Jeffrey Melnick
Title: Professor
Phone: 617.287.6775
Email: Jeffrey.Melnick@umb.edu
Department: American Studies
Areas of Expertise
Global circulation of US culture, The Culture Industries, Black-Jewish Relations, Immigration and Migration Culture Studies
Degrees
PhD Harvard University
Professional Publications & Contributions
- 9/11 Culture: America Under Construction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
- Immigration and American Popular Culture (with Rachel Rubin). (New York University Press: 2006)
- "Immigration and Race Relations," in A Companion to Immigration, ed. Reed Ueda (Blackwell, 2006)
- "Soul: Keywords in the New Jewish Studies," Shofar 24.4 (Summer 2006)
Additional Information
Research and Teaching Interests
Jeffrey Melnick's research interests include the global circulation of US culture, the culture industries, Black-Jewish relations, and immigration and migration culture studies.
He teaches courses in American cultural history and comparative ethnicity. His interests further include the cultural history of Black-Jewish relations in the United States and the cultural impact of 9/11.
Courses Taught:
AMST 100 American Identities
AMST 235 Social History of Popular Music
AMST 263 The History of Hip Hop and Hip Hop as History
AMST 405 The Immigrant Experience
AMST 411L Post 9/11 Culture: Rumors, Stories, and Songs
AMST 440L US in Global Contexts
AMST 601 Introduction to American Studies
AMST 606 Studies in Popular Culture and Technology