Student Resources

Links to Additional Resources

Declare a Major or Minor and Concentration in American Studies

We encourage American Studies students to study abroad; for more information check out the Study Abroad Offices

American Studies - General:

Crossroads (Georgetown University)
Theory and Method in American Studies (Washington State University)
Voice of the Shuttle (UC Sant Barbara)
Crossroads: American Studies @ UVA
American Memory (Library of Congress)
Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia)
Historical Currency Converter

Race and Ethnicity:

The Two Nations of Black America (PBS)
Race: The Power of an Illusion (PBS)
Whiteness Studies: Deconstructing (the) Race (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
Understanding Prejudice (Wesleyan University)
Institute on Race and Poverty (University of Minnesota)
Jim Crow Museum (Ferris State University)
Without Sanctuary (Musarium)
Diversity Web (Association of American Colleges and Universities)

Primary Documents:

The Center on Congress (Indiana University)
Primary Documents (Library of Congress)
Smithsonian Source (Smithsonian Institute)
The National Archives
Making of American (University of Michigan)
Our Documents (National Archives)
Library of Congress

E-text/Digital Books:

University of Virginia Library E-Books
On-Line Book Page (University of Pennsylvannia)
E-Scholar
Google Books
Bartleby.com
University of Virginia Hyper-Texts (Crossroads/Georgetown)

Writing:

Common Errors in English
WordWise
Writing an Academic Paper (Dartmouth University)
Bedford St. Martin's Style Guide
Writing Resources (Harvard Writing Center)
OWL (Purdue University Writing Center)