Students Committee: International Networking: A How To Guide for Graduate Students

Session Submission Type: Non-Paper Session: Dialogue Format

Abstract

The transnational and global turns within American studies, and the humanities more generally, has made the creation and maintenance of international research networks particularly imperative, particularly for graduate students developing careers in researching, teaching, and beyond. The purpose of this roundtable is for graduate students to hear from current faculty active in US and international institutions who are engaged in international networking to discuss the value they find in such endeavors, and to provide insight into how graduate students can go about engaging in similar systems of professional development and scholastic exchange within the wider, global community of scholars that exists around the world. The panel will cover an array of topics, including how to establish international contacts and connections, how to maintain those contacts and turn them into meaningful collaborations that enrich both research and teaching, and the importance of international networks to the academy in the past, present, and future.

Sub Unit

• American Studies Association Annual Meeting

Chair

• Nicholas D Krebs, Washington State University

Panelists

• Christina Perez, Dominican University

• Gilmer Cook, Dominican University

• C. Richard King, Washington State University

• Karsten Fitz, University of Passau, Germany

• Katharina Fackler, University of Graz, Austria