Wayne State University
American Studies

Faculty and Faculty Sites

Our AS faculty members are as unique as our program. Nationally and internationally reputed scholars, they come from many fields across the university and share expertise in such areas as art history, economics, African-American and Native American cultures, political science, German and Slavic languages, English, history, anthropology, popular culture, film studies, and Chicano-Boricua studies. Majors might develop concentrations such as minority studies, cultural studies or Pan-American studies. 

Director: Renata Wasserman
Consultant: Jerry Herron

Advisory Committee
Anthropology: Guerin Montilus
Art and Art History: Marian Jackson
Chicano-Boricua Studies: Jose Cuello
English: Robert Aguire, Todd Duncan, Cynthia Erb, Henry Golemba, William Harris, Janet Langlois, Michael Liebler, Kathryne Lindberg, Ross J. Pudaloff, Renata Wasserman, Barrett Watten
German and Slavic Studies: Alfred Cobbs, Donald Haase
History: Marc Kruman, Alan Raucher, Stanley Shapiro, Sandra VanBurkleo
Lifelong Learning: Francis Shor
Philosophy: William D. Stine
Political Science: Philip R. Abbott, Otto Feinstein