Department of American Studies: professors and courses
Who teaches here
| Name | Teaches |
|---|---|
| Professors · 16 | |
Gregory P Anderson EvaluationsCVAssistant professor of instruction | URB 360 |
 Aabiya Noman Baqai Evaluations CVAssistant professor of instructionSocial and Spatial Justice in Cities · Citizenship · Informality and Housing Affordability · Feminist Geographies | URB 301, URB 315, URB 322R, URB 370 |
Alex A Beasley EvaluationsCVAssistant professor | AMS 355, AMS 390 |
 Jason R Borge CVProfessorLatin American popular music and sound studies · including Brazil · film and media studies · transnational American Studies | No classes listed this year |
 Lina Chhun CVAssistant professorTransnational · feminist and queer methodologies · women of color feminisms · Southeast Asian American Studies | AMS 370 |
 Cary Cordova CVAssociate professorAmerican Studies · Latino Studies · Art History / Visual Culture · Urban Studies | AMS 370 |
 Janet M Davis CVProfessorU.S. cultural · social · and environmental history · popular culture | No classes listed this year |
 Lauren Jae Gutterman Evaluations CVAssociate professorHistory of Women · Gender and Sexuality · American Studies · LGBTQ Studies | AMS 310 |
 Steven D Hoelscher Evaluations CVProfessorPhotography · Cultural and Historical Geography · Urban Studies · Cultural Memory | L A 119, LAH 102H |
 Randolph R Lewis CVProfessorsurveillance and society · creative nonfiction · documentary expression · public scholarship | AMS 370, URB 370 |
Ivan Y Chaar Lopez EvaluationsCVAssistant professor | AMS 310, AMS 370 |
 Stephen H Marshall CVAssociate professorPolitical Theory · American Social and Political Thought · African-American political thought | AMS 355, AMS 370 |
Show all 32 people
| Name | Teaches |
|---|---|
| Professors · 16 | |
Julia L Mickenberg Evaluations CVProfessorHistory of the Left/radical cultures · women’s history · history of childhood and children’s literature · Americans abroad | AMS 356, AMS 370 |
Caroline Sage Ponder CVAssistant professor | AMS 310, AMS 398T |
Nic John Fajardo Ramos CVAssistant professor | AMS 310 |
 Shirley E Thompson CVAssociate professorAfrican American and African Diaspora Studies · Nineteenth Century US Cultural History · Law and Literature · Slavery and Post-Emancipation Cultures | AMS 370 |
| Lecturers and instructors · 3 | |
Thomas MellinsLecturer | No classes listed this year |
Kristen Wilson EvaluationsCVLecturer | AMS 356, AMS 370 |
Kayee ZhouLecturer | No classes listed this year |
| Graduate and other instructors · 13 | |
Rene Arteaga EvaluationsCV | AMS 311S |
Jeremy Boorum EvaluationsCV | AMS 311S |
Julia Burgin EvaluationsCV | AMS 341C |
Ruth Castillo-Espinoza EvaluationsCV | AMS 370 |
Stephanie Childress CV | AMS 311S |
Lily Nagengast EvaluationsCV | AMS 311S |
Suzanne Nimoh EvaluationsCV | AMS 370, URB 321M |
Giulia Oprea CV | AMS 311S |
Levina Parada CV | AMS 311S |
Marina Smith CV | AMS 315 |
Stephanie Zeller | URB 340 |
Natalie Zelt EvaluationsCV | AMS 370 |
Crystal Zhao EvaluationsCV | AMS 311S |
Who teaches each course
| Course | Taught by |
|---|---|
| AMS 310 | Lauren Jae Gutterman, Ivan Y Chaar Lopez, Caroline Sage Ponder, Nic John Fajardo Ramos |
| AMS 311S | Rene Arteaga, Jeremy Boorum, Stephanie Childress, Lily Nagengast, Giulia Oprea, Levina Parada, Crystal Zhao |
| AMS 315 | Marina Smith |
| AMS 341C | Julia Burgin |
| AMS 355 | Alex A Beasley, Stephen H Marshall |
| AMS 356 | Julia L Mickenberg, Kristen Wilson |
| AMS 370 | Lina Chhun, Cary Cordova, Randolph R Lewis, Ivan Y Chaar Lopez, Stephen H Marshall, Julia L Mickenberg, Shirley E Thompson, Kristen Wilson, Ruth Castillo-Espinoza, Suzanne Nimoh, Natalie Zelt |
| AMS 390 | Alex A Beasley |
| AMS 398T | Caroline Sage Ponder |
| L A 119 | Steven D Hoelscher |
| LAH 102H | Steven D Hoelscher |
| URB 301 | Aabiya Noman Baqai |
| URB 315 | Aabiya Noman Baqai |
| URB 321M | Suzanne Nimoh |
| URB 322R | Aabiya Noman Baqai |
| URB 340 | Stephanie Zeller |
| URB 360 | Gregory P Anderson |
| URB 370 | Aabiya Noman Baqai, Randolph R Lewis |
Bachelor’s degrees2 programs
Master’s degrees1 program
Doctoral degrees1 program
Pay after graduationUp to $58,300
| Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out |
|---|---|---|
| Area StudiesMaster’s · American studies | $58,300 | — |
| Area StudiesBachelor’s · American studies | $39,900 | $57,000 |
Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs.
About the department
Department of American Studies is part of College of Liberal Arts, led by Dean David Sosa. Its course codes are AMS and URB.
SourcesUT catalog, HB 2504
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