EAAS - European Association for American Studies

Mission Statement

The European Association for American Studies is a confederation of national and joint national associations of American Studies in Europe. It was founded at Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, in 1954. EAAS is a registered association (VR 2037, Amtsgericht Stendal, 30 Sept. 2009). Each of the 21 member associations from 27 countries is represented on the EAAS Board which convenes once every year. The number of Americanists represented through the national associations has arrived at 4301 (1 Jan. 2010). The conditions of membership are set out in the Articles.

2012 Izmir

The Health of the Nation

March 30–April 2, 2012

The website for the conference is open. Early Bird Registration
by February 29, 2012!

EAAS Biennial Conferences

Other Conferences

Ranking American Presidents

Northumbria University, UK, February 23, 2012

Native America

Indigenous Self-Representation in Canada, the US and Mexico

Post-graduate conference

University of Groningen, the Netherlands, February 23 & 24, 2012

Ireland and African America

Clinton Institute for American Studies
University College Dublin, Ireland, March 9-11, 2012

Visual Texts, Textual Pictures

Paris Sorbonne University, France, March 22-24, 2012

EAAS-L Distribution List

EAAS-L is a mailing list for American Studies in Europe, moderated by Jaap Verheul, University of Utrecht, on behalf of the European Association for American Studies.

European Views of the United States

European Views of the United States is the official book series of the EAAS. We are proud to announce volume 3 of the series: E pluribus unum or E pluribus plura? Unity and Diversity in American Culture, eds. Hans-Jürgen Grabbe, David Mauk, and Ole Moen, vol. 3, 2011 (Oslo Conference 2008)

European Journal of American Studies

The European Journal of American Studies is the official journal of EAAS. It welcomes contributions from Americanists in Europe and elsewhere and aims at making available state-of-the-art research on all aspects of United States culture and society.