Austrian Association for American Studies

Statement of purpose

When the Austrian Association for American Studies was founded in 1975, its articles declared a four-fold purpose:

a) to stimulate the establishment, extension, and intensification of American Studies at Austrian universities and other academic institutions;

b) to promote the research activities and plans of Austrian scholars in the field of American Studies;

c) to allow for the exchange of ideas and information in the field of American Studies;

d) to establish contacts with organizations of the same kind in Europe, America, and elsewhere.

Please go to the links at the top for additional information concerning our mission.