About
The Southeastern American Studies Association is the largest regional chapter of the American Studies Association (U.S.A.). SASA presents new developments and findings in American Studies scholarship, identifies and defines areas of debate about the nature of American culture and its study, and conducts cultural and historical programs on the Southeast and its communities. SASA holds a biennial conference, with recent meetings in Atlanta (2023); Birmingham (2022); Emory University (2019) The College of William and Mary (2017), Kennesaw State University (2015), College of Charleston (2013), Georgia State University (2011), and George Mason University (2009). Conference themes are broad and inclusive to encompass such topics as art and architecture, black literature and music, American Studies as cultural critique, the cultural uses of photography, Native American Studies, popular culture, Southern literature and women’s studies. The SASA Constitution can be found here.
Current Board
Elijah Gaddis, Auburn University
President
Amy K. King, Tuskegee University, Vice President
Michael Innis-Jiménez, University of Alabama
Secretary/Treasurer
Jonathan Beecher Field, Clemson University
Andrew Frank, Florida State University
Simiyha Garrison, University of North Carolina
Kajsa K. Henry, Florida A&M University
Rebecca Hill, Kennesaw State University
Jannah Mitchell, Augusburg University
Dennis Moore, Florida State University
Erich Nunn, Auburn University
Sandy Slater, College of Charleston
Eric Solomon, University of Mississippi
Matthew Swiatlowski, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Patricia Ventura, Spelman College