UPDATE – The 2023 RAAS-Fulbright Conference – TRAVEL INFORMATION AND ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

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TRAVEL INFORMATION AND ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS Travel information From Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Constanţa. By shuttle bus – you can make reservations at https://alt-transportpersoane.ro/en/home/ or at https://kirvad.ro/. The shuttle will take you to the hotel. By train from Bucharest airport to Bucharest North Station. From Bucharest North Station to Constanţa. Reservations and ticket purchase at https://www.cfr.ro From Constanţa railway station to the hotel: take a taxi or, if you have the application, Bolt or Uber. The conference venue will be Ovidius University (Campus Building A; 1 Aleea Universitatii), within walking distance to the hotels suggested as accommodation options. Accommodation options:…

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News – The 2023 RAAS-Fulbright Conference

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MAPPING SPACES AND (THE) US October 5-7, 2023 The thematic framework that the conference promotes envisages various exploratory areas of research which, following such paths as “the spatial turn,” have stimulated considerable interest in critical spatial thinking across a large variety of subject areas. Starting from geography, architecture, urban and regional planning, and urban sociology, spatial thinking has reached far beyond the traditional disciplines to cover such fields as cultural studies, anthropology, postcolonial and feminist thought, race and gender theories, literary criticism and poetry, art and music, virtual and digital space, theology, law and economics, and global studies. In a…

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Alegerea noului board al RAAS

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Dupa cum se stie, intarzierea cu care declansam alegerile noului board al RAAS pentru urmatorii 4 ani se datoreaza situatiei create de restrictiile medicale din cauza carora am amanat si conferinta RAAS pentru anul acesta. Aspectele bune sunt ca vom tine conferinta in toamna, online. Daca tot suntem obisnuiti deja cu tehnologia vom organiza si votul electronic pentru board-ul RAAS pentru urmatorul mandat.  Din experienta de pana acum este preferabil ca board-ul ales sa fie din acelasi centru din cateva motive importante. Astfel, in demersurile bancare sunt situatii cand presedintele si trezorierul trebuie sa se deplaseze la banca personal sau trebuie…

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THE 2020 RAAS – FULBRIGHT CONFERENCE – UPDATE

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Dear RAAS Members, This is to inform you that the RAAS board has decided to postpone the 2020 RAAS-Fulbright Conference, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The conference will take place in October 2021 (7-9 October).  We have also decided to extend the deadline, so if you haven't sent a proposal so far, there is still time. The new deadline for proposals is April 21st 2021.  We are looking forward to hearing from you and receiving your proposals.  We are also pleased to announce that  Professor Philip John Davies, Eccles Centre for American Studies, The British Library, UK Professor Adina Ciugureanu, Ovidius University,…

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THE FULBRIGHT STUDENT AWARD TO THE UNITED STATES 2021-2022

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THE FULBRIGHT STUDENT AWARD TO THE UNITED STATES 2021-2022 The candidates will be selected through open, merit-based competition to participate in graduate level programs in any field except clinical disciplines. Each year scholarships are offered to Romanian citizens for the first year of master’s program or for one academic year of student research (non-degree). Second-year costs for the Romanian Fulbright master’s students may be covered depending on funds availability as well as on proof of good academic standing during the first year of study.ELIGIBILITYApplicants must meet the following criteria:• have Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian…

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Call for Applications for EAAS Conference Participation Travel Grants for Junior Scholars at Romanian Public Universities

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Call for Applications for EAAS Conference Participation Travel Grants for Junior Scholars at Romanian Public Universities The U.S. Embassy in Romania has the pleasure to invite applications for travel grants for participation in the EAAS conference 20/20 Vision: Citizenship, Space, Renewal, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, between May 1-3, 2020. The grants are in support of the professional development of junior scholars teaching American Studies content at public universities in Romania. Applications should be submitted by March 11, 2020 via e-mail only. Applications, as well as questions, should be addressed to [email protected]; please include EAAS American Studies Conference…

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2014 EAAS Rob Kroes Publication Award

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Call for Manuscript Submissions ~ Extended Deadline 7th November 2014 The European Association for American Studies invites submissions for its biennial Rob Kroes Publication Award for an unpublished book-length manuscript. The award is named for Rob Kroes, who served as Treasurer (1976–1988) and President (1992–1996) of EAAS. For many years, Rob Kroes also edited the series European Contributions to American Studies, where the EAAS Biennial Conference volumes appeared from 1980 to 2006. The competition is open to all members of the twenty-two national and joint-national American Studies organizations in EAAS (see http://www.eaas.eu/about-eaas/constituent-members). EAAS defines “American Studies” broadly. To be eligible,…

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