Regional Studies

General

American Folklife: A Commonwealth of Cultures--Essay on the multicultural history of American folklife.
Center for Urban and Regional Studies--The Center for Urban and Regional Studies is at the forefront of public policy development (nationally and internationally). Our work combines the worlds of practice, research and education. We undertake sound and relevant research for many leading agencies and provide high quality educational opportunities for undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience markets.
Economic Research Service-- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture research service that is a source for economic analysis and information on agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America.
Historical U.S. Maps--Very large collection of maps from the 16th to the 20th Centuries.
Nationalism Links--Links organized on the basis of the forms of nationalism: globalism, macro-cultural, nation state nationalism, ethno-nationalism, and localism.
Virtual Library of Regional Studies--Links to web resources in regional studies.
Voice of the Shuttle: Area and Regional Studies Page--Meta index to regional studies.
World Regional Studies Resources: North America--Meta site to regional studies resources on North America.

Great Plains

Institute for Regional Studies--The mission of the Institute for Regional Studies is to foster understanding of regional life through research on, teaching about, and service to those regions with particular importance to North Dakota State University. These regions include the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the plains of North America (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and the prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents.

Southern Studies

Biscayne Bay Digital Library--A site devoted to the study of Biscayne Bay near Miami.
Center for the Study of Southern Culture--Information about the various activities and programs directed by the Center.
Documenting the South--Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.
First-Person Narratives of the American South--First-Person Narratives of the American South documents the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners.
Imagebase--Wide-ranging collection of images from Virginia Tech. Especially strong in Southern historical images and Appalachian images.
Sounds of the South--An on-line, audio-file-enhanced, version of the music section of the journal of the Center for the Study of the American South.
The Center for the Study of the American South--Home site for an interdisciplinary center which studies the American South. Includes on-line copies of its journal Southern Cultures, as well as links to on-going exhibits.
The Church in the Southern Black Community--The Church in the Southern Black Community traces how Southern African Americans experienced and transformed Protestant Christianity into the central institution of community life.

Southwestern Studies

Biology of the Rio Grande Border Region: a Bibliography--Bibliography of texts on the environmental status of the Rio Grande.
BORDER STUDIES Texas - Mexico Border--Border Studies. A Humanities Exhibit organized by Texas Humanities Resource Center. Photographs, text and learning activities.
Border Studies: A Website Devoted to Literature and Culture in the Americas--This site is dedicated to the exploration and utilization of resources on the world wide web related to the emerging field of Border Studies. It is by no means comprehensive, since it reflects my specific interest in Native and Hispanic cultures of the Southwest and the literatures and cultures of the African diaspora.
Borderlands Environmental Archives--Home page for studies of the U.S./Mexico borderlands region.
Borders Fronteras--Extensive and educational site defining border studies, border places, people, and history.
Center for the Study of the Southwest--The Center for the Study of the Southwest was established in February of 1990 by University President Jerome H. Supple. "Through the Center," President Supple said, "we will collect and examine the forms of art and of thought which have over the centuries shaped this region of the world. . . . My hope is that the Center will ultimately receive international recognition for its understanding, promotion, and celebration of this unique culture we call the Southwest." The Center has a threefold mission: curriculum development, public outreach, and research.
Chicano/Latino West and Borderland Sites--For the interactive exchange of ideas, information, and educational tools related to the American West in multicultural perspective.
Frontera Magazine--Frontera Magazine is the voice of a new generation of Latinos living in the borderland. Covering music, art, politics and culture with an irreverent and witty edge.
Hispanic Borderlands--Links to several relevant web sites.
Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert--Includes photographs and suggested readings on Roman Catholic Mission churches in Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. From the University of Arizona libraries.
Postcolonial Cinemas--This site invites your participation in a course that critically examine functions of films and cinemas in contexts and countries whose nationhood and cultural references are informed by colonial and anticolonial histories.

Western Studies

Buckaroos in Paradise:Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982--Motions pictures, sound records, photographs and other documents about a twentieth-century ranch and its cowboys in Nevada.
Multicultural American West--From Washington State University, This site provides links and content concerning the American west from a multicultural perspective.
Plants of Western Washington--This collection consists of over 600 views of plants commonly found in Western Washington.

American Studies

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