The American Studies Association brings together one of the most dynamic communities of scholars engaged in original research on a variety of topics as they relate to the interdisciplinary study of U.S. cultures and histories. The Distinguished Speakers' Bureau draws upon respected members within the ASA community and shares the work of these scholars with your institution or organization for public talks, conferences, seminars, and other speaking events.
How it works: Speakers donate their time to the Bureau. Host institutions pay a $1,500 speaker's fee directly to the ASA, in addition to the speaker's travel and lodging expenses. All fees go to support the Community Partnership Fund, a competitive grants program open to members working in collaboration with community-based organizations, school districts, public libraries, local historical societies, community museums, and other non-profit entities.
2019-2020 Speakers
- Alex Lubin, Pennsylvania State University
- David Lloyd, University of California, Riverside
- David Roediger, University of Kansas
- Donald Pease, Dartmouth College
- E. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern University
- Eric Lott, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz
- J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, Wesleyan University
- Jack Halberstam, Columbia University
- Janice Radway, Northwestern University
- Jean O'Brien, University of Minnesota
- Joanne Braxton, College of William and Mary
- Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, New York University
- Juana María Rodríguez, University of California, Berkeley
- Kevin Gaines, University of Virginia
- Lisa Lowe, Yale University
- Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
- Miranda Joseph, University of Minnesota
- Nadine Naber, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Paul Lauter, Trinity College
- Paula Rabinowitz, University of Minnesota
- Philip Deloria, Harvard University
- Rafael Pérez-Torres, University of California, Los Angeles
- Robert Warrior, University of Kansas
- Robin D.G. Kelley, University of California, Los Angeles
- Roderick Ferguson, Yale University
- Ruth Wilson Gilmore, City University of New York Graduate Center (unavailable)
- Siobhan B. Somerville, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Susan Manning, Northwestern University
- Tara McPherson, University of Southern California
- Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Request a Speaker
If you or your institution would like to arrange a speaker, contact the Office of the Executive Director. The earlier arrangements are made the better chance you have of obtaining the speaker of your choice.