The volume gathers twenty original essays by experts of American memory studies from the United States and Europe. It extends discussions of U.S. American cultu

The dynamics of transnational memory play a central role in modern politics, from postsocialist efforts at transitional justice to the global legacies of coloni

Christina Schwenkel's absorbing study explores how the "American War" is remembered and commemorated in Vietnam today -- in official and unofficial histories an

This wide-ranging collection brings together an eclectic group of scholars to reflect upon the transnational configurations of the field of American studies and

What is the state of American studies in the twenty-first century?