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Hej!
We are pleased to announce a new PhD student course offered by Uppsala University’s
Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) in Fall 2026: Doing American Studies
in Europe (7,5 hp).
Does your research deal with North America? If so, the field of American studies can
provide an international and interdisciplinary context for your scholarship. This PhD
student course examines the emergence of American studies as a research field, and
explores its future development through the ongoing research of the course participants.
The course is offered by the Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) at
Uppsala University. It features a workshop in Uppsala and a three-day visit to Berlin,
Germany.
The course is open to PhD students at Swedish universities within the humanities and
social sciences working on any topic or theme relating to the United States and/or Canada,
including its history, culture, society, and politics, as well as global connections and
transnational relations.
See the attached course description for more detailed information.
Apply to the course by submitting 1) a short description (max. 500 words) of your
dissertation project and a brief motivation to why you wish to join the course, and 2) a
letter from your main supervisor attesting to your status as an active PhD student and
stating that the course can be completed as part of your PhD program.
Send your application to SINAS’ research coordinator at
leyla.drake@engelska.uu.se<mailto:leyla.drake@engelska.uu.se> by April 30, 2026. If
you have any questions, you are welcome to get in touch with Adam
Hjorthén<mailto:adam.hjorthen@engelska.uu.se>, director of SINAS.
We would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this call in your networks!
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Adam Hjorthén, PhD
Associate Professor (Docent)
Senior Lecturer in American Studies
Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS), Uppsala University
Director of
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Co-director of Humtank<https://humtank.se/>
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