EAAS 2002: Conference Theme

European Association for American Studies

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EAAS CONFERENCE 2002

The United States Of / In Europe: Nationhood, Citizenship, Culture

March 22-25, 2002, Bordeaux, France

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The United States Of / In Europe: Nationhood, Citizenship, Culture

The theme of the conference offers opportunities for a multi- and inter-disciplinary investigation of the American experience from a European perspective, at a time when a new Europe is being constructed.Workshops, scholarly presentations and debates are expected to be largely informed by comparative analysis and assessment of American and European social, political and cultural life of the past and of the present. Ideas, concepts, notions and processes to be considered may range widely and can include: development of nationhood and citizenship; individualism and communities; plurality and pluralism; federalism and federalization; the means, ways, and products of democratization; spirituality and religions; building a civil society; continental exchange of thought and ideologies; mobility and regional transformations; issues of justice and security; consumerism and commodification of life; impact of the media and of advertising; the role of education, research and technology; cultural literacy; the place and status of the arts and of literature, concepts of historiography, etc.The general discussion and the shoptalks at the conference should help understand and define the specificities of European American Studies and contribute to the recognition of their relevance as an educational program and a field of research in academic communities and academic institutions throughout our continent. At the same time, chances for international exchange should be actively looked for and a fertile space for professional cooperation both within and beyond Europe should be created.

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