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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 several instances, draw connections between the issues that shaped the early republic and those that continue to reverberate in contemporary US politics.

    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. Adrienne Brown (Chicago), 'The Residential is Racial: A Perceptual History of Mass Homeownership'

    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 under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. The application deadline is 5pm on May 12.

    Call for Papers: 2025 BrANCH Annual Conference

    BrANCH (British American Nineteenth Century Historians) are pleased to invite paper and panel proposals for their 32nd annual conference, this year held jointly with BGEAH (British Group in Early American History). The conference will be held at Leonardo’s Hotel in Cardiff on September 12-14, 2025.

    BAAS Inclusion Survey – Open for Responses

    We are seeking your input on current and future BAAS EDI projects and priorities. Please check your inbox for a link to our 2025 inclusion survey. Please complete the survey by Monday 7 April.

    Engaging Ethics in Engaged Research: An Interactive Workshop at BAAS Conference 2025

    This 90-minute interactive workshop is facilitated by JMC Anderson and Nadia Joseph, creative and heritage practitioners with experience of working with academic researchers.  Together we will explore what works, what goes wrong and what we need to learn to do better when designing and carrying out ethical engaged research.   

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