Below are links to some of the most useful online resources for students, faculty and others interested in the field of American Studies.
American Studies Association.
Homepage for the ASA (founded in 1951), this site is a major resource for news, job information, confernce and grant announcements, links to AmSt departments around the country and the world, and much more.
American Studies Association Students' Committee
The student-run organization dedicated to assisting American Studies graduate students in their research and careers.
ASA Convention Program, 2008.
A useful resource for finding
out what work is currently in progress in the field.
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
A central resource online for American Studies information. Especially rich as a teaching resource, with sample "dynamic" course syllabi, and teaching scholarship.
American Studies Web
A major source of web links for all sub-fields within American Studies and related interdisciplines like gender and ethnic studies.
American Quarterly
The journal of the American Studies Association.
H-Amstdy
Information on joining the worldwide American Studies listserv.
Library of Congress: American Memory Home Page
A very rich resource for texts, images, and exhibits.
Janice Radway, "What's in a Name?" Presidential Address to the American Studies Association, November 20, 1998
Radway's talk continues to generate a good deal of lively discussion about the future of American Studies.