Introduction: Monuments, Museums and Murals: Preservation, Commemoration and American Identity

Yıl 2020, Sayı: 53, 1 - 6, 01.05.2020

Nisa Harika Güzel Köşker

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This issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey is
dedicated to the papers presented at the 39th International American
Studies Conference held by the American Studies Association of
Turkey (ASAT). The theme of the conference was “Monuments,
Museums and Murals: Preservation, Commemoration and American
Identity” and it was co-hosted by ASAT and Çanakkale Onsekiz
Mart University, with the sponsorship of the United States Embassy,
Ankara, between May 15 and 17, 2019. Our three-day conference
consisted of dozens of panels and workshops dealing with all aspects
of American Studies. It included presenters and attendees from all over
the world, in addition to numerous students from Çanakkale University
itself. A keynote speech by Native American artist and activist Heidi
K. Brandow and a performance by local musicians were among the
highlights of the conference.

Anahtar Kelimeler

American Literature, American Culture and Literature, American Culture, Cultural Studies, Monuments, Museums, Murals

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