PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University scholar elected president of the American Studies Association * Alexander Weheliye, a professor of modern culture and media at Brown University, has been elected president of the American Studies Association, the largest scholarly organization focused on the interdisciplinary study of United States history and culture within a global context. Weheliye's three-year leadership cycle with the association began in July with a one-year term  more PR