The author aims to expand the definition of Turkish American literature beyond fiction written by Americans of Turkish descent to incorporate texts that literally ‘commute’ between two national spheres.  Meer

The book focuses on self-representations of indigenous groups in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. It offers a multifaceted understanding of North American indigenous history, identity, community and forms of culture.  Meer

This interdisciplinary volume addresses competing and conflicting configurations and narratives of spatialization in the context of globalization processes.  Meer

After the American Revolution, U.S. American literature and culture were shaped by transatlantic and inter-American relations. Issues such as the Haitian Revolution, Spanish American independence, slave economies and colonialism influenced the ways Americans defined themselves as a nation and as individuals.  Meer

This collection puts the topic of Jewish Studies and Holocaust studies in a new American studies perspective. This perspective compares the similarities and differences in responses and their transatlantic interaction.  Meer

This book discusses literary texts from English and French Canada, the US, Spanish America, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Bibliographic entries refer the reader to native American literature and culture.  Meer

This collection of essays attempts a critical reassessment of a wide range of often competing forms of internationalizing the discipline of American Studies – including trans- and post-national, international, (trans-)Atlantic, (trans-)Pacific, as well as hemispheric, trans-border, in-ter-American and comparative American Studies.  Meer

This study examines the German-American cultural transfer during the 18th and 19th centuries and its important part in the formation of an American national and cultural identity.  Meer