discusses how U.S. universities approach the study of other areas or regions, and the needs driving the development of area studies programs in the United States and abroad.
By George Eisen
PRE-COLLEGIATE AMERICAN STUDIES
The author has pioneered the teaching of interdisciplinary American studies at the secondary-school level. He describes the program he developed in Iowa City, Iowa.
By Brooke Workman
BIBLIOGRAPHY
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ...
This listing of books, articles and Internet sites offers a sampling of current scholarship in American studies in general, and on specific subjects within the discipline.
American society and values are reflected in these abstracts of current articles on a range of subjects.
U.S. Society & Values
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