°Ā±šĢż·É±š±ō³¦“Ē³¾±šĢż±č°ł“Ē±č“Ē²õ²¹±ō²õĢż³Ł³ó²¹³ŁĢż³Ł³ó¾±²Ō°ģĢż³Ł³ó°ł“Ē³Ü²µ³ó,Ģż°ł±š“Ś±ō±š³¦³ŁĢż³Ü±č“Ē²Ō,Ģż²¹²Ō»åĢż°ł±š³¦“Ē²Ō²õ¾±»å±š°łĢż³Ł³ó±šĢż²õ¾±²µ²Ō¾±“Ś¾±³¦²¹²Ō³¦±šĢż“Ē“ŚĢżAspirationsĀ inĀ theĀ pasts,Ā presents,Ā andĀ futuresĀ ofĀ theĀ UnitedĀ States.Ā AspirationalĀ ideals andĀ beliefsĀ have always been at the crux of the United Statesā national ethos, but they have also evolved duringĀ the course of history.
Inviting colleagues toĀ consider a range of temporal, spatial, and performative aspects of aspirations,Ā we pose the following questions:
HowĀ hasĀ aspirationalĀ thinking,Ā rhetoric,Ā andĀ actionĀ evolvedĀ overĀ theĀ courseĀ ofĀ U.S.Ā history?Ā What meanings does aspirational thinking carry in the 21stĀ century and inĀ anticipation of the future?Ā WhereĀ doesĀ aspirational behavior, action,Ā or performance find fruitfulĀ ground?Ā What kinds of creative, expressive, or aesthetic forms doĀ aspirationsĀ take?Ā What do weĀ make ofĀ unfulfilled aspirations, aspirationsĀ gone astray, or destructiveĀ aspirations?Ā How do we conceptualize American Studies research,Ā teaching, and institutions by way of aspirations?
Alongside these questions, we encourage colleagues to tease out novel approaches and explorations of aspirations, framed around one or more of these thematic clusters:
InĀ particular,Ā weĀ seekĀ unexpectedĀ juxtapositionsĀ andĀ collaborationsĀ betweenĀ participantsĀ fromĀ differentĀ institutionsĀ andĀ fieldsĀ ofĀ study,Ā hopingĀ thatĀ theĀ conferenceĀ willĀ serveĀ asĀ aĀ forumĀ forĀ advancingĀ our scholarly, epistemological, and creative aspirations.
In addition to the traditional paper and panel formats, we accept workshop sessions as well as alternative format proposals that reinvent the traditional paper session.
TheĀ conferenceĀ isĀ openĀ toĀ scholarsĀ andĀ studentsĀ fromĀ allĀ countries,Ā butĀ weĀ offerĀ lowerĀ registrationĀ fees to members of NAAS (Nordic Association for American Studies), EAAS (European Association forĀ American Studies), and ASA (American Studies Association, United States).
The conference is organized by the John Morton Center for North American Studies (JMC), UniversityĀ of Turku, and the Finnish American Studies Association (FASA).
Abstract Submission: Abstracts for individual papers are max. 250 words and for panel/workshop/Ā alternative sessions max. 500 words.Ā Extended deadline: August 16, 2024.
±õ²Ō±ē³Ü¾±°ł¾±±š²õ:ĢżĢżnaasturku2025@gmail.com
Twitter:Ā @naas2025 #NAASpirations2025
