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An online conference hosted by the RSAA in partnership with the FCDOA and the International Institute for Asian Studies. One year into President Trump’s second term in office, this conference aims to explore US policy towards the various regions and powers of Asia and what might come next.
We are very pleased to announce our biennial SAAS Félix Martín Doctoral Seminar, organized by the SAAS Young Scholars team. The doctoral seminar will take place at the Complutense University of Madrid on March 12–13, 2026. We hope to create a friendly and stimulating space for Ph.D. candidates and MA/first-year doctoral students to share and discuss their research. Participants will present short talks (10–15 minutes) on their projects, focusing on methodology, main questions, and results so far, and receive valuable feedback from peers and established scholars in the American Studies.
An international conference of the Society for the Study of the American Short Story @ University of Lisbon, Portugal, October 29-31, 2026.
The BAAS PG Symposium 2025 is taking place at Teesside University, 29th November 2025 under the title: ‘The people favored and the people oppressed’: The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America.
The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st annual British Association for American Studies conference at the University of Glasgow, to be held from Thurs 9th to Sat 11th April 2026. We look forward to welcoming the international American Studies community to our beautiful West End campus.
Applications for Development Funding close on 1st November 2025. BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration. Grants may be requested for up to a maximum of £2000 for a range of American Studies academic activities.
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