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Special Issue of American Studies in ScandinaviaEditors: Jenny Bonnevier and Adam Hjorthén This special issue will survey and explore the teaching of American Studies in the Nordic countries, with the aim of developing a cross-national conversation about teaching, pedagogy, and curriculum in the field. We are seeking short (1,500-3,000 word) texts and thought pieces in …

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The Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) and the Swedish Association for American Studies (SAAS) invite you to a workshop open to all PhD students affiliated with a Swedish university whose research broadly relates to the study of North America. The deadline for preliminary registration is Friday, December 15. Read the invitation here.

The 28th biennial Nordic Association for American Studies Conference 2025 will be held at the University of Turku, Finlandbetween June 4-6, 2025. The conference is organized by the John Morton Center for North American Studies (JMC), University of Turku, and the Finnish American Studies Association (FASA). Call for papers is now open. We urge all scholars …

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The 2024 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Conference will take place in Seattle, Washington at the Renaissance Seattle hotel, hosted by the University of Washington from May 9-11th. The presidential theme of this SASS meeting is movement. Please submit paper or pre-constituted panel proposals according to the instructions at the link below either …

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NORTH AMERICAN UNIONS AND DIVISIONS (TRANS)NATIONAL TALES The 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference will take place at the University of Helsinki from May 14th to May 17th, 2024. Deadline for submissions: October 29, 2023. Read more here

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for its annual Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and Religion to be held from March 18-22, 2024. The HCA Spring Academy provides 20 international Ph.D. students with the opportunity to present and thoroughly discuss their Ph.D. projects. They encourage applications that …

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The Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) at Uppsala University is offering a Visiting PhD Student Program in the fall of 2023. Please see the attached Call for Applications for more information. Deadline is August 6, 2023.

On May 25–27, 2023, the Nordic Association for American Studies held its 27th biennial conference at Uppsala University, Sweden, addressing the theme “Crises and Turns: Continuities and Discontinuities in American Culture.” The Swedish Association for American Studies (SAAS) co-hosted the event with the Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS). The keynote speakers were prof. Kristin …

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ASiS is the journal of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS). It carries scholarly articles and reviews on a wide range of American Studies topics and disciplines. We encourage you to submit articles and book reviews to the journal! The latest issue (55:1, 2023) is edited by Anders Bo Rasmussen and features contributions by David …

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The Swedish Association for American Studies is proud to present a new logo for the organisation.