Princeton University

The Princeton Program in American Studies, founded in 1942, sponsors teaching, research, and public discussion about the history, literature, art, society and culture of the United States.  By bringing together students and faculty from the all the arts, humanities, and social sciences to explore questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, the Program reflects the creative ferment in the study of American life and culture.   We strive to gain a deeper and broader perspective on issues which profoundly affect contemporary life and scholarship.

Hendrik Hartog, Director

Judith Ferszt,  Program Manager

Maureen Killeen, Program Assistant

Michael Rivera, Computer Support Specialist

42 McCosh Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone: 609-258-4710
Fax: 609-258-2765

The SPRING 2010 Course List is Now Available. 

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/SALONS:
Please RSVP to mkilleen@princeton.edu

Monday, November 30, 12 p.m., Dickinson 210
Join Fellow Americanist Graduate Students Saul Schwartz, Matthew Axtell and Justene Hill as they discuss their summer 2009 research projects.

Thursday, December 3, 12 p.m., Chancellor Green 105
Undergraduate Workshop with University Counsel Clayton Marsh: American Trials, American Stories

Monday, December 7, 12 p.m., Dickinson 210
Cuisine du Terroir ( Regional Cooking), at home and abroad
Amy Trubek, Food Anthropologist and Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Vermont

Monday, January 18, 12 p.m., Dickinson 210
Adrift in the Archives: Venturing into the Backstage of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jonathan Rieder, Professor of Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University