Our Events & Activities

We are active in organizing regular conferences, seminars and other events for the American studies community in the Netherlands and beyond. Below is an overview of the events and activities that we organize, often in collaboration with our partners. For information on specific events, see our agenda.

Amerikanistendag

Every spring a one-day national conference is held to bring together American Studies undergraduate and graduate students and faculty: the American Studies Day, or Amerikanistendag. These are hosted, in rotation, by one of the four American Studies programs at the universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden, and Nijmegen.

Conferences

We organize an annual conference to bring together scholars from the Netherlands and abroad. Covering a range of themes related to American studies, these conferences offer the opportunity to explore innovative research across disciplines and to connect with academics in the American studies community.

Career Day

Every year we organize a career day. Specifically tailored for students of American Studies, this event presents a valuable opportunity to explore the wide range of career pathways that your academic background can lead to, from pursuing a PhD in American Studies to engaging in impactful roles within governmental institutions. Students can gain valuable insights from former American Studies alumni, who share their personal and professional experiences.

Past activities

Annual Conferences

• NASA Conference 2025: A Water’s History of the United States
• NASA Conference 2024: Democracy in Action
• NASA Conference 2022: The Environment and American Studies
• NASA Conference 2018: The Future of American Studies in the Netherlands
• NASA Conference 2016: American Studies after the Digital Turn

Amerikanistendagen

• Thirtieth National Amerikanistendag at the University of Amsterdam, 2025
• Twenty-ninth National Amerikanistendag at Leiden University, 2024
• Twenty-eighth National Amerikanistendag at Radboud University Nijmegen, 2023
• Twenty-seventh National Amerikanistendag at the RIAS in Middelburg, 2022
• Twenty-sixth National Amerikanistendag at the RIAS, 2021
• Twenty-fifth National Amerikanistendag at Groningen, 2019
• Twenty-fourth National Amerikanistendag at the RIAS, 2018
• Twenty-third National Amerikanistendag at the University of Amsterdam, 2017
• Twenty-second National Amerikanistendag at VU Amsterdam, 2016
• European Association for American Studies (EAAS) Student Conference, 2014
• Twenty-first National Amerikanistendag at Radboud University Nijmegen, 2013
• Twentieth National Amerikanistendag at Utrecht University, 2012
• Nineteenth National Amerikanistendag at Leiden University, 2011
• Eighteenth National Amerikanistendag at the University of Amsterdam, 2010
• Seventeenth National Amerikanistendag at the University of Groningen, 2009

Lectures and roundtables

• NASA Keynote Lecture in Environmental Studies by Megan Black, 2021
• NASA Fifth Roundtable with Deborah Cohn and Joseph Heathcott, 2024
• NASA Fourth Roundtable with Debby Esmeé de Vlugt, 2024
• NASA Third Roundtable with Michael Boyden, 2023
• NASA Second Roundtable with Damian Pargas, 2023
• NASA First Roundtable with Nancy Mykoff, 2023