American Studies in Sweden: Navigating an Archipelagic Field
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...
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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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-890e9823d4434f48ac1cd1e9308dabc12025-01-18T15:22:53ZengCBS Open JournalsAmerican Studies in Scandinavia0044-80602024-12-0156210.22439/asca.v56i2.7374American Studies in Sweden: Navigating an Archipelagic FieldJenny Bonnevier0Adam Hjorthén1Christin Mays2Örebro UniversityUppsala UniversityUppsala University 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. https://rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/assc/article/view/7374Higher educationteachingNorth American studiesarea studiesSweden |
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