On Monday September 25, 2023, Professor Kristin Hoganson (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) will lead the inaugural session of the Seminar Series on Modern North American History, jointly organized by the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies and the Sciences Po Center…
Webinar: From Slavery to Freedom in the American South and Dutch Caribbean
On 12 October 2023, the RIAS and the Netherland-America (NAF) are jointly hosting a webinar titled “From Slavery to Freedom in the American South and Dutch Caribbean.” The year 2023 marks the 160th anniversary of both the Emancipation Proclamation in…
Innovation and the Demons that Drive it – Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk
On November 24, 2023, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the John Adams Institute (JAI) is hosting a talk by Walter Isaacson, addressing the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?…
Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future
On November 8, 2023, the John Adams Institute is hosting a discussion with American climate fiction pioneer Kim Stanley Robinson on her 2020 book The Ministry for the Future. Uniting science and politics, and giving voice to our most ardent…
Margo Jefferson on Race, Class and Feminism in America
On October 4, 2023, De Balie – in cooperation with Black Achievement Month and the John Adams Institute – is organizing a talk with critic and memoirist Margo Jefferson. Since the 1970s, Margo Jefferson has commented on and interpreted contemporary…
Call for Papers: 28th Biennial NAAS Conference
From June 4-6, 2025, the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS) is hosting its 28th Biennial Conference at the University of Turku, Finland. The NAAS welcome proposals that think through, reflect upon, and reconsider the significance of Aspirations in the…
Call for Papers: NASR Fall 2023
The Netherlands American Studies Review is the student journal of the Netherlands American Studies Association (NASA). First published in the Spring of 2020, the Netherlands American Studies Review aims to showcase excellent student work from Dutch universities related to North…
Preston Sturges: King of the Screwball Comedy – Exhibition Eye Filmmuseum
From September 21 until October 15, 2023, the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam is showing the exhibition Written and Directed by Preston Sturges. “Preston Sturges is one of the big names in Hollywood. He elevated the genre of the screwball comedy…
Stranger to Ourselves – John Adams Institute
On September 18, 2023, the John Adams Institute is hosting a presentation by Rachel Aviv about her debut book, Strangers to Ourselves. How do we understand ourselves in periods of crisis and distress? Such moments – familiar to any life…
30th Anniversary of the American Studies Day at Radboud University Nijmegen
The 2023 Amerikanistendag took place at Radboud University Nijmegen on June 22, 2023. This event provided a unique opportunity for the American Studies staff and students from various programs in the Netherlands to come together, establish connections, and stay informed…