The year 2023 marked 510 years since the arrival of Ponce de León to the coasts of Florida, beginning a relationship between Spain and the lands of North America that persists until today. At the beginning of the 16th century,…
Franklin Foer: On Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future
On January 31, 2024, the John Adams Institute will organize a dialogue with The Atlantic staff writer and author, Franklin Foer. He wrote a gripping biography of Joe Biden, following his first term in office: The Last Politician. With unequaled access to…
Call for Papers: Black Citizenship Conference 2024
On December 12 and 13, 2024, the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) will host the conference, titled Contesting Black Citizenship from American Revolution to the Present. It will explore Black citizenship as a site of contestation throughout US history,…
RIAS Postdoc Vacancy
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) is pleased to announce a vacancy for a fulltime (1,0 fte) postdoctoral researcher in American history for a period of 2 years. The new postdoctoral researcher is invited to do research and work…
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…
Netherlands American Studies Review Spring 2023 Issue
The Editorial Committee of the Netherlands American Studies Review is happy to announce that the Spring 2023 issue is online now and can be found here. In this Spring 2023 issue, you will find eight carefully selected pieces that reflect…
Amerikanstendag 2023 – Back to the Roots Where it All Began!
This year, we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of our Amerikanistendag. Please join us for an exciting program with keynotes, presentations, awards, music, and videos in Nijmegen on June 22, 2023. Check out the Final Program Amerikanistendag 2023 and do…
Third NASA Roundtable with Michael Boyden
On May 12, 2023, Michael Boyden, a professor of English at Radboud University Nijmegen, will be holding the third NASA roundtable at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies in Middelburg centering around his new book: Climate and the Picturesque in…
NASA (virtual) Roundtable with Nancy Mykoff
GOING GLOCAL: ENGAGING STANDING ROCK MONDAY, MARCH 27TH, 4:00-5:00 PM Our first NASA Roundtable will feature Nancy Mykoff (University College Roosevelt) discussing her current collaboration with members, artists, leaders and institutions of Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and Indian Country. This…