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.

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“Diversity of thought is, in many ways, harder to be comfortable with than demographic diversity,” Arthur C. Brooks writes. Corporate leaders should turn curiosity about others’ beliefs into a cultural norm—and it’ll be great for their business too. https://theatln.tc/DOOnFDaJ

Starting in the 2000s, guided by consultants and human-resource firms, companies began implementing programs and initiatives to increase diversity—predominately race and gender—with the hopes of improving not only fairness but business outcomes as well. “These programs institutionalized new hiring and promotion targets, mandated diversity training, and revised grievance systems,” Brooks writes.

But two decades on, many companies are moving to unwind their DEI programs. Some criticism “has involved a political backlash, but some has involved research questioning their effectiveness,” Brooks writes. Last year, psychologists found that diversity policies generally lowered the performance of the targeted groups and increased the perception of workplace unfairness. But by allowing “the debate about DEI to fall into this binary trap, where diversity is ‘just great’ or ‘totally terrible,’” Brooks argues, “we risk losing some important insights.”

Research shows, for instance, that the most effective teams are cognitively and creatively diverse, Brooks explains. These teams also tend to combine people who come up with different kinds of ideas with others who are good at developing those ideas. “This is especially important for driving innovation,” Brooks writes. “But it doesn’t stop with creative style.” Based on the findings of a 2020 study, viewpoint diversity in particular can protect against groupthink—something that has been shown to harm companies.

“Achieving ideological diversity in the workplace is especially tricky because, in aggregate, people’s resistance to accepting political differences is growing,” Brooks argues. But “whatever the fate of modern DEI programs in corporate America, diversity of experience, thought, and ideology is a meritorious goal for a company to pursue.”

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28/08/2025

"I became a hater by doing precisely those things AI cannot do: reading and understanding human language; thinking and reasoning about ideas; considering the meaning of my words and their context; loving people, making art, living in my body with its flaws and feelings and life. AI cannot be a hater, because AI does not feel, or know, or care. Only humans can be haters. I celebrate my humanity."

https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMdNilleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrAvbc63oS0MxJJagbojAnuG4eOrPW8cgP3HlpIqBfln0LLq6NHJFzuEOrZT_aem_-1quFybjpOeoeT6nhvIADQ

I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.

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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;