American Studies Over_Seas I: Narrating Multiple America(s) is a contribution to the ongoing debate in the field of American Studies in its most recent turn―Transnational American Studies―a paradigm shift in the discipline which runs counter to a consensus version of U.S. history and culture. The essays highlight the dissenting narratives in the study of "America" as a mindscape, multivocal and varied in its discourses of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and nationality. They also evidence the interrelation of the United States with Europe and examine how society, history, literature, and art intersect, providing alternative ways to comprehend the current geopolitical and cultural mindset on both sides of the Atlantic. These are interdisciplinary and diverse texts, authored by both senior leading scholars and promising younger researchers.
The volume will benefit students and scholars of international American Studies, interdisciplinary and multicultural studies in history, sociology, modern languages literatures and cultures, cultural studies, comparative literatures, identity and ethnic studies, among others. It will also be of interest to researchers of American studies, transatlantic and transoceanic studies, diasporas and related fields of history, literature, art, and politics, as well as to the general reader with a background in the social sciences and the humanities.
Edgardo Medeiros da Silva, PhD, is Assistant Professor of English at the School of Social and Political Sciences of Universidade de Lisboa and a researcher in American Studies with ULICES―ULisboa Centre for English Studies.
Margarida Vale de Gato, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the areas of translation and U.S. literature in the School of Arts and Humanities of Universidade de Lisboa, where she coordinates the American Studies program.
Mário Avelar, PhD, is Professor at the School of Arts and Humanities of Universidade de Lisboa, where he is the head of the English Department and director of the PhD and MA programs in this field.
Irene Maria F. Blayer, PhD, is Full Professor at Brock University. Her research includes comparative Romance linguistics, linguistic ethnography, diaspora studies, im/migrant narrative discourse, and identity construction.
Dulce Maria Scott, PhD, is Full Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Anderson University. Her research has focused on immigration, race, and ethnicity in the United States, including immigrant women, Hispanic ethnic entrepreneurship in central Indiana, and Portuguese Americans.
Tony McGowan, PhD, is Associate Professor of English at West Point, where he co-directs the Diversity and Inclusion minor. He teaches American literature and critical theory, and his most recent publication on Melville appeared in Leviathan: A Journal of Melville Studies.
