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…
Amerikanistendag 2018 at the RIAS in Middelburg
On June 1st the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies hosted the 24th NASA Amerikanistendag, allowing BA, MA and PhD students from in and outside the Netherlands to present their research projects.
Amerikanistendag 2017 at the University of Amsterdam
The 23rd Amerikanistendag was held in Amsterdam on 2 June 2017, and brought together young Americanists from the Netherlands, Germany, France, and the U.S. The University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, the University of Utrecht, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, and the Roosevelt Institute of…
NASA Fall Conference: Forging the American Century
“Forging the American Century: World War II and the Tranformation of US Internationalism” On October 27-28, Radboud University Nijmegen hosted an international conference to explore the outlines of the “American Century” since World War II. In light of contemporary concerns…
Report NASA Conference 2016
American Studies Conference on Digital Humanities Transcends the Dichotomy of Culture and Technique. On 15 and 16 September 2016 about 30 scholars met at the Roosevelt Study Center in Middelburg, the Netherlands to discuss the state of the field of…
Amerikanistendag 2016 at VU Amsterdam
On Friday 10 June 2016, the 22nd Amerikanistendag (or American Studies Day) took place at VU Amsterdam. After a welcome by Professor Diederik Oostdijk the keynote speaker was introduced: Dr. Erin La Cour. She is a lecturer in Creative Writing at…
NASA Fall Event 2015
Netherlands American Studies Association Fall Event 2015 “From Reconstruction to Ferguson: 150 Years of African-American Civil Rights, 1865-2015” Friday, 6 November 2015 Leiden On 6 November, Americanists gathered in Leiden for the NASA fall event, a symposium…
NASA Fall Event 2014
“After Dachau”: Of Private Vengeance, Collective Guilt, and Life in Ruins On 4 December 2014 the University of Amsterdam will host the NASA Fall Event of 2014. The event will be a lecture by Werner Sollors on his most recent…
Amerikanistendag 2013 te Nijmegen
On Friday 22 March, the 21st annual Amerikanistendag of the Netherlands American Studies Association (NASA) took place for in Nijmegen. The American Studies department the Radboud University organized the day under the title ‘American Crossroads: Transnational American Studies.’ The program…
Amerikanistendag 2012 at Utrecht University
On 23 March 2012, the twentieth Amerikanistendag (or American Studies Assembly Day) took place at Utrecht University. This year, the designated theme was “Empire of Liberty: Ideals and Reality.” The keynote lecture was delivered by Prof. Rob Kroes, who found…