JAAAS - Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies

JAAAS - Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies The Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies (JAAAS; ISSN 2616-9533) is a peer-revie JAAAS is powered by Open Journal Systems.

The Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies (JAAAS; ISSN 2616-9533) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal which creates an interdisciplinary space for debate on all aspects of American studies. It functions as a forum for Americanists in Austria and the global academic community. Published twice a year, the journal welcomes submissions on a wide range of topics, aiming to broaden

the multi- and interdisciplinary study of American cultures. JAAAS does not charge any article-processing charges (APCs). JAAAS is supported by the Austrian Association for American Studies and hosted and supported by the University of Graz, Austria. JAAAS is published twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. Open-access content is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

13/11/2025

"An extraordinary new account of our own American demons that Dostoevsky would have loved."

Peter Kaufman reviews "The Shadow Gospel: How Anti-Liberal Demonology Possessed U.S. Religion, Media, and Politics" for Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB): https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-demons-that-rule-us/

"There is a strong link between the neoliberalisation of higher education over the last 20 years and the psychological h...
12/11/2025

"There is a strong link between the neoliberalisation of higher education over the last 20 years and the psychological hell now endured by its staff and students. While academia was once thought of as the best job in the world – one that fosters autonomy, craft, intrinsic job satisfaction and vocational zeal – you would be hard-pressed to find a lecturer who believes that now.

Peter Fleming delves into this new metrics-obsessed, overly hierarchical world to bring out the hidden underbelly of the neoliberal university. He examines commercialisation, mental illness and self-harm, the rise of managerialism, students as consumers and evaluators, and the competitive individualism which casts a dark sheen of alienation over departments.

Arguing that time has almost run out to reverse this decline, this book shows how academics and students need to act now if they are to begin to fix this broken system."

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Bestselling author Peter Fleming uncovers the dark underbelly of the modern university to reveal cracks in the ivory tower

12/11/2025

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

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11/11/2025

Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it, the sociologist Matthew Desmond told Annie Lowrey in 2023. https://theatln.tc/FqW0IgRp

Desmond says that being poor is different in the U.S. than in other rich countries. “We have so many resources,” he told Lowrey. “Our tolerance for poverty is very high, much higher than it is in other parts of the developed world. I don’t know if it’s a belief, a cliché, or a myth. You see a homeless person in Los Angeles; an American says, ‘What did that person do?’ You see a homeless person in France; a French person says, ‘What did the state do? How did the state fail them?’”

Desmond argues that many wealthy people will fight against poor families moving into their neighborhoods. “If you think of zoning laws—that is how we build walls around our communities, how so many affluent communities keep out not just affordable , but any multifamily housing,” Desmond said.

The segregation that is created with exclusionary zoning contributes to racial disparities in poverty. “It is impossible to write a book called ‘Poverty, by America’ without writing a book about racism,” Desmond continues. “In white America, there’s no equivalent of the incredibly segregated and poor neighborhoods so many Black families find themselves in.” He notes that segregationists in the 1930s and ’50s used “the same exact arguments that we do today. They talk about property values, schools, and crime.” But, he adds, there are solutions to America’s poverty problem.

Read more from Lowrey’s interview with Desmond: https://theatln.tc/FqW0IgRp

🎨: The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Shutterstock.

"This process is described here as a social feedback loop, in the structural centre of which lies the corporation which ...
10/11/2025

"This process is described here as a social feedback loop, in the structural centre of which lies the corporation which imposes its own purpose as an irrational social end, i.e. irrespective of its potentially catastrophic social consequences."

This article argues that corporate law has become the legal platform upon which is erected a social process impeding society’s capacity to lucidly reflect on its primary ends; in this sense, corporate law is in conflict with social autonomy. This process is described here as a social feedback loop...

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Interrogating the notion of "America" and looking at the U.S. within its transnational and (trans-)hemispheric interconnections, JAAAS wants to challenge disciplinary boundaries by bringing together original and innovative work by scholars who focus on topics as diverse as literature, cultural studies, film and new media, visual arts, ethnic studies, indigenous studies, performance studies, q***r studies, border studies, mobility studies, age studies, game studies, and animal studies. Apart from offering insights into trans- and international American literary and cultural studies and offering European perspectives on America, the journal also seeks scholarship that deals with history, music, politics, geography, ecocriticism, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, law, and any other aspect of American culture and society.

JAAAS welcomes submissions from new, emerging, and established scholars on various topics related to American culture (literature, film, television, visual arts, etc.). Although scholars working in the broad field of American Studies are the expected primary authors, anyone conducting research on American culture is encouraged to submit a proposal.

Work that meets the following prerequisites is likely to be a good fit for JAAAS:


  • It is original scholarship, neither previously published in English nor under consideration elsewhere, with a compelling argument;