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The American Studies Association (ASA) is an organization founded in 1951. It is the oldest scholarly organization devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history.〔 The ASA works to promote meaningful dialogue about the U.S., throughout the U.S. and across the globe. Its purpose is to support scholars and scholarship committed to original research, innovating and effective teaching, critical thinking, and public discussion and debate.〔 The ASA consists of almost 5,000 individual members〔(). ''J''. 23 January 2014. 23 January 2014.〕 along with 2,200 library and other institutional subscribers. It publishes the American Quarterly at Johns Hopkins University Press. The concerns and activities of the organization are international in scope. ==History== The American Studies Association was founded for purposes of :the promotion of the study of American culture through the encouragement of research, teaching, publication, the strengthening of relations among persons and institutions in this country and abroad devoted to such studies, and the broadening of knowledge among the general public about American culture in all its diversity and complexity. American Studies departments, programs, and centers exist around the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cartographies of American Studies )〕 Past Presidents of the ASA include Carl Bode (1951-1952), Daniel J. Boorstin (1969), Daniel Aaron (1972-1973), and William H. Goetzmann (1974-1975). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Studies Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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