The forum for inter-american research (fiar) is the official electronic journal of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). fiar was established by the American Studies Program at Bielefeld University in 2008. We foster a dialogic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Americas. fiar is a peer-reviewed online journal. Articles in this journal undergo a double-blind review process and are published in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. We do not charge readers or institutions for full text access. In addition to written work we also publish selected audiovisual material of conference presentations, keynotes, and video features. The editorial board consists of a broad range of international scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.

Current Issue

Technologies and Social Change in the Americas Download a .pdf of the complete issue here. Wilfried Raussert, Bielefeld University, Germany Olaf Kaltmeier, Bielefeld University, Germany Robert Curley, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico Mario Rufer, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico Matti Steinitz, Bielefeld University, Germany: Technologies and Social Change in the Americas (Introduction) Paola Ravasio, Associated…

Journal’s Archive

2020 Vol. 13 No. 3 (Dec. 2020): 100th anniversary of the death of Max Weber: Commemoration from the Americas Vol. 13 No. 2 (Jul. 2020): Cine InterAmericano: (des)conexiones por, en y a través del cine en las Américas Vol. 13 No. 1 (Mar. 2020): Heritage-Boom: On Culture and Nature in the Americas 2019 Vol. 12…

Videos

I Live for Art – An Ecocide Romance Esther Figueroa, Vagabond Media/Jamaica Blood is Money, Blood is Race, Blood is Sex: Using the Vampire to Challenge Sexual Norms in Caribbean Literature. Giselle Anatol, University of Kansas Inter-American Studies: Why and Whither? Josef Raab, University of Duisburg-Essen “The boiled-down juice of human living” – The Anthropological…