News & Events

The BAAS schools newsletter, Summer 2026, is now available to access on our website. Visit the schools page for further details and a link.

Fearless Fiction uses experimental literature to change the way we see ourselves, our neighbours, and our world. Join us as we read, wrestle with, and revel in David Foster Wallace’s postmodern masterpiece, Infinite Jest, for its thirtieth anniversary.

The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) is seeking two Conference Managers to oversee the planning and running of its 72nd Annual Conference. This is its third to be hosted entirely remotely and will be held online in March and April 2027 (provisionally 31 March – 2 April 2027).

The edited volume addresses the cutting- edge issues in American literary and cultural studies in the 21st century, particularly in the backdrop of new media and technology that is evolving at a breathtaking pace. The eclectic collection of essays brings together literature, film, TV, and digital platforms into a common conversation within the context of 21st century American studies.

Referencing the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, this conference will focus on the roles of Ireland and Northern Ireland and their peoples in the making of America. It will put into conversation different histories and frameworks of study of Irish and Ulster/Northern Irish diasporas. It will also raise consideration of the salience of Irish American and Scots Irish communities and identities in contemporary America and their relations with Ireland today.

“Harvey’s bountiful book zeros in on scenes of ‘the hunt’ and ‘the stakeout’ to argue that passing is of utmost concern for black life. The chords that Harvey strums in this formidable book about racial passing are both familiar and unusual. Harvey’s book is essential reading for anyone concerned with surveillance and passing in the wake of chattel slavery.”—Tiffany Lethabo King, of The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies