Since 2003, the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies has organized regular seminars for doctoral students pursuing research in its areas of interest. The next seminar will take place in Middelburg on 7-9 December 2022. We kindly invite applications from current doctoral…
Call for Editor in Chief – Netherlands American Studies Review
Our student journal, the Netherlands American Studies Review, is looking for a new editor-in-chief! Please click here to read our call. You can reach out to current editor-in-chief Debby Esmeé de Vlugt (de.de.vlugt@roosevelt.nl) or academic coordinator Dr. Mike Schmidli (w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl) for any…
We would like to share the statement on Ukraine by the European Association of American Studies
We would like to share the statement on Ukraine by the European Association of American Studies: https://www.eaas.eu/?view=article&id=755:eaas-statement-on-ukraine&catid=10008
Jan Brouwer Scriptieprijzen 2023 Geschiedenis
De inschrijftermijn voor de Jan Brouwer Scriptieprijzen 2023 is geopend! De deadline voor het indienden van nominaties is 7 oktober 2022 en zijn bedoeld voor (voormalige) studenten van wie de masterscriptie is goedgekeurd in het academisch jaar 2021/2022. Studenten kunnen…
Netherlands American Studies Review Spring 2022 edition
The Editorial Committee of the Netherlands American Studies Review is happy to announce that the Spring 2022 edition is online now and can be found here. We hope you enjoy this collection of excellent student papers!
New Book Publication
The Multicultural Modernism of Winold Reiss (1886–1953) (Trans)National Approaches to His Work Edited by Frank Mehring In a first, this anthology presents essays by art historians and cultural scientists from both sides of the Atlantic to rediscover, analyze and contextualize…
RIAS Conference Environmental Justice
On October 13-14, 2022, the RIAS will host a major academic conference on environmental justice in American history, which aims to assess the state of the field, identify some of its most fruitful developments, and lay out some challenges for…
A Superpower by Nature: The Environment and American Studies – May 2022
The NASA 2021/2022 conference will be held at the University College Utrecht on 20-21 May 2022. The two-day conference will feature innovative research and approaches exploring the intersections between the environment and American Studies. The conference registration is open and is available…
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam Celebrates American Music – 28-30 January 2022
Coming weekend, the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is celebrating the vitality, inventiveness and diversity of American music. Their original intention was a live musical experience covering more than three weeks of concerts, masterclasses and lectures. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 measures,…
Call for Papers – PhD Seminar 11-13 May 2022
Since 2003, the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies has organized regular seminars for doctoral students pursuing research in its areas of interest. The next seminar will take place in Middelburg on 11-13 May 2022. We kindly invite applications from current…