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2026年7月16日から18日にかけて、シドニー大学United States Studies Centreおよびオーストラリア・ニュージーランド・アメリカ学会（ANZASA）の共催により、国際カンファレンス“Doing American Studies Outside the US—Now”が開催されます。
ご関心のある方は、ぜひ奮ってご応募ください。
詳細については、以下の公式ウェブサイトをご覧ください。
https://www.ussc.edu.au/doing-american-studies-outside-the-us-now
（以下、英語詳細）
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association invite scholars, especially postgraduate students and early career researchers, to participate in an international conference exploring the practice, pedagogy, and politics of American Studies beyond US borders. As the United States experiences profound challenges to academic freedom, attacks on diversity and inclusion initiatives, and intensifying pressures on higher education, this conference asks: What does it mean to study America now, and elsewhere — from a geographic or analytical perspective? How do distance, positionality, and local contexts shape our scholarly questions, methods, and interventions? What particular perspectives emerge from the Australasian and Indo-Pacific regions?
This conference centres scholars working in and on the Australasian/Indo-Pacific region, recognising both the geographic location of participants and the regional focus of scholarly work. We especially welcome research that examines the history, society, culture, and politics of US-Pacific relations, American power in the Indo-Pacific, transpacific cultural flows, Asian American studies, Indigenous Pacific perspectives, and comparative approaches that position the United States within broader regional frameworks. We also aim to support emerging scholars to share work-in-progress, receive mentorship, build international networks, and engage with critical conversations about the future of American Studies as a genuinely global enterprise.
Confirmed speakers
– Dr Chih-Ming Wang, Research Fellow (Professor) and Deputy Director, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
– Dr Lily Wong, Associate Professor in the Departments of Literature and Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at American University
– More to come
Conference format
This conference offers multiple formats for participation. It will be held in person.
– Panels and keynotes: Traditional conference presentations alongside keynote addresses.
– Pre-circulated paper workshops: Small-group feedback sessions where postgraduate and early career researchers receive detailed commentary on work-in-progress from peers and senior scholars.
– Roundtables: Discussion forums on practical topics including pursuing PhDs and academic positions, navigating job markets, and building transnational networks.
– Book talks and publishing guidance: Sessions with publishers and editors on transforming dissertations into books and navigating academic publishing.
– 3-minute thesis competition: Showcase your research in three minutes or less. Prizes of $1000 and $500 will be awarded.
Call for proposals
We welcome proposals from any disciplinary perspective or historical period. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
– Transnational and comparative approaches to American Studies
– Indigenous perspectives on US empire and settler colonialism
– Asia-Pacific engagements with American culture, politics, and power
– Teaching American Studies in non-US contexts
– Archives, access, and research methodologies across borders
– Migration, diaspora, and transnational communities
– Environmental humanities and climate crisis
– Race, gender, and sexuality in transnational frame
Submission guidelines
– Organised panels: Submit panel title, 250-word rationale, individual abstracts, and 100-word bios.
– Individual presentations (20 minutes): Submit a 250-300-word abstract and 100-word bio.
– Pre-circulated paper workshops: Submit a 250-300-word abstract and 100-word bio. Full papers (max 8,000 words) due June 15.
– 3-minute thesis competition: Submit title and 100-word abstract.
Important dates
– Submission deadline: March 31
– Notification of acceptance: April 15
– Registration opens: May 1
– Conference dates: July 16–18
Funding
Ten travel bursaries of up to $1000 are available for participants travelling from outside Sydney. Please include a brief travel budget with your submission if you wish to be considered.
Submissions & Inquiries
Please submit proposals via email: americanstudiesnow2026@gmail.com
Organising committee
– Kate Rivington | Monash University
– Kathryn Schumaker | University of Sydney
– Paul Michel Taillon | University of Auckland
– Rodney Taveira | University of Sydney