JAST 1: Spring 1995

Published in 1995, the inaugural issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey reflects a discipline moving beyond Eurocentric narratives to explore American culture globally. It investigates modern multiculturalism, identity, and transnational exchange. Contributors tackle these shifts across diverse fields. Shelley Fisher Fishkin advocates inclusive American Studies, while Lawrence Goodheart analyzes the New Deal coalition collapse, and İrem Balkır examines post-national global and local tensions.

Highlighting cultural exchange, Clifford Endres traces American music in Istanbul, and Neclâ Çıkıgil explores American dance. Examining narrative identity, Michael Oppermann analyzes Hitchcock silent storytelling, Ayşe Kırtunç discusses Jewish American ritual healing, Sibel Irzık unpacks Chinese American identity, and Robert Bertholf highlights diverse poetry.