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| European Association for American Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Association for American Studies |
| Abbreviation | EAAS |
| Formation | 1954 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Region served | Europe |
| Leader title | President |
European Association for American Studies The European Association for American Studies is a scholarly association focused on the study of United States history, North American literature, and American studies across European institutions. It brings together scholars from universities such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, Humboldt University of Berlin, and University of Rome La Sapienza, and collaborates with cultural organizations like the Fulbright Program, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, and Alliance Française. The association engages with transatlantic initiatives involving bodies such as the European Union, NATO, Council of Europe, United Nations, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Founded in the mid-20th century by academics influenced by post-World War II exchanges involving the Marshall Plan, the association emerged alongside networks that included the Institute of International Education, the Council of Europe, and national learned societies like the Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association. Early conferences attracted figures connected to the Fulbright Program, scholars from the University of Paris, and representatives from cultural institutes such as the British Council and the Goethe-Institut. During the Cold War era, the association's activities intersected with intellectual currents tied to the Iron Curtain and debates shaped by events such as the Berlin Airlift and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In subsequent decades it expanded contact with institutions including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Archives and Records Administration, reflecting growing transatlantic research ties after milestones like the Treaty of Maastricht and the enlargement of the European Union.
The association is governed by an elected board with roles comparable to those in scholarly bodies such as the Royal Historical Society, American Anthropological Association, and the Modern Language Association. Leadership rotates among scholars affiliated with universities including Trinity College Dublin, University of Barcelona, KU Leuven, University of Vienna, and University of Copenhagen. Administrative operations often coordinate with research centres like the Center for European Studies (Harvard), departmental units at institutions such as Columbia University, and national academies such as the British Academy and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Governance procedures reference models employed by organizations including the European Consortium for Political Research and the International American Studies Association.
Programs include graduate workshops modeled after seminars at Yale University, summer schools inspired by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and collaborative projects with museums such as the V&A Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The association runs exchange initiatives comparable to the Erasmus Programme, joint fellowships with the Fulbright Program, and partnerships with archives like the National Archives (UK), the Bodleian Library, and the Berg Collection. Pedagogical outreach references curricula from bodies such as the American Studies Association and training schemes related to the European Research Council and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
The association sponsors journals and edited volumes comparable to publications from the Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and Oxford University Press, and supports special issues engaging scholarship linked to figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Toni Morrison, Mark Twain, and Ernest Hemingway. Research themes intersect with archival projects at the Library of Congress, bibliographic collaborations with the British Library, and digital humanities initiatives similar to those at Stanford University and the Digital Public Library of America. It also commissions reports and monographs engaging topics studied by scholars at the University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, Yale University, and the University of Michigan.
Annual and biennial conferences convene at venues that have included the British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Salamanca, attracting keynote speakers from institutions such as Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, and Rutgers University. The association organizes panels on themes resonant with events like the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and the Cold War, and collaborates with festival organizers of gatherings such as the Edinburgh International Festival and academic meetings hosted by the European University Institute.
Membership comprises academics from departments at University College London, University of Edinburgh, Scuola Normale Superiore, Universität Zürich, and research centres like the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). The association administers prizes and fellowships analogous to awards from the Pulitzer Prize framework, the British Academy Medals, and the Guggenheim Fellowship, recognizing excellence connected to book-length studies, dissertation research, and lifetime achievement by scholars comparable to Henry Louis Gates Jr., Annette Kolodny, and Lawrence Buell.
EAAS collaborates with pan-European networks such as the European University Association, the European Association of History Educators, and the International Federation for Theatre Research, and maintains links with North American partners including the American Council of Learned Societies, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. It engages in cooperative ventures with foundations like the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Carnegie Corporation, and participates in cross-regional projects with institutions such as McGill University, University of Toronto, Australian National University, and University of Cape Town.
Category:Academic organizations Category:American studies