This address is dedicated to the memory of Gloria Anzaldúa, who passed away last May.
With her death, I lost a friend. The world lost a brilliant theorist of the arbitrariness of borders …

This essay argues for a concerted effort throughout the American studies 1 scholarly
community to embrace actively a paradigm of critical internationalism as we move into the …

This essay discusses the recent efforts to redefine the discursive strategies and critical
objectives of American Studies in the context of Lawrence Grossberg's very critical re …

This essay examines the intellectual history of American studies programs and departments
in the Middle East, especially the relationship of these programs to US State Department …

This article examines the linkages between diplomacy and public diplomacy activities by
tracing the promotion of American Studies in the Netherlands against the backdrop of US …

Many literature professors in the US strive to foster skills of critical self-reflection: we ask
students to be responsible to textual evidence, historical context, and the implications of the …

On the evening of February 16, 2000, I enjoyed a supper prepared by a Singaporean chef in
a restaurant called" Casablanca" in the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The dining room was …

In arguing for the need to move beyond the export model and the global/local dialectic to
internationalize American studies, this article explores the resiliency of the nation and …

Borderlands/'Im Frontera and Paredes's George Washington Gome^ were some of the most
important works in twentieth-century American literature. When the final copyedited …

1985 was a productive year for Hungarian scholars interested in American Studies: the
European Association of American Studies organized its biennial conference in a …