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At the American Studies section in Bamberg, we study American literature and culture from the colonial era to the present. Our research and teaching engages with a variety of literary genres and expressions of popular culture, paying attention to dominant and subversive perspectives and to different ethnic, social and political voices in their dynamic interaction. Always interdisciplinary in outlook, our work combines detailed textual analyses with perspectives from a broad range of fields, including history, the social sciences, gender studies, ethnic studies and environmental studies. We are particularly interested in the dynamics of literary and historical change, the emancipatory potential of American culture, and the transatlantic interactions between American and European cultures.

08/10/2026

When The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, critics panned it. Over the next five decades, audiences transformed it into a cult classic—complete with midnight screenings, costumes, and call-backs. Today, it stands as a cultural phenomenon.

Do the time warp back through its history: https://bit.ly/48eeGW9

📸 Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

07/10/2026
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It's Q***r History Month!

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02/10/2026

“The stairstep border design was inspired by what is usually called the Navajo wedding basket, but is actually a multipurpose ceremonial basket. It is shaped like a shallow bowl with a distinctive tan, brown, and rust stairstep designs circling the center....I have chosen to create the stairstep border pattern using Seminole patchwork, or strip piecing. My father was Oklahoma Seminole and both Oklahoma and Florida bands of Seminoles create Seminole patchwork to be used in their colorful clothing, quilts, and other textile creations....

Every element of the basket design holds cultural significance for the Navajo people. The center star points symbolize the sacred mountains that define the Navajo land boundaries. The dark inner points represent the clouds and rain, which are so important in the arid Southwest. The break or opening is supposed to always face east as the basket hangs on a wall or is propped up on a shelf. Traditional Navajos rise before dawn to pray to the rising sun for spiritual guidance and blessings while offering a gift of corn pollen. The red/rust circle symbolizes the rainbow, which represents joy and happiness. The outer black points represent the holy and spiritual entities. The outer white area is where the sun, moon, and stars travel.

The designs in the basket represent a pathway to a good life. One prayer phrase asks, “may I walk in beauty” or “help me walk in beauty”.... I incorporated the blue and yellow spacers in the side borders to tie the border into the colors of the blocks but, they also break up the regimented path because life’s path isn’t always easy or without mistakes.”—Margaret Wood (Diné/Seminole)

Raised on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona, Wood learned to sew from her mother. She has been an educator, fashion designer, and published author. Today, her creative emphasis is quilting, and her work can be found in museums around the country.

The border pattern of our Quilt Along featuring Wood’s design is now available. https://s.si.edu/3VqrG6z
Finishing instructions to complete your commemorative wall hanging are also now available for download. https://s.si.edu/4dKB4bq
Join our Facebook event to share your work in progress and tips and tricks with your fellow quilters. https://s.si.edu/4j06kqr
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Margaret Wood (Diné/Seminole), Quilt Border on the theme of Always Becoming. National Museum of the American Indian, Quilt Along, 2026.

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