American Studies faculty are as good as the rest of the St. Olaf faculty, but they tend to be a little different, because they're more curious than average about how different perspectives enhance our view of things. They also tend to be passionate about teaching. Jim Farrell and Carol Holly, St. Olaf's first Boldt Distinguished Teaching Professors in the Humanities, have both been American Studies faculty. Our recent faculty members include:
Mary Titus, Program Director - Mary Titus is Professor of English and Director of American Studies. Currently, she is interested in collecting and has enjoyed giving papers at the American Culture Association Convention on such topics as the House on the Rock, junk drawers and other miscellaneous collections, and hoarding. In the past, her scholarship was primarily on 19th and early 20th century American literature, especially literature of the American South. She remains interested in the relationships between literary texts and popular culture and has published essays on such topics as slave narratives, food and race, and myths of Southern womanhood.
Mark Allister
Jim Farrell
Eric Fure-Slocum
Judy Kutulas
DeAne Lagerquist
Diane LeBlanc
Matt Rohn
