Can American Studies be Globalized?

Mergen argues that the stimuli for the worldwide interest in the US at present may be similar to those that led to the creation of American studies in the US in the 1930s--dissatisfaction with traditional academic methods, a search for identity in the face of rapid economic and social change and a r...

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Published in:American studies (Lawrence) 2000-07, Vol.41 (2/3), p.303-320
Main Author: Mergen, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic conferences
American culture
American literature
American studies
Americanization
British literature
Case Studies
Cultural factors
Cultural identity
Culture
Globalization
History
Multiculturalism
Popular culture
Social change
United States history
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Summary:Mergen argues that the stimuli for the worldwide interest in the US at present may be similar to those that led to the creation of American studies in the US in the 1930s--dissatisfaction with traditional academic methods, a search for identity in the face of rapid economic and social change and a rejection of established historical explanations. That scholars from outside the US often place American culture in the context of their own cultures does not always make American studies part of the discourse of globalization, but it may contribute to that end when re-contextualized by Americans looking at the ways in which the world looks at them.
ISSN:0026-3079
2153-6856