The New England American Studies Association

Welcome to the New England American Studies Association site.  NEASA is the regional chapter of the American Studies Association (ASA) representing Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This chapter organizes a number of events and awards including an annual autumn conference, a collection of prizes for recent books and essays, and outreach to secondary school students and teachers. For more information about these activities or about NEASA and the field of American Studies more generally, please click on the links to the left.

The 2011 conference on "American Mythologies," held at Plimoth Plantation on November 4-5, was an unbelievably successful and vibrant weekend--thanks to everybody who took part in any way! The Pre- (now Post-)Conference blog is still up and evolving--check out the link to the left--and many of the conference's efforts and activities will directly influence our work and plans going forward. Watch this space for continually updated info on the 2012 Conference, the 2012 Spring Colloquium, and much else besides! UPDATE: The 2012 Call for Papers is now available and posted at the Conference tab. Check it out and join us in Providence in October!

 

The annual elections are complete and our 2012 Council has now been set--please check out the Council link at the left to see the full roster. The first Council meeting will be held in late January, and then the second Council meeting as well as the Spring Colloquium (to be held at The House of the Seven Gables in Salem) in late April or May. Again, watch this space for lots more info, coming soon!

 

If you want to learn more about anything NEASA-related, or would like to suggest additional links or elements that would enhance this website, please contact the 2011 President, Ben Railton (brailton@fitchburgstate.edu) or the 2012 President, Sara Sikes (sikes_sara@yahoo.com). Thanks!