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The panel have also awarded an honourable mention…

The panel have also awarded an honourable mention to Rohan Noble for the essay ‘How Far has the African American Fight for Equality Really Come Since the 13th Amendment?’

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The winner of the School Essay Award for…

The winner of the School Essay Award for Students of Colour is

Thomas Sharma! Congratulations! 🏆

“This essay was focused and makes a clear and compelling argument throughout, showing how present Supreme Court function is a departure from previous eras.”

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An honourable mention for the Arthur Miller Journal…

An honourable mention for the Arthur Miller Journal Article Prize is @KeebleArin’s ‘The End of the 90s in Porochista Khakpour’s The Last Illusion, Rachel Kushner’s The Mars Room, and Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation’!

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00111619.2022.2078179

Morning, #AmStudies folks! Who’s keen for some more…

Morning, #AmStudies folks!

Who’s keen for some more #BAASAwards? 🏆🇺🇸

That’s all for today, but more #BAASAwards winners…

That’s all for today, but more #BAASAwards winners will be shouted about throughout the week!

Keep your eyes peeled, you lovely #AmStudies bunch 🇺🇸

An honourable mention in the School Essay Award…

An honourable mention in the School Essay Award for Eva Speight’s ‘The Land of the Free: How Has Voter Suppression Impacted People of Colour in America and How Will it Affect them in the Future?’

“A politically engaged essay that crosses disciplinary boundaries.”

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The School Essay Award goes to Max Hitchen…

The School Essay Award goes to Max Hitchen for ‘The Impact of the New Deal on African Americans’.

“A confident and well-written essay that engages critically with key historiography on the long civil rights movement. …clear, compelling and innovative.”

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The winner of the Arthur Miller Journal Article…

The winner of the Arthur Miller Journal Article Prize is Katharina Rietzler for ‘US Foreign Policy Think Tanks and Women’s Intellectual Labor, 1920-1950’, published (open access!) in Diplomatic History!

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https://academic.oup.com/dh/article/46/3/575/6565893

Sound up your street? Read more about Charlie’s…

Sound up your street? Read more about Charlie’s prize-winning book below (and make sure you get a copy for you and/or your library!) 👇

https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/teenage-dreams/9781978806795

The panel commented: “‘Teenage Dreams’ is a tour…

The panel commented: “‘Teenage Dreams’ is a tour de force…a reinterpretation of the culture wars focused on female sexuality which illuminates and challenges traditional narratives of the period, telling stories of inclusion and exclusion of gender, race, and sexuality.”