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2023 Research Fellow at the RIAS

Mariia Kravchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine) is our Visiting Short-Term Fellow for June 2023 ... Read more

New Book Chapter by Our PhD Candidate, Marcella Schute

Our PhD candidate Marcella Schute has published a chapter in the book called Legacies of Slavery and Contemporary Resistance which came out with Cambridge Scholars Publishing on 9 ... Read more

Roosevelt Visiting Professor: Frank Schumacher

Dr. Frank Schumacher (University of Western Ontario) is the Spring Roosevelt Visiting Professor from mid-May until mid-June 2023. ... Read more

RIAS 2023 Policy Workshop on Environmental Education

On 5-6 June 2023, the RIAS will organize a policy workshop titled “An Environmental Education for an Environmental ... Read more

NASA Roundtable with Michael Boyden

On 12 May 2023, Michael Boyden, a professor of English at Radboud University Nijmegen, will be holding the third NASA roundtable at the RIAS centering around his new book: Climate and the Pictu ... Read more

New Podcast Episode on the RIAS by the USSO (British Association for American Studies)

To kickstart their new podcast series, European Initiatives in American Studies,  members of the BAAS (British Association for American Studies) traveled to Middelburg to hear all about ou ... Read more

Former Board Member Arendo Joustra Appointed Royal Honor

The Board and staff members of the RIAS would like to congratulate Arendo Joustra on the esteemed royal honor as Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. ... Read more

Oud-voorzitter George van Heukelom overleden

Bestuur en medewerkers van het Roosevelt Institute for American Studies hebben met droefenis kennisgenomen van het overlijden van George van Heukelom. ... Read more

In the Shadows of Slavery

Wednesday 19th of April 2023 our director Damian Pargas will be giving a lecture at Leiden University on racial democracy and slavery. ... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt: Global American

On 24-26 May 2023, the RIAS will host an international symposium on Theodore Roosevelt’s global reception, impact, and legacy, with the ... Read more

Damian Pargas in the New Books Network Podcast

Our Executive Director Damian Pargas discusses his book Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America, 1800-1860  (2021) in the New Books Network Podcast. ... Read more

Racial Democracy Seminar in Leiden

On Friday the 24th of February 2023, four RIAS colleagues will present on their current project, “Racial Democracy,” in a seminar hosted by the University of Leiden. The seminar is open ... Read more