In the humanities and social sciences, area studies are interdisciplinary fields of research and scholarship pertaining to a particular geographical, national/federal, or cultural region. The term exists primarily as a general description for what are, in the practice of scholarship, many heterogeneous fields of research. Fields are defined differently from university to university, and from department to department, but common area-studies fields include: The humanities are those academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... Interdisciplinary work is that which integrates concepts across different disciplines. ... Map of the Earth Geography (from the Greek words Geo (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning Earth, and graphein (γραφειν) meaning to describe or to writeor to map) is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. ... National can refer to: Look up national in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word federal in a general sense refers to the nature of an agreement between or among two or more states, nations, or other groups to merge into a union in which control of common affairs is held by a central authority created by and with the consent of the... Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ...

• African studies
  • African American studies
  • Egyptian studies
    • Egyptology
  • Nigerian studies
  • South African studies

• American studies (in the United States this has traditionally referred primarily to North America and especially the U.S.)
  • American Studies in Britain
  • American studies in Germany
  • American studies in Israel
  • American studies in Japan

• Asian studies
  • East Asian studies
    • Sinology
    • Japanology
    • Korean studies
  • South Asian studies
  • Southeast Asian studies
    • Burma studies
    • Indonesian studies
    • Thai studies

• Australian studies
  • Aboriginal studies
  • New Zealand studies

• Canadian studies
  • Quebec studies

• European studies
  • Celtic studies
  • English studies
  • French studies
  • German studies
  • Italian studies
  • Russian studies
  • Scandinavian studies
  • Slavic studies

• Indian studies
  • Indology

• Latin American studies
  • Brazilian studies
  • Caribbean studies
  • Chicano studies
  • Cuban studies
  • Mesoamerican studies

• Middle Eastern studies (or Near Eastern studies, "Orientalism")
  • Assyriology
  • Arab studies
  • Iranian studies
  • Islamic studies
  • Israel studies (also Palestinology or Land of Israel studies)
    • Judaic studies

Other interdisciplinary research fields such as women's studies (also known as gender studies), and ethnic studies (including African American studies, Asian American studies, Latino/a studies, and Native American studies) are not part of area studies but are sometimes included in discussion along with it. An Africanist is a specialist in African affairs, cultures, or languages. ... African American studies, or Black studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, and politics of African Americans. ... The Great Sphinx of Giza against Khafres Pyramid at the Giza pyramid complex. ... American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Kekeke. ... Sinology is the study of China, and things related to China, using a combination of Western and traditional Chinese methodologies, concepts, and theories. ... Japanology is the study of Japanese language, culture, history etc. ... Korean studies is an academic discipline, focusing on the study of Korea. ... Indology is a name given by indologists to the academic study of the history, languages, and cultures of South Asia. ... Southeast Asian Studies refers to research and education on the culture and history of the different states and ethnic groups of Southeast Asia. ... Burma Studies is a grouping used in research universities around the world as a way of bringing together specialists from different disciplines such as history, cultural anthropology, archeology, religious studies, art history, political science, and musicology, who are doing research in these areas focused on the geographical area of what... Thai Studies is an intellectual category used by research universities around the world as a way of bringing together specialists from different disciplines such as history, anthropology, religious studies, political science, Thai language, Thai literature, and musicology who are doing research in these areas in the country of Thailand. ... Canadian Studies is a Collegiate study of Canadian culture, Canadian languages, literature, Quebec, agriculture, history, and their government and politics. ... European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the current development of European integration. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. ... Scandinavian studies is an interdisciplinary academic field of area studies that covers topics related to Scandinavia and the Nordic countries, including their languages, literature, history, culture and society, in countries other than these. ... Slavistics or Slavic Studies is the study of Slavic languages, literature and culture. ... Indology is a name given by indologists to the academic study of the history, languages, and cultures of South Asia. ... Latin American Studies (sometimes abbreviated LAS) is an academic discipline which studies the history and experience of peoples and cultures in the Americas. ... Chicano studies is an academic discipline. ... Middle Eastern Studies is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the culture, politics, economy, and geography of the Middle East, an area that is generally interpreted to cover a range of nations extending from North Africa in the west to the Chinese... For Orientalist Architecture, see Moorish Revival. ... Assyriology is the historical and archaeological study of ancient Mesopotamia. ... Shahnameh Iranian Studies or Iranistics is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of Iranian cultural continent. ... Islamic Studies is the academic discipline which focuses on Islamic issues. ... Jewish studies also known as Judaic studies is a subject area of study available at many colleges and universities in the Western World. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Gender studies is a theoretical work in the social sciences or humanities that focuses on issues of sex and gender in language and society, and often addresses related issues including racial and ethnic oppression, postcolonial societies, and globalization. ... Ethnic studies is an academic discipline dedicated to the study of ethnic minorities. ... African American studies, or Black studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, and politics of African Americans. ... // Introduction Asian American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestory in America. ... // Introduction Latino/a Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Hispanic ancestory in America. ... Native American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Native American ancestory in America. ...

Some entire institutions of higher education (tertiary education) are devoted solely to area studies such as School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of London, or the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan. The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to SOAS, pronounced [səuæs] or [səuæz]) is one of the leading universities of the United Kingdom and is also a college of the University of London. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... Tokyo University of Foreign Studies ), often referred to as TUFS, is a specialist university[2] in Tokyo. ...

Contrast the term cultural studies. Cultural studies is an academic discipline popular among a diverse group of scholars. ...