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Call for Papers – Amerikanistendag 3 June 2022

We are pleased to announce that the Netherlands American Studies Association will hold its 27th annual Amerikanistendag on Friday, 3 June 2022. The event will be hosted by our colleagues at t ... Read more

Roosevelt Lecture

On Friday 8 April 2022 the RIAS will host the Roosevelt Lecture by Sara Polak at the Auditorium (filmzaal) of the Provinciehuis in Middelburg. ... Read more

William J. vanden Heuvel Memorial Lecture

On Tuesday 5 April 2022 the RIAS will host the William J. vanden Heuvel Memorial Lecture by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Marja Verloop at the Provinciehuis in Middelburg. ... Read more

In Memoriam: Former RSC Advisory Board Member Professor Serge Ricard

It is with sadness that we learnt of the passing of one of the Institute’s great friends, Professor Serge Ricard, on 9 February 2022. ... Read more

Webinar – A Conversation with Emmanuel Kreike on War and the Environment

On 31 March 2022, the RIAS and the Centre for Modern History – City University of London will host ... Read more

Call for Papers – Conference on Environmental Justice in US History

On 12-14 October 2022, the RIAS will host a major academic conference on environmental justice in American history, which aims to assess the state of the field, identify so ... Read more

Call for Papers – International Spring PhD Seminar 2022

Since 2003, the Institute has organized regular seminars for doctoral students pursuing research in its areas of interest. The next seminar will take place in Middelburg on 11-13 May 2022. ... Read more

Happy New Year!

The RIAS wishes everyone all the best for 2022! ... Read more

Holiday Greetings

We would like to wish you a happy holiday season! The RIAS will be closed from the 24th of December 2021 until the 4th of January 2022. We hope to be able to welcome ev ... Read more

RIAS and the Zeeland Platform for the History of Slavery & Freedom

The RIAS has taken an active role in the Kennisplatform Slavernijverleden en Vrijheid Zeeland (Zeeland Platform for the History of Slavery and Freedom), a consortium of lo ... Read more

New Book Publication

Damian Pargas has published a new book titled Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America 1800-1860. ... Read more

New Book Publication

Giles Scott-Smith has published a new book together with the director of The Netherlands Atlantic Association (Atlantische Commissie), Bram Boxhoorn. The book titled The Transatlantic Era (198 ... Read more