American
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American
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Welcome
What is "America?" Qué es "América?" Is it a country, a region, a continent, the New World? Is it a state of mind, a set of loyalties, perhaps a way of belonging to a national community? Who defines its meanings and in what contexts? The American Studies Program at Mount Holyoke is a major designed to provide students with the skills and flexibility to work across the disciplines and across borders to formulate and address the many crucial questions about what America is and has been for its many people. Just as important, American Studies asks students to discover what it means today, in an ever changing world, to be an American. The Program's award-winning faculty are drawn from throughout the College and teach a wide range of subjects, from art history to literature, history to politics, anthropology to film. The curriculum is one of the most interdisciplinary at Mount Holyoke and, in its breadth of courses and opportunities for intensive individual study, represents the finest aspects of a liberal arts education. Its goal is to challenge students to explore, confront, and help reshape the many understandings, experiences, and expressions that have made, and continue to make, America.
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