Kinship in American Studies Conference
Kinship in American Studies Conference including the 72nd Annual Meeting of the German Association for American Studies (DGfA) May 28 – 30, 2026 | University of Münster
This registration form is specifically for degree-seeking students at the University of Münster (BA or MA/MEd level). Participation is free of charge for those currently enrolled at the university. (Please know that this does not include those at the PhD-level or faculty/staff.)
For external registrations please refer to our official registration page: Official Registration Link
Eligibility and Requirements
You must be a degree-seeking student (BA or MA/MEd) at the University of Münster. Registration requires a valid university email address (@uni-muenster.de).
Conference Overview
This conference sets out to shed new light on the meaning of kinship in American culture, history, and politics, thereby probing how many important social, political, and cultural phenomena can be understood through the idiom of kinship. The notion of kinship is understood here not only as a formalized status of belonging (marriage, genealogy, family memberships, etc.) but also as emerging practices of care, affiliation, and belonging that exist outside of formalized kinship ties. The conference seeks to explore the middle ground between these two. It thus follows the urgent call for more differentiated definitions of what kinship actually means within the specific context of American culture.