The Editorial Committee of the Netherlands American Studies Review is happy to announce that the Fall 2021 edition is online now and can be found here. We hope you enjoy this collection of excellent student papers!
NASA Keynote and Roosevelt Lecture in Environmental Studies: “The Environment and Global American Studies” by Megan Black
On Friday, December 3, 2021, Megan Black will deliver the NASA Keynote/Roosevelt Lecture in Environmental Studies “The Environment and Global American Studies: The Curious Case of the US Interior Department.” The online lecture which will start at 2:30 PM Netherlands…
NASA conference “A Superpower by Nature: The Environment and American Studies” postponed
On November 12, the Dutch government announced another lockdown and it seems like more stringent measures are on the way. The conference organizing committee of NASA had a meeting this week about how to proceed. We talked about two options:…
Surviving Injustice: Ricky Jackson
Locked up for a murder he didn’t commit, Rickey Jackson served the longest sentence of any US inmate later found to be innocent. The John Adams Institute, together with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, are honored to host a talk by Rickey Jackson. He…
Amerikanistendag 2021 – Summary
On Friday 28 May 2021 the NASA in cooperation with the RIAS held its 26th annual Amerikanistendag – a student academic conference designed to demonstrate the breadth and depth of American Studies.
Extended Deadline! NASA Conference CfP
NASA Conference CfP A Superpower by Nature: The Environment in American Studies Utrecht, the Netherlands December 3, 2021 How does the environment figure in American Studies – and what does American Studies bring to environmental studies? Since the 1990s we…
NASA Board Member Launched a New Project and Website
Maarten Zwiers, a member of our board and an assistant professor of US history at Groningen University has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie by the European Research Council. His three-year project, called Race Land, examines the environmental impact of white…
Announcement: We Have a New President, Too!
We are very pleased to announce that Markha Valenta from Utrecht University has been appointed as NASA President. Markha replaces George Blaustein from the University of Amsterdam, who will keep serving as NASA board member. Markha has been a member…
US 2020 Election Chats
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) and NASA are proud to announce a series of video conversations on the current US electoral campaign and the upcoming presidential elections.
Statement of the Netherlands American Studies Association
Recent American demonstrations against racist police violence have been met with yet more police violence and with militaristic brutality. The Netherlands American Studies Association condemns this violence and applauds the uprising against it. We study American history, literature, politics, and…