Resources

Primary Sources & Data

• Library of Congress. Digital collections spanning American history, politics, and culture.
• Chronicling America. Searchable historical American newspapers.
• National Archives: Presidential Libraries. Gateway to the presidential libraries.
• Constitution Annotated. The Constitution with Supreme Court interpretation, kept up to date.
• U.S. Census Bureau. Population and demographic data.
• The American Presidency Project. Speeches, documents, and election data for every president.
• Pew Research Center. Survey data on American politics, religion, and society.
• Foreign Relations of the United States. The official documentary record of U.S. diplomacy, from the State Department Historian.
• Digital Public Library of America. Free access to millions of items from American libraries, archives, and museums.
• Miller Center (University of Virginia). Nonpartisan resources on the presidency, including presidential oral histories.
• Oyez. Supreme Court cases, with oral argument audio and case summaries.
• Gallup. Long-running polling on American public opinion.
• Council on Foreign Relations. Nonpartisan research and analysis on U.S. foreign policy.
• National Museum of the American Indian. Smithsonian collections, research, and teaching resources on Native peoples.

Podcasts

Politics & Current Affairs

• The Ezra Klein Show (New York Times). Long-form interviews on politics, policy, and ideas.
• The David Frum Show (The Atlantic). Weekly commentary and interviews on American democracy and politics.
• The Dispatch Podcast. News analysis and debate.
• NPR Politics Podcast. Short, frequent episodes from NPR’s political reporters.
• Only in America (Radio4, in Danish). Weekly show on American politics, pop culture, and society.
• Stjerner og striber (DR, in Danish). DR’s foreign correspondents on U.S. and international politics.
• Left, Right & Center (KCRW). Weekly discussion with guests from across the political spectrum.
• The Editors (National Review). The magazine’s editors discuss the week in politics.
• Pod Save America (Crooked Media). Weekly political commentary from former Obama staffers.

History, Culture, & Society

• Throughline (NPR). The history behind current events.
• Code Switch (NPR). Race, ethnicity, and identity in American life.
• This American Life. Narrative journalism about everyday America.
• Slow Burn (Slate). Season-long deep dives into episodes of modern American political history.
• Ben Franklin’s World. Early American history in conversation with historians.
• Switched on Pop. How American pop music works and what it says about the culture.
• New Books in American Studies (New Books Network). Interviews with authors of new scholarly books in the field.

Video

• Crash Course US History (YouTube). John Green’s short video survey of American history. The Crash Course channel also has series on U.S. government and politics, film history, and literature.
• The Civil War and Reconstruction Era (Open Yale Courses). David Blight’s full Yale lecture course, free online.
• American History TV (C-SPAN). Lectures, oral histories, and visits to historic sites.
• Heather Cox Richardson (YouTube). The Boston College historian on American history and current events.
• American Experience (PBS). Full documentary films on pivotal moments and figures in American history.
• Frontline (PBS). Investigative documentaries on politics, policy, and current events.
• Book TV (C-SPAN). Author talks and book discussions on American history, politics, and culture.
• Khan Academy: US History. Free video lessons covering American history from colonial times to the present.
• Uncommon Knowledge (Hoover Institution, YouTube). Long-form interviews with scholars and public figures.
• Hillsdale College Online Courses. Free courses on American history and constitutional government.

Magazines

Long-form essays, reporting, and reviews. Some are behind paywalls, and the list spans the political spectrum.

• The Atlantic. Longform journalism and commentary on American politics, culture, and ideas.
• The New Yorker. Reporting, essays, and criticism.
• Harper’s Magazine. Essays, reportage, and fiction, with a long archive.
• The New York Review of Books. Essays and reviews on politics, history, and literature.
• Foreign Affairs. Analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
• The Nation. Politics and culture; the oldest continuously published weekly in the U.S.
• Boston Review. Essays and forums on politics, race, and inequality; free to read.
• National Review. Commentary and analysis.
• National Affairs. Quarterly essays on domestic policy.
• Democracy Now! Daily news and interviews.

Academic Journals

American Quarterly · American Studies · American Studies in Scandinavia · European Journal of American Studies · Journal of American Studies · Journal of American History · Journal of American Culture · European Journal of American Culture · Arizona Quarterly · New American Studies Journal

Organizations

American Studies Association · European Association for American Studies · Nordic Association for American Studies · British Association for American Studies · Netherlands American Studies Association · French Association for American Studies (AFEA) · American Studies Network · Organization of American Historians · American Historical Association · John F. Kennedy Institute, Free University of Berlin

At Aarhus

• ASCA American Studies Library. Books on American literature, history, society, politics, media, language, and culture at the Nobel Park Library.

For Students

Grants for studying in the U.S., places to publish and present your work, and internships are collected on our For Students page.