{"id":89,"date":"2020-09-23T02:42:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T02:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2025-04-11T20:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:31:45","slug":"welcome-to-the-acgcc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:53px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e9c46a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Welcome to the ACGCC.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Situated in the Department of English at UC Santa Barbara, the American Cultures &amp; Global Contexts Center (ACGCC) collaborates on research and teaching initiatives spanning literary studies, comparative ethnic studies, and transnational American studies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL-333x1024.jpg);background-position:43% 38%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL-333x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL-333x1024.jpg 333w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL-98x300.jpg 98w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL-499x1536.jpg 499w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-DE-CARNAVAL.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color:#e9c46a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore how different aspects of American culture interact and interrogate the ways regional, hemispheric, and global trends shape and are shaped by American cultural expressions. All undergrads, regardless of their major are encouraged to attend our events. English majors at UCSB may pursue the American Cultures &amp; Global Contexts <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/index.php\/specialization\/\">specialization<\/a><\/mark>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3-340x1024.jpg);background-position:45% 52%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3-340x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3-340x1024.jpg 340w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3-100x300.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3-510x1536.jpg 510w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AMOR-AFRICANO-3.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e9c46a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Graduate Students<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate students interested in multiethnic, antiracist, and intersectional approaches to American Studies participate in ACGCC in many capacities. Graduate students are encouraged to explore our <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/2024-25-events\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"\/index.php\/2024-25-events\/\">programming<\/a><\/mark> and are invited to join our <strong>writing &amp; workshopping group<\/strong> that meets monthly. Please contact our <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"mailto:acgcc@ucsb.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Student Fellow<\/a><\/mark> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1-336x1024.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1-336x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1-336x1024.jpg 336w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1-98x300.jpg 98w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1-504x1536.jpg 504w, https:\/\/acgcc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DANZA-AFRICANA-1.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e9c46a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Faculty<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty members interested in working with the ACGCC are encouraged to contact the <span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"mailto:jdelombard@ucsb.edu\">Director <\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">or<\/span><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <a href=\"mailto:acgcc@ucsb.edu\">Graduate Student Fellow<\/a><\/span>. We welcome opportunities to collaborate across institutions, disciplines, and departments. Please see our list of <span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2a9d8f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test-acgcc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/index.php\/people\/\">affiliated UCSB faculty<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the ACGCC. 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