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American Culture
Congratulations to all of our amazing graduates!
2026 Graduation RSVPs will open February 1st
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Recent News
Living with Treaties
The 1817 Project, the University of Michigan, and the Western Expansion of the United States Conference
Celebrating 90 years of American Culture
In 2026, the Department of American Culture will mark its 90th anniversary! We are planning a year of celebrations that highlight the history, vitality, and future of American and ethnic studies at Michigan.
University Origins
The Department of American Culture acknowledges the university’s origins in a land grant from the Anishinaabeg (including Odawa, Ojibwe, and Boodewadomi) and Wyandot, and we further acknowledge that our university stands, like almost all property in the United States, on lands obtained, generally in unconscionable ways, from indigenous peoples. Knowing where we are changes neither the past nor the present. However, through scholarship and pedagogy, we work to create a future in which the past is thoroughly understood, and the present supports human flourishing and justice while enacting an ethic of care and compassion.
