Current Graduate Students

Dissertation Defenses

Fall 2024 Exam Defenses

November 11, 2024:
"Don't Let Them Bury Us": Lesbian Activism in the Genealogy of the Prison Abolition Movement
Cait Parker

December 13, 2024:
Exploding the Frame: Feminism, Art, and Authenticity in Arab America.
Jehan Mullin

Forms

Add/Drop - All requests for course Add/Drop must flow through the myPurdue Registration Workflow

Research in Absentia Form - Please complete the form according to instructions.

For assistance, contact the Graduate Coordinator, Aimee Mansfield, by email or phone 494-7161.

Program Awards

• American Studies Community Service/Social Justice Award

• American Studies Innovation in Teaching Award

• American Studies Excellence in Teaching Award

• American Studies Paul & Eslanda Robeson International Studies Award

• Chester E. Eisinger Award 

• Howard Zinn Memorial Research Award

Travel Grants

The American Studies Program offers funding for all graduate students in American Studies who present their work at any national or international conference. The amount awarded depends on the total estimated cost for a student to attend the conference. In recent years, students at all stages of their graduate work were funded to attend conferences across the United States as well as in foreign countries.