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…
Bright Minds: John Adams Institute Podcast
John Adams, the first American ambassador to the Netherlands, once said: “Let us tenderly and kindly cherish…the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” In this spirit, the John Adams Institute brings the best and…
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…
Amerikanistendag 2024 in Leiden
The annual NASA student conference—the Amerikanistendag—was hosted this year by our colleagues at Leiden University and held on Friday, 14 June. The Amerikanistendag serves as a forum for students and recent graduates at the BA, (Res)MA, and PhD level…
Vacancy at the RIAS: Communications Officer
Starting January 1st, 2025, the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies in Middelburg is looking for a new Communications Officer. The deadline for applying is October 1st, 2024. Find more information about the vacancy here.
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…
Call for Papers! International PhD Seminar in American History/American Studies
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…
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…