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British Association for American Studies

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Teaching American Studies Network

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The Teaching American Studies Network, founded in 2020, organises events to support members in developing their teaching quality and in thinking about American Studies pedagogy.

Steering Group:

  • Lydia Plath (University of Warwick), lead
  • Kate Ballantyne (York St John University)
  • Hilary Emmett (University of East Anglia)
  • Miguel Hernandez (Aberystwyth University)
  • Sarah Thelen (University College Cork)
  • Andrew Watts

To join the network, please email Lydia Plath.

Recent Publications

Exchange: A Signature Pedagogy for American Studies in the UK, Journal of American Studies 57:1 (2023)

Upcoming Events


Past Events

June 2023: Digital Education and AI

March 2023: Pedagogy in a Cost of Living Crisis

April 2023: Teaching American Studies Network Event: Teaching American Studies in Britain

April 2023: Setting Boundaries: Managing Workloads and Expectations in American Studies HE

November 2022-January 2023: TASN Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Reading Group Sessions 

September 2022 – Wellbeing in the Learning and Teaching Space

April 2022 – Pedagogical Publishing and Developing a Teaching-Focused Career

April 2022 – Getting Hired in American Studies

April 2022 – How to Talk Articulately about your Teaching Practice

January 2022 – Teaching American Studies to International Students

September 2021 – Inclusive Pedagogies in American Studies

April 2021 – Developing a Signature Pedagogy for American Studies in the UK

January 2021 – Coping with Blended, Socially Distanced, and Online Teaching in American Studies