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Following the successful launch of our American Politics essay competition during the 2025-26 school year, do not miss out on the chance to participate in the competition this year.
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Following the successful launch of our American Politics essay competition during the 2025-26 school year, do not miss out on the chance to participate in the competition this year.
On the day after the 2026 midterms, come join academics and A level teachers to gain insight into the election results as they are evolving and advice on how to put your best foot forward in our essay competition and do your best in your A-level Politics exams.
"When we set out to make Cheer, I had no idea how deep cheerleading's roots ran—or how much I didn't know. Natalie Adams changed that. Her scholarship illuminates cheerleading as a cultural mirror, reflecting our country's evolving ideas about gender, race, and athleticism. The Cheer Reader is the book the sport has always deserved: rigorous, surprising, and full of heart." - Greg Whiteley, creator of Netflix's Cheer and America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
A fascinating exploration of the Jewish influences that helped shape the music of Woody Guthrie, the influential American folk singer who inspired Bob Dylan, amongst so many others. Guthrie’s second wife, Marjorie Greenblatt, was a Jewish professional dancer, whilst her mother, Aliza, was a well-known Yiddish poet. Guthrie went on to write a number of songs influenced by his interest in Jewish culture.
The call for papers for the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) Winter Symposium 2027 is open! With the focus of Perspectives on the History of American Education, co-organisers Drs Rebecca Stone (Warwick) and Kate Ballantyne (Liverpool John Moores University) welcome submissions for the conference, taking place at Warwick University on 19 February 2027.
UK American Studies Against the Genocide will be hosting an online discussion on Amy Kaplan's Our American Israel at the end of November. The discussion will take place on Tuesday 24 November from 3 to 4.30pm. A PDF is available. Please register for the event here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ukamericanstudiesagainstthegenocide/2479096.
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