GW's American Studies faculty have authored a number of critically acclaimed books in recent years. Here is a sampling of their work.
Performing Piety: Making Space Sacred With the Virgin of Guadalupe
Associate Professor of American Studies Elaine Peña's study examines three spaces considered sacred to the Virgin of Guadalupe—at Tepeyac in Mexico City, at its replica in Des Plaines,...
Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife, 1885-1940
Associate Professor of American Studies Chad Heap charts the development of the cultural practice of slumming in Jazz-Age America. Heap argues that slumming not only created spaces...
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Gayle Wald delivers the first biography of trailblazing performer Rosetta Tharpe. An African American guitar virtuoso, Tharpe influenced scores of popular musicians, from Elvis Presley and...
