The Swedish Association for American Studies (SAAS) is an inspiring academic network that encourages scholarship in the multidisciplinary field of American Studies. SAAS seeks to develop a critical understanding of the role, place, and meaning of the United States and North America. In Sweden, research about the US/America is conducted in many different disciplines; SAAS thus functions as an important forum for interdisciplinary exchange and encounters between American Studies scholars.
- Migration, Modernity, and Meaning: Studies of Sweden and America, Essays in Honor of Dag Blanck
The Swedish American Historical Society has recently published Migration, Modernity, and Meaning: Studies of Sweden and America, Essays in Honor of Dag Blanck. The book is a compilation of 46 essays by 49 contributors in honor of longtime Society Board member and academic Dag Blanck. The book, or festschrift, honors Blanck’s contributions to the field of North American studies in Sweden and Swedish Studies in North America over his long career. Due to the breadth of Dag’s research interests, the book also serves as a survey of the current state of the academic field.
- Myth, Migration and Mobility: SAAS Conference 2026
The Swedish Association for American Studies will hold its 13th conference at the Swedish Emigrant Institute in Växjö, from lunch on Thursday, October 8, 2026 to lunch on Friday, October 9, 2026. We are honored to feature Gunlög Fur, Professor at Linnaeus University, as the keynote speaker.
Read more about the conference and Call for Papers here
- 2025 Newsletter
The 2025 SAAS Newsletter is now published and accessible here. Documenting the state of the field of North American Studies in Sweden, the newsletter covers research, published works, and teaching during the year of 2024.