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 by April 30, 2026. If you have any questions, you are welcome to get in touch with Adam Hjorthén, director of SINAS.

 

We would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this call in your networks!