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What the ASA Does
The American Studies Association is the nation’s oldest and largest association
devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history.
Chartered in 1951, the American Studies Association now has 5,000 individual members and 2,200 institutions. They represent many fields: history, literature, religion, art, philosophy, music, science, folklore, ethnic studies, anthropology, material culture, museum studies, sociology, government, communications, education, library science, gender studies, popular culture, and others. They include persons concerned with American culture: teachers and other professionals whose interests extend beyond their specialty, faculty and students associated with American Studies programs in colleges and secondary schools, museum directors and librarians interested in all segments of American life, public officials and administrators concerned with the broadest aspects of education. They approach American culture from many directions but have in common the desire to view America as a whole rather than from the perspective of a single discipline. Read more about what the ASA does.
The Annual Meeting will be held October 16-19, 2008, Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque, NM. Future Annual Meetings include: November 5-8, 2009, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC and November 18-21, 2010: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.