American Studies in Sweden
Navigating an Archipelagic Field
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10892427 |
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| Authors | Jenny Bonnevier (0000-0002-4514-7028, Örebro University, corresponding author), Adam Hjorthén (0000-0002-9085-4004, Uppsala University), Christin Mays (Uppsala University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Studies in Scandinavia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-8060 • E-ISSN: 0044-8060 |
| Publisher | Copenhagen Business School (PUBLISHER • DK) |
| DOI | 10.22439/asca.v56i2.7374 |
| OpenAlex | W4405380567 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This essay sets out to map the teaching of American studies in Sweden. Since American studies is not a degree-awarding disci-pline in Sweden, this is not a straightforward task. The first part of the essay discusses American studies as it looks at the only center of higher educa-tion in Sweden that identifies it as a subject, the Swedish Insti-tute for North American Studies at Uppsala University. In the second part we look at the field in a broader sense, identifying courses about North America currently available at Swedish universities, and surveying their subjects and topics. Together, the two parts outline the con-tours of a field of teaching that, we suggest, is best described as archipelagic. The essay con-cludes with a discussion of the possibilities and challenges for American studies teaching in Sweden and offers some thoughts and suggestions for the future, arguing for increased teacher and institutional coop-eration, and the need to estab-lish American studies as a de-gree-awarding discipline
Archipelagic state · Field (mathematics · Geography · Political science · Asian American and Pacific Histories · History · Law · Mathematics · Race, History, and American Society
| Highly cited | No |
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