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List of Professors
Name |
Years at Michigan | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alan M. Wald |
1975 - 2014 |
Professor of American Culture Professor of English Language & Literature |
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Andrea L. Smith |
2002 - 2005 | Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Native American Studies |
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Betty L. Bell |
1993 - 2005 |
Associate Professor of American Culture Associate Professor of English Language & Literature Associate Professor of Women's Studies |
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Brandi S. Hughes |
2010 - 2018 | Assistant Professor of American Culture & History |
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Carroll Smith-Rosenberg |
1996 - 2008 | Professor of American Culture, History, Women's Studies |
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Catherine L. Benamou |
1998 - 2007 |
Associate Professor of Screen Arts and Culture Associate Professor of American Culture |
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Damon I Salesa |
2001 - 2012 |
Associate Professor of American Culture Associate Professor of History |
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Frances R. Aparicio |
1990 - 2000 | Professor of Spanish and American Culture |
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James H. McIntosh |
1975 - 2002 |
Professor of English Language & Literature Professor of American Culture |
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John Moran Gonzalez |
1996 - 2002 |
Assistant Professor of American Culture Assistant Professor of English Language & Literature |
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Jonathan E. Freedman |
1991 - 2021 | Professor of English, American Studies and Judaic Studies |
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Julie Ellison |
1980 - 2021 | Professor of American Culture, English & Art |
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June Howard |
1979 - 2021 | Professor of English, American Culture & Women's and Gender Studies |
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Liza E. Black |
2000 - 2003 |
Assistant Professor of American Culture Assistant Profesor of History |
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Maria E. Montoya |
1995 - 2006 |
Associate Professor of American Culture Associate Professor of History |
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Marvin Felheim |
1948 - 1979 |
Joe Lee David Distinguished Professor of American Culture Professor of English Language and Literature |
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Mary C. Kelley |
2002 - 2023 | Professor of History, American Culture & Women's and Gender Studies |
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Matthew H. Edney |
2004 - 2005 | Associate Professor of American Culture |
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Matthew M. Briones |
2005 - 2009 | Assistant Professor of American Culture |
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Nadine Naber |
2003 - 2013 |
Associate Professor of American Culture Associate Professor of Women's Studies |
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Paul A. Anderson |
1997 - 2015 |
Associate Professor of African & African American Studies Associate Professor of American Culture |
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Penny M Von Eschen |
1999 - 2015 |
Professor of American Culture Professor of History |
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Philip J. Deloria |
2000 - 2018 |
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate Professor of History & American Culture Professor of History & American Culture Professor of Environment |
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Phillip D. Akutsu |
2000 - 2008 | Assistant Professor of Psychology and American Culture |
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Sarita See |
2002 - 2011 |
Associate Professor of American Culture Associate Professor of English Language & Literature |
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Scott T Kurashige |
2000 - 2014 | Professor of American Culture & History |
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Tomas Almaguer |
1992 - 2001 |
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Associate Professor of Sociology and American Culture |
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Vincente M. Diaz |
2001 - 2012 | Associate Professor of Asian/Pacific American Studies |