Dear NASA members, We are sorry to announce that, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the recent measures adopted by the Dutch government, all public events have been cancelled up until June 1. This, unfortunately, affects our Amerikanistendag, which…
Premiere of a new four-part documentary: ‘Booming Texas: the future of the United States’, April 2nd Boom Chigago Amsterdam
Forget the Hollywood clichés about Texas: nowadays, Texas is where it’s at. It has the 10th biggest economy of the world, 1 out of 10 children in the US is born in Texas, and the state exerts a strong pull…
Call for Papers: Political Demonologies: Race, Gender, and Coloniality in a Postsecular Age, May 15–16, University College Dublin, Ireland
EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE: March 22. Confirmed Keynote Speakers Heike Schotten (University of Massachusetts, Boston) Selamawit D. Terrefe (Tulane University) The last decade has seen growing public awareness of right-wing populism and authoritarianism across Europe and the Americas, from Orbán’s…
Call for Applications: Master of Arts in American Studies at Heidelberg (Germany)
The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for its newly designed four-semester Master of Arts in American Studies (MAS) program. The MAS is an interdisciplinary program taught in English and aimed at qualified graduate students from Germany and around…
Conference: Racial Democracy, 7-8 May 2020
On 7-8 May 2020, the RIAS will host a conference titled ”Racial Democracy: Challenges to Civic Democratic Ideals in American History.” The conference is co-sponsored by Leiden University and the NWO VIDI Project “Beacons of Freedom.” In an oft-quoted letter…
Dissidence, A Student Conference on Gender & Sexuality, May 8th
May 8, 2020, second year sociology students of the University of Amsterdam will be holding a conference on gender and sexuality at the University of Amsterdam.The theme of the conference is dissidence in gender and sexuality. This is a student-led…
Lisanne Walma 2020
On January 6th Lisanne Walma successfully defended her dissertation: Between Morpheus and Mary: The Public Debate on Morphine in Dutch Newspapers, 1880-1939 at the Academiegebouw in Utrecht. Her dissertation focused on the development of the Dutch public debate on morphine…
Call for Papers: Amerikanistendag 29 May 2020
We are pleased to announce that the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies in Middelburg (RIAS) will host the 26th annual Amerikanistendag on Friday, 29 May 2020. The Amerikanistendag serves as a forum for students and recent graduates at the BA,…
Kim Wehle: ‘The importance of the Constitution in connection to current U.S. politics’, UvA, March 3rd
Super Tuesday! That unique American event marks an important moment at the start of the elections. This year it takes place on Tuesday March 3rd. On that very day, the John Adams will host Kim Wehle, a law professor, constitutional…
Vacant: Salzburg Global Seminar seeks Program Director to lead and expand its American Studies Program
Salzburg Global Seminar seeks to recruit a half-time Program Director to lead and expand its American Studies Program for maximum impact in a new decade. With a distinguished track record since 1947, the Salzburg Global American Studies Program fosters understanding…