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Anime, Manga and More: Roland Kelts speaks on Japanese Pop Culture its origins, its Japanese and A
Posted on 02/25/10
Thursday, March 4, 2010
6:30-8:00pm
Social Science Building, Room SO 1021
Roland Kelts is the half-Japanese American author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US and the forthcoming novel, Access. He is also a contributing editor and writer for Adbusters magazine and A PublicSpace literary journal, and a columnist for The Daily Yomiuri . He has taught at New York University, The University of Tokyo and Sophia University, and has delivered speeches on contemporary Japanese culture at numerous institutions across the US, Japan, Australia and the UK. His writing appears in Psychology Today, Animation Magazine, Bookforum, Vogue, The Village Voice and other publications, and he is a contributor to the collections A Wild Haruki Chase, Playboy Fiction, Gamers, Kuhaku, Art Space Tokyo, Zoetrope and others. He is the Editor in Chief of the Anime Masterpieces screening and discussion series and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio. He divides his time between Tokyo and New York.
Sponsored by: Department of Communication, The Shaw Industries Chair in History, Coles College of Business, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, American Studies, International Policy Management Program, and The College of Science and Mathematics
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Social Memory and Public Scholarship: A Work for Multiple Voices
Posted on 01/29/10
Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - SO Classroom, Kennesaw State University - Dr. David Scobey, Director, Harward Center for Community Partnerships and Donald W. & Ann. M., Harward Professor of Community Partnerships, Bates College.
David is a nationally recognized leader in public scholarship and civic engagement. He has his PhD in American Studies from Yale and is the author of Empire City: The Making and Meaning of New York City Landscape (Temple U.P. 2002) and other studies of 19th Century U.S. cultural and urban history. He serves on the National Advisory Committee of Project Pericles and was Chair of the National Advisory Board of Imaging America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. Prior to moving to Bates, David directed the Arts and Citizenship Program at the University of Michigan.
John Michael Vlach speaking on American Art
Posted on 01/29/10
March 18, 2010 from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. join John Michael Vlach, Professor of American Studies and Anthropology at George Washington University and the Director of the University’s Folklife Program. Social Science Building Room 2031 Kennesaw State
Vlach is the author of ten books, including such seminal texts as Common Places: Readings in Vernacular Architecture (with Dell Upon), By the Work of Their Hands: Studies in Afro-American Folklife, Plain Painters: Making Sense of American Folk Art, Back of the Big House: the Architecture of Plantation Slavery, The Planter’s Prospect: Privilege and Slavery in Plantation Paintings, and Barns (winner of the 2003 Kniffen Prize for Best Book on North American Material Culture).
Press Release: Graduate Schools at Kennesaw State Hosting Open House
Posted on 01/22/10
Press_Release_for_Open_House.pdf
Contact: Cherie Miller
MA in American Studies
Phone 678-797-2504
Fax 676-797-2437 Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd #2208
Kennesaw, GA 30144
http://amst.hss.kennesaw.edu Press Release
MA in American Studies Program Accepting New Students
A limited number of slots are available for candidates
KENNESAW, GA, January 22, 2010: The MA in American Studies Program at Kennesaw State University is now accepting candidates for admission to the graduate program. The application deadline is April 1, 2010, for qualified candidates who want to work in education, public service, or museum interpretation.
There are a limited number of seats
The application materials (letter of application, writing sample, GRE scores, transcripts, etc.) must be completed and arrive at our office by no later than April 1, 2010.
Graduate School Opens New Options for Job Seekers
Young Money Magazine reported on research that showed that graduate degree holders were:
1. More marketable in a tight job market.
2. Earned more than job hunters with just a bachelors degree.
3. Statistics showed that women with an MA degree can double their salary.
4. Men with a graduate degree increase their earning power by 89 percent.
KSU Sponsors Graduate School Open House February 6, 2010
Attend the Graduate Schools Open House sponsored by Kennesaw State:
When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
Where: University Rooms, lower level of the Student Center at Kennesaw State campus, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA.
Instructions for application to the MA in American Studies Program at Kennesaw State University can be found at http://amst.hss.kennesaw.edu.
Applications for Fall 2010 Being Accepted Now
Posted on 01/22/10
Applications for the MAST Program are now being accepted for either summer or fall admission. The deadine for all applications documents to be into the MAST Office is Thursday, April 1, 2010. Students will be notified of admission by May 1, 2010. Apply today! Information on how to apply and which documents are necessary can be found here:
how_do_I_apply.pdf
Updated 2-Year Schedule of Courses Now Available
Posted on 01/20/10
MAST_TWO_YEAR_SCHEDULE.pdf
The Newest 2-Year Schedule of Courses for the MA in American Studies Program is now available. Times and dates of all courses are available for the 2010 schedule.
2009 Capstone Handbook now available!
Posted on 12/02/09
The 2009 Capstone Handbook has been published and is now available online. This contains all of the requirements for your Capstone Project or Thesis which culminates your Master’s Degree. Go to the Graduate Page for further information. AMST7500_HANDBOOK_8Dec2009.pdf
Internship Opportunities beginning Spring 2010
Posted on 11/12/09
Beginning in Spring 2010, MAST students can take AMST 7500 - for internship credit. We’ve identified local museums and nonprofit/advocacy organizations that would be compatible with the goals of the MA in American Studies Program. Please browse these listings with the understanding that this is not a comprehensive list of potential internships.
MAST_Internship_Listings_2009.pdf
If you have any questions about the policies of MAST on taking internships or projects for AMST 7500, please view the AMST 7500 Handbook here:
AMST7500_HANDBOOK_09102009.pdf
Advances in Global Technology & the Seduced Consumer
Posted on 10/22/09
Thursday, November 5, 2009
6:30-8:00pm
Social Science Building, Room SO 1019
Acklyn Lynch is a Philosopher and Political Economist, and a retired professor emeritus and chairperson of Africana Studies at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Publication: Nightmare Overhanging Darkly: Essays on Black Culture and Resistance
Lynch will discuss the advances of science and technology as it relates to global communication systems at political, corporate, and consumer levels. He will focus on the impact that these systems have on American society as it relates to education and consumption as well as the social-psychological impact of this technology on popular culture in the present day African Diaspora world.
Sponsored by: The Shaw Industries Chair in History, College of Humanities and Social Science, American Studies Program, Coles College, College of Science and Mathematics, African & African Diaspora Studies Program, Department of English, Department of Communications
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