American Studies Program Stanford University

A panel of staff members from the television show "The Office" talk about the genesis of the show, it's progression over time, and the way they see it changing in the future. (November 12, 2010)

Siva Vaidhyanathan talks about the evolving culture of America and the internet and how Google represents the growing trends in our society. (May 16, 2011)

Elizabeth Alexander, “Dunbar Today: Exploring the Ongoing Influence of Dunbar on Contemporary African-American Poetry;” Donna Akiba Harper, “Dunbar's Influences on Langston Hughes;” Harryette Mullen, "‘When He is Least Himself." (March 11, 2006)

Adrian Gaskins, “From Dayton to Dahomey to Denver: Dunbar's Travels and the Movement of New Negroes in the Early Twentieth Century;” Blair L.M. Kelley." (March 11, 2006)

Jennifer James, “Dunbar's ‘The Fanatics’ and the Post-Civil War Reconciliation Narrative;” Gene Jarrett, “Second-Generation Realist; or, Dunbar the Naturalist;” Thomas Leuchtenmüller, "'Tis thy breath perfumes the air." (March 11, 2006)

James Smethhurst, “Dunbar and African American Dualism;” Jennifer Terry, "’When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers’: Dunbar's Poetic Engagement with the Civil War and Violence." (March 10, 2006)