The Netherlands American Studies Review (NASR) is currently looking for a new editor-in-chief to lead the editorial committee from September 1, 2024.
Call for Papers: Amerikanistendag 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Netherlands American Studies Association will hold its 29th annual Amerikanistendag on Friday, 14 June 2024. The event will be hosted by our colleagues at Leiden University.
Call for Papers: 2024 NASA Conference
The 2024 NASA Conference, titled “Democracy in Action: Radical Cultures, Protest Movements & Resistance in the Americas,” will take place in Utrecht on Oct 31st-Nov 1st.
Yaël Eisenstat: Democracy’s Cyber Defendant
On April 23rd, the John Adams Institute is organizing a talk with Yaël Eisenstat, former head of Global Elections Integrity for political ads at Facebook.
Upcoming PhD Defense: Debby Esmeé de Vlugt
On 8 May 2024, NASA board member Debby Esmeé de Vlugt will defend her PhD dissertation ‘A New Feeling of Unity: Decolonial Black Power in the Dutch Atlantic (1968-1973)’ at Leiden University. This project, which explores the history of transnational…
2024 EAAS Conference Registration and Program
This year’s EAAS conference will be held on April 4-6 in the Amerikahaus in Munich. The conference’s theme is “The American Immigrant Narrative Revisited.” American Studies scholars from all over Europe will be there to share their expertise! If you’re…
New Book Publications
Check out two recent publications written by NASA members!
Jennifer Carlson: Democracy by Bullet?
On March 28, 2024, the John Adams Institute is organizing a talk with Jennifer Carlson, Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. In Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy, Jennifer Carlson’s…
Vacancy: PhD Position in Transatlantic Environmental History at the University of Leiden (1.0 FTE)
The Institute of History at the University of Leiden invites applications for a PhD postition in Transatlantic Environmental History. Within the contexts of the two interrelated LUIH Starting Grant projects, “Re-Scaling Security” specifically aims to examine the rise in cooperation…
Cultuurfonds Grants 2024
Are you finishing your master’s this year? Would you like the opportunity for further study or research abroad? The Cultuurfonds is offering a grant for any motivated student looking to continue their studies at an internationally recognized university. All you…
Netherlands American Studies Review 2023 no. 2
The Editorial Committee of the Netherlands American Studies Review is happy to announce that the 2023 no. 2 issue is online now and can be found here. In the second issue of 2023, you will find six carefully selected pieces…