http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/ The American Studies Association, exists to promote and encourage the study of American culture--past and present. Membership numbers approximately 5,000 and is open to all individuals and to cultural or educational institutions. Chartered in 1951, the American Studies Association now has more than 5,000 members. They come from many fields: history, literature, religion, art, philosophy, music, science, folklore, ethnic studies, anthropology, material culture, museum studies, sociology, government, communications, education, library science, gender studies, popular culture, and others. They include persons concerned with American culture: teachers and other professionals whose interests extend beyond their speciality, faculty and students associated with American Studies programs in colleges and secondary schools, museum directors and librarians interested in all segments of American life, public officials and administrators concerned with the broadest aspects of education. They approach American culture from many directions but have in common the desire to view America as a whole rather from the perspective of a single discipline. {weblog_language} Copyright 2007 2007-06-11T23:47:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/submit_proposals_for_international_partnership_grants/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/submit_proposals_for_international_partnership_grants/#When:23:47:00Z This is to invite you to submit an application for an ASA International Partnership grant, proposing a partnership with a specific foreign program.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T23:47:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/project_international_initiative_reports/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/project_international_initiative_reports/#When:23:02:01Z Reports from the International Initiative projectPosted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T23:02:01-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/international_initiative_report_2006/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/international_initiative_report_2006/#When:23:00:00Z Fifty-four international scholars applied for travel grants to attend the Oakland annual meeting.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T23:00:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/report_on_the_asa_international_initiative_in_atlanta_2004/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/report_on_the_asa_international_initiative_in_atlanta_2004/#When:23:00:00Z Close to 150 leaders in American Studies from some 30 countries came to the ASA's Annual Meeting last November in Atlanta. The presence of this unprecedented number of international scholars, their integration into every aspect of the program, and their participation in a series of special meetings designed to foster informal interactions, helped make the 2004 Annual Meeting a turning point in the ASA's efforts to internationalize the field.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T23:00:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/making_american_studies_in_vietnam/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/making_american_studies_in_vietnam/#When:22:57:00Z "The prospect of the Vietnamese losing the country to Americanization after having won the war against America is mind-boggling," wrote a leading American Studies scholar to me in response to my news that I had just returned from a tour of teaching American Studies in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T22:57:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/what_is_the_international_initiative/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/what_is_the_international_initiative/#When:22:55:01Z The ASA International Initiative is an ongoing effort by the American Studies Association comprised of a series of special projects and activities involving international scholars and affiliated societies. Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T22:55:01-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/andrew_w_mellon_foundation_renews_support_for_asa_international_initiative/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/andrew_w_mellon_foundation_renews_support_for_asa_international_initiative/#When:22:53:00Z The ASA's International Initiative, launched in 2004 by ASA President Shelley Fisher Fishkin, was a resounding success for everyone involved. A generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation helped some three dozen international program directors, journal editors, and American Studies scholars come to the conference and participate in events that included a networking breakfast for program directors, several journal editors' meetings, and an International Partnership lunch, as well as the full array of sessions, receptions and opportunities for informal conversation that the annual meeting offers.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T22:53:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/submit_proposals_for_international_partnership_grants1/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/submit_proposals_for_international_partnership_grants1/#When:22:50:00Z This is to invite you to submit an application for an ASA International Partnership grant, proposing a partnership with a specific foreign program.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T22:50:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/international_initiative_partnership_grants/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/international_initiative_partnership_grants/#When:22:42:00Z Grants awarded since 2004Posted in Posted in International Initiative

]]> 2007-06-11T22:42:00-05:00 http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/main_page/ http://www.theasa.net/project_international_initiative/page/main_page/#When:22:32:00Z The ASA International Initiative is an ongoing effort by the American Studies Association comprised of a series of special projects and activities involving international scholars and affiliated societies.Posted in Posted in International Initiative

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