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Students and scholars from all around the globe will gather at the University of Strasbourg this summer in the city of Strasbourg, France to discuss the history of the American Revolution. This unique and tuition-free experience will feature discussion- based sessions led by faculty members from the U.S. and the E.U. Strasbourg students and their peers from various countries and representing both two- and four-year intuitions will work in small groups to discuss the continued significance of texts that laid the foundations of modern republican governments.

The fifth episode of the BAAS How To series has been released! In this video, Sian Round talks to Dr Kathryn Napier Gray, Associate Professor in Early American Literature at Plymouth University, about engaging the public with your research.

This summer the New Voices in Postcolonial Studies Network is collaborating with the University of Westminster to host the first iteration of the American Dream / American Nightmare Conference. This conference is concerned with the fantastical and the horrific in the American context, exploring the best and worst of life and experiences in North America/Turtle Island across disciplines. We are currently seeking submissions for 15-20 minute oral presentation as well as A3 poster presentations based on the theme with a deadline of March 28th at 5PM GMT.

This two-day conference will consider the diverse ways in which journeys undertaken by LGBTQ+ people have been represented in North American literature and culture, as well as how queer journeys interact with and impact social structures, transnational relations, and cultural forms. We welcome papers that analyze queer journeys in and across a range of media (including literature, film, television, performance, video games, and other digital media). We particularly invite interested participants to approach the subject from intersectional and transnational perspectives.

It is evening. Tom Wingfield is smoking in the alley outside the apartment where he grew up. Through a window, he watches his mother and his sister. Tonight is one of those nights you remember forever. Tonight, someone special is coming to dinner. Tonight, there will be a dance. Tonight, you might fall in love. Tonight, everything could change. This is Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, the American masterpiece about staying and about leaving, directed by Artistic Director Jay Miller (★★★★★ The Flea, ★★★★★ The Crucible, ★★★★★ This Beautiful Future).

In advance of the 2025 AGM (which will be held at the University of Hertfordshire on Thursday April 24th 2025), elections will be held for various posts on the British Association for American Studies Executive Committee. Deadline for nominations: March 24th 2025 (see more for further instructions).