Month: November 2015

You’re invited to the Fall
WHY AMERICAN STUDIES?!
FESTIVE GATHERING

Music to your ears
AMST DJ

Food
Typhoon Thai food, Lyman’s Orchard Cider, Lucibello’s Almond Cookies

Food for Thought
Some AMST majors & faculty will for one minute each say something about
interdisciplinary & postdisciplinary knowledge without borders
questioning the givens & imagining what can be
unlearning as well as learning
what are you involved in & what can you do about it?

Where
the lovely Center for the Americas (yellow house opposite Fisk)

When
this Wednesday Nov. 11, 6:00-7:00

What can you “do” with American Studies? A lot for the rest of your life: you can develop the critical and creative skills to step back from and question the “givens” thrown at you and imagine how the world–or whatever enterprise you become involved in (government, business, law, revolution)–can be made otherwise.

Want a sample of this? This TODAY, Nov. 5, 4:30-6:00, Downey 113 we have a really special panel that explores how three American Studies alums working in media are putting American Studies into action, thinking through what they’re involved in and what they can do about it. Among other things, we’ll explore not just social critique but popularizing social analysis and critique. And we’ll consider the importance not just of exposing systemic social contradictions but putting the spotlight on Americans who are trying to find solutions. It features Emmy-winning, Peabody award-winning, and Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Prize-winning ABC news producer and documentary-maker Claire Weinraub ’93, labor and continuing editor of the progressive and exciting weblog Daily Kos: News, Community, Action Dr. Laura Clawson ’98, and literary agent Grace Ross ’12. Check it out! Treats/reception will follow.

Joel Pfister
Chair, American Studies Department

The Tour Guide position is an opportunity for students to support the recruitment efforts of the Office of Admission. We seek diligent workers who are mature, dependable, energetic, and eager to share their Wesleyan experience. The position is open to students in the class of 2017, 2018 and 2019 who are in good academic standing. Tour guide responsibilities include leading campus tours and attending meetings and trainings periodically throughout the year. This position starts in January 2016.
More information is available here:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/finaid/employment/job-postings/Admission/Tour%20Guide%20-%20ADM59.html
Best,
Dean Wood

Dear Sophomores and Frosh,

What can you “do” with American Studies? A lot for the rest of your life: you can develop the critical and creative skills to step back from and question the “givens” thrown at you and imagine how the world–or whatever enterprise you become involved in (government, business, law, revolution)–can be made otherwise.

Want a sample of this? This Thursday, Nov. 5, 4:30-6:00, Downey 113 we have a really special panel that explores how three American Studies alums working in media are putting American Studies into action, thinking through what they’re involved in and what they can do about it. Among other things, we’ll explore not just social critique but popularizing social analysis and critique. And we’ll consider the importance not just of exposing systemic social contradictions but putting the spotlight on Americans who are trying to find solutions. It features Emmy-winning, Peabody award-winning, and Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Prize-winning ABC news producer and documentary-maker Claire Weinraub ’93, labor and continuing editor of the progressive and exciting weblog Daily Kos: News, Community, Action Dr. Laura Clawson ’98, and literary agent Grace Ross ’12. Check it out! Treats/reception will follow.

And don’t forget the American Studies Open House, this Tues. Nov. 3, noon-12:50 at the lovely Center for the Americas (great food for thought plus great food: Typhoon Thai food, Lyman’s Orchards Cider, New Haven Lucibello’s famous cookies).

Joel Pfister
Chair, American Studies Department

PSYC Majors Meeting – Study Abroad & Community Service Opportunities, and the Psychology Major (all welcome) 11/3

Tuesday, November 3
Judd Hall 116
12 PM – 1 PM

Representatives from the Study Abroad Office and the Office of Community Partnerships as well as the department chair will be on hand to provide information about opportunities for meeting the cultural immersion requirement in the major through semester study abroad or through participation in the community at home. The chair will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).

Office of Study Abroad- Gail Winter, Assistant Director
Office of Community Partnerships – Catherine Lechowicz, Director
Psychology Department – Andrea Patalano, Chair

(Important Note: The requirement of the cultural immersion applies only to Psyc majors ’16, ’17 and class of ’18.) Pizza will be served.

Psychology Majors Manual and Cultural Immersion information: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/major_guides.html