Please join us on October 29th for our American Studies for the Future Lecture series with speakers Jilene Chua and Neferti X. Tadiar! The dates and times for the series can be found below and on our website. www.bu.edu/americanstud...

Congratulations to American Studies Affiliate Faculty Adriana Craciun who was recently awarded the prestigious 2025-26 Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship. Her research will explore increasing plant life in the arctic regions of Greenland and Svalbard. www.bu.edu/pardee/2025/...

This summer, it became official: we changed the name of our program from The American & New England Studies Program to, simply, “American Studies.” Check out this interview with Director Joseph Rezek about the name change, the program's long history, and the future of American Studies at BU.

Congratulations to Katheryn Viens on her newly published article "Mobs or the Martial Ideal? The Mutable Definition of Patriotism in Local Historical Narratives." Remembering the American Revolution at 250 1 (2024): 68-90. Find the link to the article here: journals.h-net.org/.../2025_Vie....

Join us for a one-day symposium on transpacific Indigenous studies with guest speakers Quynh Nhu Le, Bayley J. Marquez, Tiara Na’puti, and Erin Suzuki. Speakers will present their research across a range of Indigenous geographies in Native America, the Pacific Islands, and Asia.

Congratulations, Perri! In this role, Perri supports 16 recent PhDs on nationwide projects about public lands and public humanities. @bostonu.bsky.social

We’re excited to announce that Exhibiting China, curated by Astrid Tvetenstrand (American and New England Studies ‘23), will run at the Boston Athenaeum from August 11-November 1, 2025. bostonathenaeum.org/whats-on/exh...

A beautiful day and a gorgeous view—perfect for the @bucas.bsky.social American Studies convocation. #BU @bostonu.bsky.social

Congratulations, Fallon!

We're excited that Professor Rezek is emerging from sabbatical to deliver tomorrow's 'American Studies for the Future' Keynote Lecture. We haven't seen him in a while, but we assume he still resembles his photo!

The BU African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program, American Studies Program, College of Fine Arts, and the Thurman Center are co-sponsoring this Community Conversation about incarceration and injustice on May 1st at 6pm at the Howard Thurman Center.

In a lecture on May 8th, Dr. Joseph Rezek will discuss the ideologies that circulated around the first printing press in the Cherokee Nation--a case study from his forthcoming book, THE RACIALIZATION OF PRINT. [Document from the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society] @rezekjoe.bsky.social

Congratulations to Meghan Townes, recipient of the William C. and Susan S. Mariner Ceramics Fellowship at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem! @meghantownes.bsky.social

Congratulations, @betsywal.bsky.social!

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Boston University American Studies program (formerly American and New England Studies). Happy to be here! Visit our site for more info: www.bu.edu/amnesp/