What is American Studies?

American Studies promotes an understanding of American society, culture and values-- past and present. American Studies is interdisciplinary, incorporating elements of economics, history, literature, sociology, and art history, among others, and encourages scholars from diverse disciplines to exchanges ideas on scholarship as it relates to the American experience.  [More]

What is American Studies Seminar Series?

The American Studies Seminar Series features local Taiwan experts leading talks and discussions on topics related to America. The high-profile programs will take place at island-wide venues for student, faculty and professional audiences from September 2007 to June 2008.

• Study of the United States Branch
  The Study of the U.S. Branch seeks to promote a better understanding of the people, institutions, and culture of the United States among foreign students, teachers and scholars whose professional focus is American society and culture, past and present.
  
• American Information Web
  Comprehensive collection of American Studies information on the USINFO website.
  
• American Studies at Home and Abroad
  An electronic journal on American Studies published by the U.S. Information Agency.
  
• The American Studies Crossroads Project
  An International Internet and Curriculum Development Project. Sponsored by Georgetown University

• East-West Center
  The East-West Center is an education and research organization located on the campus of the University of Hawaii, established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.
  
• American Studies Association (ASA) - Georgetown University
  The American Studies Association, founded in 1951, exists to promote and encourage the study of American culture--past and present. Association membership is open to all individuals and to cultural or educational institutions.
  
• American Studies at the University of Virginia
  Site links to a variety of resources in American Studies.
  
• The Center for the Study of Southern Culture
  This is the homepage for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.
  
• American History Resources from Rutgers
  Meta-index to American history resources maintained by Rutgers University. Strong on interdisciplinary approaches.
  
• American History and American Studies
  This Subject Guide for American History and American Studies leads to resources at Yale University Library and beyond.
  
• Asian American Studies Center
  Online information about Asian American studies with links to other web resources.
• Association for Asian American Studies
  The Association for Asian American Studies was founded in 1979 for the purpose of advancing the highest professional standard of excellence in teaching and research in the field of Asian American Studies.
  

• Encyclopedia of American Studies
  The Encyclopedia of American Studies features more than 660 articles covering topics such as United States history, literature, art, urban studies, ethnicity, gender, race, economics and politics.
  
• American Studies Recommendations by Richard P. Horwitz
  Private website affiliated to the Coastal Institute Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management American Studies, Univeristy of Iowa.

American Literature:

• Electronic Archives for Teaching American Literatures
  "The Electronic Archives contain essays, syllabi, bibliographies, and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States.
  
• American Literature Association
  A coalition of societies devoted to the study of American authors.
  
• Linguistic Society of America
  The Linguistic Society of America is the major professional society in the United States that is exclusively dedicated to the advancement of the scientific study of language.
  
• Literary Resources -- American
  This set of pages is a collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with American literature, excluding most single electronic texts, and is limited to collections of information useful to academics.
  
• PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
  This site is an on-going reference project in American literature. Includes both bibliography and in-depth articles on important figures from Colonial times to the present.
  
• Voices from the Gaps
  Voices From the Gaps is a World Wide Web project that focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in North America.

American History:

• 19th Century United States Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies Online
  This site designed to bring together the a wide variety of materials available on the Web for studying 19th century American literature, history and culture.
  
• American Antiquarian Society
  The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American history and culture.
  
• American Historical Association
  The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research.
  
• Organization of American Historians
  The Organization of American Historians is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history. Since its founding in 1907 as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, the OAH has promoted the study and teaching of the American past through its many activities.
  
• National Museum of American History
  The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past.
  
• National Museum of American History Library
  A premier American history collection and part of the 20 Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ system.
  
• American Memory Project
  Historical Collections for the National Digital Library Program. The Library of Congress' American Memory project "consists of primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history."
  

American Economy:

• American Economic Association
  The purposes of the Association are: the encouragement of economic research, especially the historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of industrial life.
  

American Education:

• Council for American Studies Education
  An organization for secondary school teachers of American Studies.
  
• C-SPAN Classroom
  Free resources for teaching Civics and U.S. Government.
  

American Music:

• American Folk
  Home site to resources in American folk cultural studies.
  
• The American Folklore Society
  The American Folklore Society is an association of people who create and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world.
  
• The American Folklife Center
  The American Folklife Center provides online access to selected collections. Online content may include audio samples of music and stories, digital images of rare letters and photographs, and video clips.
  

American Society:

• American Sociological Association
  The American Sociological Association is a non-profit membership association based in Washington, DC dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.
  

American Politics:

• American Political Science Association
  The American Political Science Association, founded in 1903, is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries.
  

E-Journals:

• American Quarterly - The Journal of the American Studies Association
  American Quarterly represents innovative interdisciplinary scholarship that engages with key issues in American studies.
  
• American Studies International - The Journal of International Americanists
  American Studies International has served as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the study of the United States by scholars throughout the world.
• Journal of Asian American Studies - Project MUSE
  The official publication of the Association for Asian American Studies, the Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS) explores all aspects of Asian American experiences.
  
  
  

  USIA's Branch for the Study of the United States (E/AAS) also produces the publication, Internet Resources: A Brief Guide to U.S. Studies Materials. To request a copy, please send an e-mail message to: amstudy@usia.gov.