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    Pro and Anti-War Voices Conference, 11 November 2023

    The voice of the "ordinary" person often goes unheard in the halls of government, especially concerning matters of war. This conference seeks to shed light on the number of American citizens who have raised their voices during wartime to either protest or support wars throughout the history of the United States.

    Online Lecture: ‘Pushing Cool. Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette’

    The British Society for the History of Science’s 2023 Hughes Prize for an accessible book in the history of science has been awarded to Keith Wailoo for the book 'Pushing Cool. Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette'. (The book focuses on marketing to African Americans). In acknowledgement of the Prize, Prof Wailoo will be giving a free online lecture on 'Pushing Cool' on October 17, 3 pm GMT and 10 am ET. For more details, including registering for the online lecture, see: https://www.bshs.org.uk/hughes-prize-winner-2023-keith-wailoo-pushing-cool

    Spring Academy 2024: Interdisciplinary Ph.D Conference in American Studies, March 18-22, 2024

    Heidelberg Center for American Studies Annual Spring Academy Conference Heidelberg, Germany, March 18-22, 2024

    Women of the Harlem Renaissance

    Thursday 5 October, 6-7pm, Gresham College Barnard's Inn Hall Kate Dossett is giving a Gresham College Lecture, Women of the Harlem Renaissance on Thursday 5 October at 6pm. You are warmly invited to attend in person, tune in online(or you can watch the video afterwards). Register here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/women-harlem

    Connected Nations: Indigenous Rights and the Royal Proclamation of 1763 6 – 7 October 2023 Donald Gordon Conference Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston

    Connected Nations: Indigenous Rights and the Royal Proclamation of 1763 6 – 7 October 2023 Donald Gordon Conference Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston

    Coffee, Tea, and Confab with the Southern Historical Association

    Need a cuppa and some good conversation? Join the SHA Membership Committee’s new online Confab sessions. Our goal is to bring folks together in an informal virtual setting to chat, vent, share ideas, or simply meet a few other historians in and of the South.

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