The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) is a leading research center and graduate school, partnered with Leiden University, dedicated to the study of American history, politics, and society. Since 2003, the Institute has organized regular seminars for doctoral students…
Call for Papers! Netherlands American Studies Review 2024 no. 2
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…
Environmental History Lecture: Maarten Zwiers
On Friday 4 October 2024 NASA board member Dr. Maarten Zwiers (University of Groningen) will present this year’s RIAS Environmental History Lecture on the meaning of wetlands throughout history in the Netherlands, the US, and beyond. Title Lecture: The Meaning…
Hate in the Homeland: The Fate of Democracy in a Radicalizing World
October 15, 2024, 8PM – 10PM PAKHUIS DE ZWIJGER, PIET HEINKADE 179, AMSTERDAM Buy tickets here for the event. “What would it take to ensure that everyone feels at home in the country where they live? Who gets to claim…
Tommy Orange: Wandering Stars
September 26, 2024, 8PM – 10PM VONDELKERK, VONDELSTRAAT 120, AMSTERDAM The John Adams Institute is honored to welcome Native American novelist Tommy Orange back to Amsterdam for his highly anticipated second book, Wandering Stars. Orange broke onto the American literary…
‘Town Hall Meeting’ Eind van de democratie?
(This event will be held in Dutch.) Op vrijdag 13 september organiseert het RIAS, samen met de Bibliotheek van Zeeland (ZB) en het University College Roosevelt (UCR), een ‘Town Hall Meeting’ over de aankomende Amerikaanse verkiezingen. Het evenement vind plaats…
Ivo Daalder: On 75 years of NATO and the Transatlantic Bond
September 16, 2024, 8PM – 10PM DOMINICUSKERK, KORTE KORSJESPOORTSTEEG, AMSTERDAM In Washington D.C. this July, NATO cautiously celebrates its 75th anniversary. With war raging on its Eastern front since 2022, and a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific, NATO…
New Editor-in-Chief Netherlands American Studies Review (NASR)
Nicolas Turner succeeds Christine Mertens as Editor-in-Chief of the Netherlands American Studies Review (NASR). “I am honored and thrilled to take over as the new Editor-in-Chief of NASR. Having served on NASR’s editorial board over the last year, I know…
Netherlands American Studies Review 2024 no.1
The Editorial Committee of the Netherlands American Studies Review is happy to announce that the first issue of 2024 is online now and can be found here. In this first issue of 2024, you will find five carefully selected pieces…
President’s Night
America Votes 5 November, 2024 8:00 PM – 05:00 AMTOLHUISTUIN, IJPROMENADE 2, AMSTERDAM Who will be the next president of the United States? This important question is more relevant than ever at a time when geopolitics are more turbulent than…
Locating American Studies Symposium at Radboud University Nijmegen
Dedicated to the AS program at Radboud at its 35th annivesary On 20-21 September, 2024, Radboud University of Nijmegen will hold its Locating American Studies Symposium at its 35th anniversary. How do we practice American Studies in Europe? The symposium “Locating…
Race Land Symposium at University Groningen
On 19-21 September 2024, the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen (UG) will host the Race Land symposium. This symposium is the concluding event of “Race Land: The Ecology of Segregation,” a research project conducted by NASA member…