SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American Studies

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Ethnic minority women in China occupy a unique social position shaped by the combined forces of gender, ethnicity and regional development disparities. Although national efforts in poverty alleviation, ethnic education reform and labour market expansion have improved overall conditions, minority women continue to face unequal access to educational resources, limited employment mobility and deeply embedded cultural e…

Reference · Wikidata

interdisciplinary academic field focused on American history, society and culture

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship that examines American literature, history, society, and culture. It traditionally incorporates American historiography, literary criticism, and critical theory.

Book · DOAB

The American Institute of Iranian Studies is devoted to fostering research in the field of Iranian studies and promoting scholarly exchange between the United States and Iran. This collection of essays addresses the history and development of Iranian studies in the United States and the pivotal role of the Institute in furthering research in the field. The purview of the Institute is vast, covering Iranology—the stu…

Full text · Open Library

'Complicating Instructions' is an important contribution to contemporary understandings of race and ethnicity, offering truly multiethnic, historically comparative, and meta-theoretical readings of literature and culture.

Image · DPLA

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Abstract; Chapter I - Introduction; Historical Roots; Present Ties; Future Ties; Chapter II - Literature Review and Framework; Cultural Context; Framework for the Study; Literature and Research Map; Mission-centered and Market-smart; Tensions: Ties that Bind in a Culture; Roots: Institutional Memory, Identity, and Mission; Artifacts; The Importance of Tradition and Symbols in the Cultur…