Welcome to the website of the former Faculty of Arts and Science Research Centre in American Studies (RCAS). The Centre was formed to bring together Carleton teachers and students who study the culture, history, and politics of the United States, and to support collaborative research projects related to the interdisciplinary field of American Studies.

Please note that the RCAS is currently being reconstructed to conform to new guidelines governing FASS research centres. It is not currently an active Research Centre.

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Canadian Review of American Studies (Winter 2021): Special Issue on New Perspectives on New Television

The latest issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies reflects on the fate of television in the wake of the diverse new technological... More

The latest issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies reflects on the fate of television in the wake of the diverse new technological platforms. Guest editor Daniel Adleman writes: "Over the last few decades, television (or at least some modalities of it) has evolved into one of the most sophisticated and nuanced narrative art... More

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Sound and Fury: A Conversation about the Capitol Hill riot

On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters. This insurgence was the most violent attack on the Capitol in centuries. Two months later, the... More

On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters. This insurgence was the most violent attack on the Capitol in centuries. Two months later, the repercussions of January 6 linger as we try to understand what led to such a dangerous and unsettling episode. This... More

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Lacan in America: new Special Issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies

The lates issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies (vol. 51, no. 1, Spring 2021), the flagship journal of the Canadian Association of American Studies (CAAS), has just been... More

The lates issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies (vol. 51, no. 1, Spring 2021), the flagship journal of the Canadian Association of American Studies (CAAS), has just been published. Chris Vanderwees edits a special issue on "Lacan in America," with contributions from a range of international Lacanian readers. Will Greenshields (Zhejiang... More

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Stuart MacKay Examines American Election Investigations in the Washington Post

History Alumnus Stuart MacKay, is a historian specializing in the American Republican Party and is currently working on a book about the party during the Civil War era. A short excerpt of... More

History Alumnus Stuart MacKay, is a historian specializing in the American Republican Party and is currently working on a book about the party during the Civil War era. A short excerpt of the article he wrote for the Washington Post is included below. The full article, “Ted Cruz’s proposed election commission can only hurt... More

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Gender Discrimination, Equal Protection and the Equal Rights Amendment

Melissa Haussman (Political Science) was the focus of a story by Mary Giles on the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the century old struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). It can be... More

Melissa Haussman (Political Science) was the focus of a story by Mary Giles on the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the century old struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). It can be found here on the Faculty of Public Affairs website here.... More

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