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Sponsored by the Royal Historical Society, the Harriet Tubman Essay Prize is awarded for the best undergraduate essays or research projects on any kind of nineteenth century American history by Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic students based in the UK. In the current cycle, up to £500 will be awarded for the Tubman Prize.
CFP Convalescence in 19th- and 20th-century anglophone literature Organisers: Leslie de Bont, Aude Petit-Marquis, Sanna Melin Schyllert, Deepshikha Mahanta Bortamuly, Violina Borah Paper proposals of max 300 words and a bio (max 100 word) should be sent before 20 December 2024 to: convalescencelit2025@gmail.com Responses will be given by 28 February 2025. Please indicate in your proposal whether you wish to attend in person in Nantes or Delhi or via Zoom.
SHAPING A NEW WORLD ORDER: US FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE END OF THE POST-COLD WAR ERA. 4-5 September 2024, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, Defence Studies Department, King's College London.
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) is a diverse scholarly association dedicated to the historical investigation related to the history of women and gender non-conforming individuals in the Americas. SHAW invites expressions of interest to join its steering committee, in advance of its upcoming elections on 1st August, 2024.
The radical ethos of the Beat movement is deeply rooted in the specific historical situation in which it emerged: the binary-coded world of the Cold War. Although the Cold War ended 35 years ago, today's social divisions follow similarly polarized fault lines, where issues of free speech feel ever-present; discussions of sexuality, critiques of war, and advocacy of human rights seem under threat in ways that mirror past dangers. This invites us to revisit and discuss the unbroken topicality of the radical aesthetico-political approaches of Beat culture in the light of current events.
Monday 5 August, 12.30 – 13.30, British Library Knowledge Centre. Free; drop-in. Two British Library colleagues share their research into the political pamphlets of King George III and the archives of HM Bark Endeavour. The Summer Scholars season of free in-person lunchtime talks explores the exciting and wide-ranging research into the Americas and Oceania collections at the British Library by Eccles Institute Fellows and Award winners and British Library members of staff.
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