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Inspired by real events, this ‘exceptional Sidney Poitier drama’ (The Guardian) takes place ten years before he becomes the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor. Backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer, this gripping drama captures the moment a young Sidney Poitier prepares to sign a career-defining Hollywood contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. In a time of betrayals, will he name names? Will he sign his life away?

Temple University Press For most Americans, state lands are the most readily accessible type of public land; however, despite their ubiquity, they remain largely terra incognita. The Other Public Lands is a primer on state public lands and the political dynamics that underlie their management. Offering a wide-angle overview, Steven Davis focuses on how states prioritize competing claims related to conservation, resource development, tourism, recreation, and finances.

The Trans Liberation Now! conference will be held on Midsummer’s Day, 21st June 2025, in Bush House on the Strand Campus of King’s College London. The conference aims to assemble a wide array of scholars, activists, professionals, both cis and trans, working against organised transphobia and for gender liberation. Proposals should be sent to fgenabstracts@gmail.com 5.00 pm BST on Friday 11th April 2025.

The sixth episode of the BAAS How To series has been released! In this video, Sian Round talks to Tom Cryer, PhD student in American History at UCL, about publishing your first journal article.

This British Academy funded project investigates contemporary dominant discourses of higher education and academics’ experiences of teaching in the current context. Those currently teaching in the UK in Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines are welcome to participate through an online survey and / or interviews.

This Summer School and Simulation is focused on the impact of emerging technologies on journalism and will be led by CNN journalists, industry experts and leading media analysts. It will take place at University College Dublin from 29 June to 12 July.