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

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 (The Dispatch). Center-right 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 US and international politics.

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 US 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.

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

For Students

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