Published February 22, 2009
Vol. 40, No. 2: Summer 1999

Articles

AmsJ Editors
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Front Matter
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AmsJ Editors
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Notes on Contributors
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I. The Discipline

Murray G. Murphey
5-21
American Civilation As A Discipline?
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Paul Lauter
23-38
Reconfiguring Academic Disciplines: The Emergence of American Studies
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Leo Marx
39-51
Reflections on American Studies, Minnesota, and the 1950s
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George Lipsitz
53-69
No Shining City on a Hill: American Studies and the Problem of Place
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II. Case Studies

Michael Holzman
71-99
The Ideological Origins of American Studies at Yale
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Christopher B. Hoskins
101-114
From Bridges to Text: Brooklyn Bridge, Myth and Symbol, American/Cultural Studies
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Kathryn E. Kuhn, Wynne Walker Moskop
115-136
Free Riders or Front Runners? The Role of Social Scientists in the American Studies Movement
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III. Views from Abroad

Jerzy Durczak
137-150
Mixed Blessings of Freedom: American Literature in Poland Under and After Communism
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Stacilee Ford, Gordon Slethaug
151-181
Hong Kong Students Look at the U.S.A.: American Studies in Hong Kong
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IV. Epilogue: Review Essay

James J. Farrell
183-197
What Are American Studies For? Some Practical Perspectives
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