Previous Events

FASA organizes and co-oragnizes events, such as conferences, seminars, and webinars, on a regular basis. The board welcomes all those interested in North American Studies to participate in our events! FASA events are free to members of FASA. Here you can see some of our previous events. Please also take a look at the events organized with SAM.

Travelling to the United States for Research: A Webinar with Dahlia French, Academic Immigration Attorney

Does travelling to the United States feel risky as a researcher in the current political climate? Have you ever wondered what visa type is appropriate for your short-term research visit? What can you do with just an ESTA? The Board of the Finnish Association for American Studies warmly welcomes all members to a webinar addressing exactly these questions on September 4, 17:00–18:00. Please see below for details and a registration link. All FASA members are welcome to join the event for free, but please check you have paid your membership fee for this year before you register! All members of FASA, SAAS (Swedish Association for American Studies), DAAS (Danish Association for American Studies), and ASANOR (American Studies Association of Norway) are welcome to join the event for free

Date: September 4, 2026
Time: 17:00–18:00 EEST (GMT+3)
Place: Zoom

Our guest Dahlia French is Founder and Managing Attorney of French Legal. She arrived in the USA as an F-1 in 1990, received her JD in 1993, completed coursework towards an LLM in Banking Law (1996), and received an LLM in Health Law (with Healthcare Compliance certification) in 2021. She is experienced in academic immigration to the United States. You can read more about her experience and work here: https://frenchlegal.net/about

The 28th biennial conference of the Nordic Association for American Studies was organized jointly by FASA and the John Morton Center for North American Studies (JMC) at the University of Turku on June 4–6, 2025.

Please find more information on the NAAS2025 website.

Date: 27.01.2023

Time: 10:00–17:00 (followed by an optional dinner, self-paid)

Place: University of Turku, Educarium Building (in-person only)

Building on the success of our 2018 workshop for junior scholars, the Finnish American Studies Association and the John Morton Center for North American Studies is pleased to announce How to Survive the Academic Jungle II: A Workshop for Junior American Studies Scholars. This workshop offers panel discussions geared towards helping junior scholars (including everyone from new PhD candidates to those who have recently received their doctorates) develop their academic profiles and careers. It also serves as an opportunity for the community of North American Studies scholars in Finland to meet and discuss the development of our field. This event is free for members of FASA, including lunch and coffee/tea, but please make sure to register in advance.

Not a member of FASA? Join here.

Please sign up by 13 January by scanning the QR code on the banner or through this link.

FASA SEMINAR 2021

Together with SAM, FASA arranges a webinar series titled Spotlight USA: Embracing Diversity

The series includes four webinar sessions. The webinar is free of charge for members of FASA and SAM. To find out more, click the date of a session.

22 September

6 October

20 October

3 November

The seminar is part of The Year of Research-Based knowledge 2021


SEMINAR ARCHIVE

Fasa maintains an archive of past seminars. Click the buttons to view information on past seminars.