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....
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.
We look forward to welcoming the American Studies community to Hatfield between 23rd and 25th April 2025 for the 70th Anniversary BAAS conference.
Alongside our usual practice of accepting work in any area of American Studies we also aim to have two key strands within the conference:
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.
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....
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.....
Keele University and the British Library are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2025....
Every week, BAAS sends out a mailing of Calls for Papers, Fellowship and Job Opportunities, and all Events of interest in American Studies scholars in Britain and beyond. These events are also posted here on the BAAS website under our News & Events section.
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