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International Symposium | April 1–3, 2026 | ENS de Lyon, France Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025 Keynote Speaker: Martin Brückner, Professor at the University of Delaware and Director of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture (WPAMC).
In this talk, Kimberley Johnson (NYU and Oxford) will outline the contours of Black political development in the 20th century and propose new perspectives on how Black politics might evolve in a time of increased polarization, rising inequality, changing socio-spatial demographics, and institutional instability.
The HOTCUS Winter Symposium 2025 will reflect on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the significant impact of the war on American life, history, and culture. The symposium will take place at the University of Gloucestershire's FCH Campus in Cheltenham on Friday 21 February 2025, with keynote speaker Prof. Thomas Guglielmo of George Washington University presenting on 'Divisions & Quotients: The Aftermaths of US Military Racism during World War II.
Dr Sarah Trott has published an article in The Conversation about the necessity and timeliness of American Studies.
Just published: a Green BAAS special issue of New Area Studies, Environmental American Studies.
Humor and the Making of a White Man's Democracy, 1750–1850
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