The NASA Annual Conference “Democracy in Action: Radical Cultures, Protest Movements & Resistance in the Americas” brought together a rich assemblage of American Studies scholars from all corners of the Netherlands, as well as from the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany,…
Democracy in Action: Radical Cultures, Protest Movements & Resistance in the Americas
The NASA annual conference will be held at Utrecht University on October 31 & November 1, 2024. The two-day conference will feature innovative research and approaches exploring the intersections between the topics of protest movements, radical culture and resistance, and…
Environmental Activism, Indigenous Survival, and Settler Colonialism in theUnist’ot’en Camp’s Resistance against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, with Laura de Vos
Thursday 26 September 9:15-11:00 in Hetta Mohr 0.26 Hosted by the Futures of Native American Studies atLeiden, North American Studies, LUCAS, and theJEDI fund. In this workshop, Laura de Vos (Radboud Univ.) will present their research with Marije van Lankveld…
Student workshop and public reception with Tommy Orange!
On Wednesday, September 25 2024 a student workshop, followed by a public reception, will be held with Native American novelist Tommy Orange at Leiden University! Student workshop: P.J. Veth 0.07 14:45 –15:15 Registration and coffee with the author 15.15 –…
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…
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…
NASA Fifth Online Roundtable with Deborah Cohn and Joseph Heathcott
We are pleased to announce the 5th roundtable that will take place on Friday, May 24, 2024 online and in person at the RIAS in Middelburg. Professors Deborah Cohn will give her presentation on ‘Promoting a Field in Fluc: American…
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…
NASA (Hybrid) Roundtable with Debby Esmeé de Vlugt
On Friday, April 19, 2024 a roundtable will take place online and in person in Utrecht for the upcoming PhD defense by NASA Board member Debby Emseé de Vlugt. Her PhD dissertation ‘A New Feeling of Unity: Decolonial Black Power…