Faculty
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David Luis-Brown
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and English
Chair, Cultural Studies DepartmentResearch Interests
Hemispheric Americas studies, Latino/a/x studies, Black diaspora studies, American literature and culture
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Eve Oishi
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies
Research Interests
Cultural studies, Media studies, Feminist and queer theory, Asian American studies
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Eric Bulson
Andrew W. Mellon All-Claremont Chair in the Humanities
Professor of English
Chair, English DepartmentResearch Interests
James Joyce, Modernism, Critical theory, Media studies, World literature, Visual storytelling, British and Anglophone literature (1850–2000)
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Lori Anne Ferrell
Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
Director, Early Modern Studies Program
Director, Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry AwardsResearch Interests
English Renaissance and Reformation Literature; Early Modern British and European History; Reformation Studies, Protestantism, the Bible and English-language Culture; the Bible in America; William Shakespeare
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Wendy Martin
Professor of American Literature and American Studies
Research Interests
American literature and culture, American poetry, American studies, Women’s studies, Death and Dying in American Literature and Culture; Jazz in American Culture
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Joshua Goode
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and History
Chair, Cultural Studies (Fall 2022)Research Interests
Modern Spain, 19th- and 20th-century Europe, Genocide and racial thought, Museums and commemoration, Memory
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Daniel Ramírez
Associate Professor of Religion
Research Interests
American religious history; Latin American religious history; Religion, migration, and transnationalism; Religion in borderlands; Contemporary theories of religion
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JoAnna Poblete
Professor of History
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, History DepartmentResearch Interests
Colonialism and empire, unincorporated territories, migration and labor, comparative ethnic studies, Asian-American and Pacific Islander studies, 20th-century United States, indigenous issues, environmental history, oral history, U.S. expansionism
Curriculum
Program Requirements
Master of Arts
• 16 units in seminars designated as hemispheric or transnational in scope
• A capstone/final paper (in Cultural Studies only) on hemispheric or transnational literatures or cultural theories
• One language requirement in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Creole. (Other languages may be considered by request.) The language requirement serves as a Research Tool for Cultural Studies.
PhD
Same as MA, with the added requirement of either a major or minor qualifying field examination in Hemispheric Studies, determined in consultation with the advisor.
Note: in some cases, fulfilling the requirements of this concentration as well as the core requirements for the student’s degree may involve additional units or Research Tools. Students should always consult with an academic advisor before adding a concentration to their degree program.