Call for Papers

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for its annual Spring

Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and

Religion to be held from March 20-24, 2023.

The HCA Spring Academy provides 20 international Ph.D. students with the opportunity to

present and thoroughly discuss their Ph.D. projects. Additionally, it offers workshops held by

visiting scholars.

We encourage applications that range broadly across the arts, humanities, and social

sciences and pursue an interdisciplinary approach. Participants can present thesis projects

on any subject relating to the study of the United States of America. Possible topics include

American identity, issues of ethnicity, gender, transatlantic relations, U.S. domestic and

foreign policy, economics, and various aspects of American history, literature, religion,

geography, law, musicology, and culture. The accepted projects will be arranged into ten panel

groups.

Participants are requested to prepare a 20-minute presentation of their research project, which

will be followed by a 40-minute discussion.

The Spring Academy aims to create a congenial atmosphere for scholarly exchange in order

to inspire future collaborations and foster networking opportunities for participants.

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies is prepared to provide accommodation during

the conference week.

Thanks to a small travel fund, the Spring Academy can subsidize travel expenses for

participants registered and residing in developing and soft-currency countries. Applicants for

the travel fund must document the necessity for financial aid and explain how they plan to

cover any potentially remaining expenses. Additionally, a letter of recommendation from their

doctoral advisor is required.

Due to the ongoing pandemic the HCA reserves the right to adapt the conference structure

and host the event online if necessary.

START OF APPLICATION PROCESS: August 15, 2022

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: November 15, 2022

SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BY: January 2023

PLEASE USE OUR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM: www.hca-springacademy.de

GET IN TOUCH VIA EMAIL: springacademy@hca.uni-heidelberg.de