Announcement: The End of Austin featured in June 2013 Austin Monthly

Hey folks! We hope that you've been enjoying your summer so far. This morning, we have a bit of good news to share: in the June 2013 issue of Austin Monthly, you can find a half-page feature on The End of Austin. The piece is part of the magazine's 2013 Newcomer's Guide, which includes a whole host of content and information about what newcomers to the city need to know upon arriving here. That's a super important project given that Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation.Neither the article nor the guide seem to be online, but we'll be sure to share links with you if they're published. In the meantime, check out the issue on local newsstands!

Announcement: June Issue of The End of Austin Now Available

We're pleased to share the news that the June issue of The End of Austin is now available at endofaustin.com! With American Studies associate professor Randy Lewis at the editorial helm, the project continues its endeavor to explore Austin's changing identity with fifteen new pieces.This issue features contributions from several UT American Studies affiliates: current graduate students Carrie Andersen, Sean Cashbaugh, and Brendan Gaughen have contributed pieces to the project about the bacchanalia that is South by Southwest, Kim Jong-un and the #WhyAustin Twitter trend, and surplus facilities in Austin. Also featured is Dr. Joel Dinerstein, an alumnus who is now an associate professor of English and the director of the American Studies program at Tulane University.Head over to endofaustin.com and browse awhile!

Announcement: congratulations to our 2013 graduate degree recipients!

We recently featured some of the fascinating theses from our graduating honors undergraduates, and we'd like to take a moment to congratulate some of our graduate students who will be graduating this spring and summer. Way to go, everybody!Greg Seaver, MAWAKE-UP ARTISTS: MAXIMALIST VOICE IN THE NONFICTION OF JAMES AGEE, LESTER BANGS, AND DAVID FOSTER WALLACESherri Sheu, MABecky D'Orsogna, Ph.D.YOGA IN AMERICA: HISTORY, COMMUNITY FORMATION, AND CONSUMERISMTony Fassi, Ph.D.MANUFACTURING RUINKatie Feo Kelly, Ph.D.ORGANIZING THE AMERICAN DOMESTIC INTERIOR: 1978-2010Rebecca Onion, Ph.D.SCIENCE AND THE CULTURE OF AMERICAN CHILDHOOD, 1900-1980

Announcement: summer is upon us!

We're very happy that, following a few final exams and papers, summer vacation is nearly upon us. Like last summer, we'll be blogging at a more leisurely pace. But you will see the return of a popular feature that we began back in summer 2012: Stories from Summer Vacation. Stay tuned for reports from the UT American Studies community about how folks are spending their well-deserved months of respite (or, in reality, a few months to catch up on work, prepare for fall classes, polish up drafts of books and articles, read for qualifying exams, write dissertations - and occasionally relax!).

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.- Henry James