American Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary program which:
- Allows students and faculty to address issues such as race/ ethnicity, social and cultural theory, social economic class, gender and sexual orientation while thinking about the formation of identities and societies.
- Concentrates on the Americanization process and American cultural institutions and/or American cultural values.
- Empowers to examine and question such deep concepts as privilege, silence and voice.
- Encourages students to take charge of their education by enabling them to become critical thinkers who will be well prepared to go out into the world and work for social change and progress.
- Combines the social sciences with humanities while preparing students with a rich undergraduate background for advanced study in law, domestic social services, public service, government service, education or continuing study of Ethnic Studies and other social sciences at the graduate level.
- Students in American Cultural Studies also experience a wide range of faculty and disciplines which allow for a genuine depth of educational background.
For further information and advisement about this program, contact:
Dr. Larry J. Estrada, Director
at Fairhaven College 330, Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 650-3016 or email him at Larry.Estrada@wwu.edu
or stop by or call the American Cultural Studies (ACS) office:
College Hall 207 360-650-7717
