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The Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA) is now welcoming paper and panel proposals for its 2025 conference, which meets over 14-16 July in Lisbon, Portugal. Full details (including a copy of the cfp), can be found on the TSA website: https://www.transatlanticstudies.com/tsa-2025 The deadline for proposals is 15 April. Keynote speakers include Professor Niall Barr (King’s College London), Professor Maria Inácia Rezola (ESCS-IPL), and Professor Mario Del Pero (Sciences-Po Paris).

A bold and foundational history of the inception and evolution of intercollegiate athletics in the United States.

Calling all PGRs and ECAs! Do you have an idea for an article or a book review? The USSO editors are looking for fresh content for our website and would love to hear from you. Get in touch at usso@baas.ac.uk!

This new network brings together emerging scholars engaged in the field of (European) American Studies. We seek to enhance visibility, foster collaboration, and provide a forum to discuss concerns and opportunities for postgraduates and early career researchers. We aim to prioritize postgraduate representation, inclusion, diversity, and equity, while also creating avenues for professional and personal exchange across Europe. More info about the network can be found here: https://eaas.eu/networks/

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.