Main Currents Newsletter: Spring 2009

Departmental newsletter, "Main Currents," for Spring 2009. Table of Contents. Feature Stories. Janet Davis / (p. 1-2) -- Elizabeth Engelhardt / (p. 3-4) -- Lea Downey / (p. 5-6) -- Allison Perlman / (p. 7-8) -- Siva Vaidhyanathan / (p. 9-10) -- Jason Mellard / (p. 11-12) -- Faculty News. Robert Abzug / (p. 13) -- Janet Davis / (p. 13) -- Elizabeth Engelhardt / (p. 13) -- Steven Hoelscher / (p. 14) -- Nhi Lieu / (p. 14) -- Stephen Marshall / (p. 14) -- Jeff Meikle / (p. 14) -- Julia Mickenberg / (p. 15) -- Shirley Thompson / (p. 15) -- Graduate Student News. Gavin Benke / (p. 16) -- Katherine Feo / (p. 16) -- Andrew J. Friedenthal / (p. 16) -- Irene Garza / (p. 16-17) -- Carly A. Kocurek / (p. 17) -- Robin O' Sullivan / (p. 17) -- Amy Ware / (p. 17) -- "'Mongrel' America" 2008 Graduate Student Conference / (p. 18) -- Supporting American Studies / (p. 19)