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“The case studies in The Peace Script are nuanced and insightful and the freshness of the subject and perspective taken produces a genuine contribution, which speaks to a current interest in matters of race, ethnicity, and gender.”- Robert Ivie, coauthor of Hunt the Devil: A Demonology of US War Culture Manthey’s analysis of protest rhetoric—ranging from speeches to newsletters to documentaries—illustrates how the study of grassroots activism is key to understanding how U.S. warfare is tied to debates about culture and national identity.

The New American Studies Journal: A Forum (Göttingen University Press) invites submissions for a forthcoming special issue in 2026 that focuses on Chinese American literature.

This report details the current contours of teaching about the US environment in UK Higher Education, presenting practical, actionable examples from American Studies educators at various career stages and in different disciplinary contexts.

Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistant awards, supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2026 Awards are now open to submissions. Descriptions of our awards can be found on the BAAS Awards web page, with more detail on the submission requirements.

Applications are now open for long-term or short-term fellowships from Newbury Library. Apply for long-term fellowships by November 21 and short-term fellowships by December 8.

The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. If you are working on any kind of project about the Americas (the peoples and lands of Canada, the USA, the Caribbean, and Central and South America) that would be transformed by a few weeks of using the Library’s collections, this could be the fellowship for you. The deadline to apply is 17.00 GMT on Friday 19 December 2025.