Promoting, supporting and encouraging the study of the United States since 1955

British Association for American Studies

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Welcome

The British Association for American Studies was founded in 1955. It exists to promote, support and encourage the study of the United States in the Universities, Colleges and Schools of the United Kingdom, and by independent scholars. It welcomes all those engaged in or connected with the study of the United States.

The website is the hub of the BAAS community with information on our awards, annual conferences, schools’ liaison work, calls for papers, publications, job listings, related networks and a media contacts database through which we share our expertise. On these pages you can find BAAS news, resources and links, as well as information on our committee structures. We welcome communication from our members and from anyone interested in the work we do to promote the study of the United States in the UK.

The BAAS Awards

The 2025 BAAS Awards are now open for submissions with a deadline of 16 December 2024.

Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistance awards. In recent years, we have added a new essays award for students of colour at school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and, in light of the climate crisis and our commitment to promote low-carbon research practices, we transformed the travel assistance awards into research assistance awards, offering the possibility of hiring research assistants to pursue archival research remotely.

Find out more about the BAAS Awards and how to apply, on our BAAS Awards Page.

Latest News and Events

BAAS School Newsletter – Spring 2025

The BAAS School Newsletter for Spring 2025 has arrived. In this issue, contributors cast fresh light on the political ideas that shaped the world, and, in....

Public Lecture – University of Manchester American Studies Henry Box Brown Lecture

The University of Manchester Americans Studies programme is delighted to announce its annual Henry Box Brown Lecture, which this year will be given by Prof.....

Funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentship: Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections

Keele University and the British Library are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2025....