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An interdisciplinary major for independent thinkers

American Studies provides students with a multifaceted understanding of the United States in all its complexity and diversity. Rooted in courses in history and social sciences, literature and the arts, and race and ethnicity, it invites students to develop fresh, insightful interpretations of America’s past and present, while also preparing them for the future as deft critical thinkers and creative problem-solvers. 

Symposium on "The Past and Future of Reproductive Justice" Video Out Now!

On May 1st, the American Studies program invited a panel of five fantastic speakers to discuss the past and future of reproductive justice and celebrate 50 years of Ms. Magazine's advocacy work.

Meet the speakers:

Kathy Spillar, Executive Editor of Ms.; Dr. Lauren Beene, lead physician in the Ohio campaign to secure a state constitutional guarantee for reproductive rights; Dr. Damla Karsan, lead plaintiff in the Texas case seeking an exemption from prosecution under the state’s abortion ban; Dr. Jennifer Conti, Stanford Medical School and  co-founder of Obstetricians for Reproductive Justice; Belle Taylor-McGhee, reproductive justice advocate and reporter for Ms. on abortion bans and ballot measures.

Click the link below to watch the full video.

Events

October
17
Date:
Thu October 17th 2024, 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location
Building 120, McClatchy Hall, Main Quad
Building 120, Stanford, CA 94305
Studio 40 (2 floors below ground level)

We invite you to attend the Program on Urban Studies' 18th Annual Model Scholar Lecture, How to Kill a (Black) City: Urbicide and the Power…

October
31
Date:
Thu October 31st 2024, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location
Building 200, History Corner
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 200, Stanford, CA 94305
307

Join us for a compelling lecture by Ana Raquel Minian, historian at Stanford University, as they delve into their new book, In the Shadow of…

January
21
Date:
Tue January 21st 2025, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location
Cantor Arts Center
328 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Cantor Auditorium

Join artists Heesoo Kwon and Livien Yin for an intimate conversation about their friendship and the continuous cycle of “contagious inspiration”…