Read American Studies Affiliated Professor Glenn Hendler's thoughtful and important article "To the NRA, and to Legislatures that Submit to the NRA's Will."

Read Professor Hendler's article here:

http://www.avidly.org/2013/04/23/to-the-nra-and-to-legislatures-that-submit-to-the-nras-will/

Professor Oneka LaBennett is quoted in the April issue of Elle Magazine!

American Studies Director Prof. Oneka LaBennett is quoted in the April issue of Elle Magazine, currently on newsstands. The issue has hip hop artist Nicki Minaj on the cover with a photo shoot and story about her inside.  The story quotes Prof. LaBennett's Ms. Magazine article about Minaj. The whole article is not available online yet, but here is where Prof. LaBennett is quoted:

Anthropologist Oneka LaBennett, an associate professor of African and African American studies at Fordham University, has noted that the controversy extends far beyond loyal viewers of American Idol. "Minaj has become a lightening rod for conversations about race, youth, girls, and beauty standards," she wrote in response to some critics' claims that the rapper glamorizes traditionally white standards of beauty. "Minaj's prismatic wigs...defy the easy categories of 'black' or 'white' hair.  Like 'the black girl' herself, Minaj is a complex figure who 'flips' mainstream norms in a manner that often goes unrecognized." 

You can check out selected parts of the article and photo shoot with Nicki Minaj on Elle's website: http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/cover-shoots/ 

Fordham American Studies affiliated faculty member, Christiana Peppard discusses morality, the Pope, and gun control on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show!

Check out Prof. Peppard's segments on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show here:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979745/vp/51386327/#51386327 ("The rebirth of morality")

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979745/vp/51386327/#51386641 ("A real-world ethics test")

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979745/vp/51386327/#51386641 ("Practicing what you preach on a global scale")

Where We Get Our Fresh Water by Christiana Z. Peppard

Check out Professor Peppard's TedEd Lesson--with fabulous animation! She will be co-teaching the Senior Seminar in American Studies with Prof. Dennis Tyler in Fall 2013.

Watch the TedEd Lesson here!

Congratulations to Kelly O'Brien!

Fordham American Studies congratulates our major, Kelly O'Brien (FCRH '13) whose project, "Contents under Pressure: The Ethnics of Graffiti and Advertising," has been selected as a finalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program! Best of luck to Kelly for the final selection round!

Saul Cornell Writes for CNN on Gun Control

Fordham American Studies affiliated faculty Saul Cornell writes for CNN.com.

Congratulations Sarah Ramirez!

American Studies Senior Sarah Ramirez just received this week's top writing award at USA TODAY College!