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Call for Papers: Fall International PhD Seminar 2025

Since 2003, the RIAS has organized a seminar for doctoral students pursuing research in American History / American Studies twice a year. The next seminar will take place i ... Read more

Conference Report: A Waters History of The United States

From 21 to 23 May 2025, the RIAS hosted the international conference “A Water’s History of the United States,” a three-day gathering at the Provinciehuis tha ... Read more

Policy Workshop Report: The Montreal Moment

On 5 and 6 June 2025, the RIAS, in collaboration with “Pathways to Sustainability,” one of the strategic themes of Utrecht University, hosted a policy workshop titled “ ... Read more

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Dario Fazzi at Leiden University

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Dario Fazzi: The US on the World: The Socio-Ecological Impacts of America’s Global Ascendancy ... Read more
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From the Vaults

"From the Vaults" is the RIAS library and archives blog, in which we highlight remarkable historical persons and events through documents from our collections.
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