In People's Diplomacy, Kazushi Minami shows how the American and Chinese people rebuilt US-China relations in the 1970s, a pivotal decade bookended by Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China and 1979 normalization of diplomatic relations.

When we think about religion and politics in the United States today, we think of conservative evangelicals. But for much of the twentieth century it was liberal Protestants who most profoundly shaped American politics. Leaders of this religious community wielded their influence to fight for social justice by lobbying for the New Deal, marching against segregation, and protesting the Vietnam War.

The neglected histories of 19th-century NYC’s maligned working-class fortune tellers and the man who set out to discredit them.

The SHA Graduate Council invites you to share your research in 5-minutes or less. Being able to distil and articulate your research and its significance is an important networking skill. Come practice your research “elevator speech” in front of your fellow graduate students (and add a line to your CV). The mission of Southern Exchanges is to build community among graduate students by providing an informal, supportive setting for students to share their work/work-in-progress with graduate students from a wide range of institutions. You may even find your next co-panellists for The Southern!

The Edith Wharton Review, the refereed journal of the Edith Wharton Society announces a new section for shorter works, "Notes On..." and continues to welcome the submission of full-length critical scholarly essays.

Submissions are now open for a series of online postgraduate roundtables!

For over a century, automobility has been at the center of complex and far-reaching technological, scientific, social, and cultural transformations. Cultural production has consistently been engaged with and shaped by automobility. We invite proposals that engage with the local, national, and global cultures of automobility, from literature and film to visual art, video games, and social movements. We hope to bring together perspectives on the cultures of automobility in various countries and from various disciplines, including literature, history, geography, sociology, and cultural studies.

The Teaching American Studies Network invites proposals for a one-day symposium to be held at the University of Warwick on 9 July 2024. The theme for the 2024 Symposium is “Decoloniality: Difficulties and Multiplicities”.

Since its establishment as an academic research field in the U.S. in the late 1970s, public history has grown significantly, serving as a vital tool for examining contemporary issues, community memories, and conflicts at both scholarly and practical levels. USAbroad invites public history or public history-related contributions investigating US compelling past(s), heritage, memories, and socio-economic fractures. Please submit your abstract (500 words max) and your CV (2 pages max) to usabroad@unibo.it by May 5, 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by May 15, 2024, at the latest.

Upcoming celebration and symposium in Liverpool on Sat 4th May, for the bicentennial birth of tap dancer William Henry Lane ('Master Juba), who received fame across both sides of the Atlantic! More info and tickets below, and expressions of interest / calls for participants who may wish to speak, participate, or get involved in any parts of the celebration are very welcome - please contact us at CelebratingMasterJuba@gmail.com. Celebrating Master Juba: 200 Years On The bicentennial birth of tap dancer William Henry Lane Saturday 4th May – 12:30-9:30pm

Event co-chairs: Nicole Gipson (University of Bristol) and Ahmed Honeini (Royal Holloway University of London) Featured Speakers: Lucas Hubbard, William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, Nicola Frith, Esther Stanford-Xosei TIME: 16.05.2024 : 19:00 - 20:30

The Institute of Historical Research's History Lab is delighted to announce the winner of our 2024 Olivette Otele Paper Prize: Tionne Alliyah Parris (University of Hertfordshire). Tionne's prize-winning talk will be a must-attend for anyone interested in Black history, transnational feminism and social justice movements.

On 8th May 2024, the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism is hosting a public lecture during Birkbeck's Arts Week 2024, where Professor Bryan Cheyette (University of Reading) will bring together the narratives and memories of two groups of people who suffered under slavery: the victims of the slave plantations in the American South before the American Civil War; and those who underwent forced labour in the concentration camps in Europe. He will focus on two icons: Frederick Douglass and Primo Levi.

On 26 April 2024, from 17.30 UK time, the University of East Anglia is hosting "Unfolding Our Shared Future: Challenge, Possibility and Potential in the 21st Century," part of a travelling festival organised by the American Politics Group. The theme for the UEA event, which is being co-hosted by the Arthur Miller Institute for American Studies and the Department of Politics is the judiciary and the guest speakers are Baroness Shami Chakrabarti and Professor Steven K. Green. Online and in person attendance are both available.

Are you an American Studies undergrad or postgrad teacher? Has something worked really well lately? If yes, please tell us about it! The new BAAS Teaching Prize is accepting submissions until 1 May!

The journal History is offering two awards (one early career, one mid-career) for up to £1500 leading to creation of a journal article in any field of history from any time period or geographical location. Articles will be published in the journal and are expected to be submitted within 18 months of the award.

Postgraduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are registered for a higher research degree at any European university in the country/territory of the national/regional association, and have been members of an American Studies association belonging to EAAS for at least one year may apply. The Transatlantic Grant will permit the holder to conduct research which illuminates a particular area of American Studies in a designated university, independent research organization or archive in the United States.

Register for a series of workshops to co-develop indicators to be used in the assessment of the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) element of REF 2029. This is an opportunity to shape how the conditions for high-quality research and impact are understood and assessed. We invite you to consider registering for one of the workshops and to circulate this opportunity with colleagues and networks. The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 8 May 2024.

The British Library is looking for a p/t Research Events Producer (Fixed term: 18 months - 21.6 hrs per week, salary £33,600 pro rata). Deadline 12 May.