On Friday, December 3, 2021, Megan Black will deliver the NASA Keynote/Roosevelt Lecture in Environmental Studies “The Environment and Global American Studies: The Curious Case of the US Interior Department.” The online lecture which will start at 2:30 PM Netherlands…
NASA conference “A Superpower by Nature: The Environment and American Studies” postponed
On November 12, the Dutch government announced another lockdown and it seems like more stringent measures are on the way. The conference organizing committee of NASA had a meeting this week about how to proceed. We talked about two options:…
NASA Conference: The Environment and American Studies, 3-4 December 2021
On December 3-4, 2021, the NASA conference “A Superpower by Nature: The Environment and American Studies” will take place online. You can find the full program HERE. If you want to attend the conference, please register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-superpower-by-nature-the-environment-in-american-studies-tickets-193367747137. The…
Amerikanistendag 2021 – Summary
On Friday 28 May 2021 the NASA in cooperation with the RIAS held its 26th annual Amerikanistendag – a student academic conference designed to demonstrate the breadth and depth of American Studies.
Extended Deadline! NASA Conference CfP
NASA Conference CfP A Superpower by Nature: The Environment in American Studies Utrecht, the Netherlands December 3, 2021 How does the environment figure in American Studies – and what does American Studies bring to environmental studies? Since the 1990s we…
NASA Activities Cancelled
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…
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,…
Twenty-fifth National Amerikanistendag at Groningen, 2019
On 7 June 2019, the honors of kicking off the Amerikanistendag, or the National American Studies Day went to Tim Jelfs, of the organizing committee, George Blaustein, president of NASA, and Laura Bieger, head of the department of American Studies…
NASA Fellow 2019: Laura op de Beke
Laura op de Beke started as a fellow in January 2019, having pitched a plan to reform the NASA website, and implement a more updated social media strategy. She has a BA in English Language and Culture from Leiden University,…
Conference report: The Future of American Studies in the Netherlands
On December 14, 2018, Americanists and non-Americanists gathered in Amsterdam for a special symposium on the Future of American Studies in the Netherlands. The full program can be found here. There were valuable contributions from across the generations, as it…