Nordic Association for American Studies

The Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS) is a scholarly society founded in 1959 which aims to promote the study of the United States in the five Nordic countries and to facilitate communication between scholars interested in this field. Membership is open to individuals who live in or have a scholarly connection to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Iceland.[1] The organization has five sub-organizations for each country and is, taken as a whole, a constituent member of The European Association for American Studies. It publishes the journal American Studies in Scandinavia[2] and holds a conference every two years. It has so far arranged 25 conferences.[3]

Nordic Association for American Studies
AbbreviationNAAS
MottoScholarship, Teaching
Formation1959
Founded atOslo
Region
Scandinavia
FieldsAmerican Studies
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/naasstudies/home

References
  1. Scandinavia, ASIS American Studies in (1 September 1979). "Nordic Association for American Studies" (PDF). American Studies in Scandinavia. 11 (2): 81–83. ISSN 0044-8060. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "American Studies in Scandinavia". universitypress.dk. Syddansk Universitetsforlag. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "Conferences - Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS)". sites.google.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.


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