Laura Sachiko Fugikawa
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
American Studies
Flexible, critical, undisciplined.
We examine U.S. culture and history in a global context to understand how power works, so that we might make the world more just.
About American Studies
Students in American Studies learn how to think differently, combining methods from a range of academic disciplines to examine how issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation shape culture—as well as how culture shapes the lives we live. You’ll take classes from across the college, experimenting with different ways of analyzing society, while thinking critically about how knowledge is generated. Work closely with faculty to craft individualized programs of study aligned with your interests and abilities.
Recent graduates from the program have pursued successful careers in diverse areas, including media, education, law, and social services.
Faculty and Staff
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Ben Lisle
Assistant Professor of American Studies; Chair of American Studies
Margaret McFadden
Provost and Dean of Faculty, 2017- ; NEH/Class of 1940 Distinguished Professor of the Humanities
Laura Saltz
Associate Professor of American Studies
Teresa Van Deventer
Administrative Assistant – American Studies, CISI (Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative), History, and WGSS (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
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Oct 17, 2023
Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative Event: Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village
On Tuesday October 24th, from 2:30-4:00pm, please join the Critical…
Sep 22, 2023
“Whistler’s Cities, Our Cities”
Join the Colby College Museum of Art and the Smithsonian…
Aug 01, 2023
Lisle Publishes Essay on Urban Renewal in Waterville
Assistant Professor Ben Lisle contributed a chapter to The Many…
Apr 26, 2021
Hickey Contributes Chapters to Two Different Volumes
Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies Amber Hickey contributed a…
Mar 17, 2021
Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative Event: Manuel Tzoc Bucup and Paul M. Worley
Please join the Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative for an evening…
Oct 16, 2020
We are on Indigenous Land: Re/claiming Native Spaces
Virtual screening and discussion with Corrina Gould, Tim Shay &…
Oct 16, 2020
Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative’s inaugural event
The American Studies Program’s Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative is holding…
Jun 04, 2020
Hickey publishes interview on Aperture blog
Faculty Fellow Amber Hickey and Anney Traymany spoke to photographer…
May 26, 2020
Goldman ’20 completes honors thesis on anti-vax movement
We are pleased to share that Louisa Goldman ’20 has…
May 25, 2020
Congratulations to class of 2020
From all of us in American Studies, congratulations to the…
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