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The College of William & Mary is delighted to host the 24th annual Transatlantic Studies Association conference, to be held from Monday 13 July to Wednesday 15 July 2026. This year's topic is “American Democracy and Statecraft: Transatlantic Relations at the 250th." Abstract submission deadline is 24 April 2026.
Join us for a panel discussion exploring the dynamic exchange of theatrical ideas between the United Kingdom and the United States. Chaired by actor, filmmaker and Fulbright-John Wood LAMDA awardee, Ramsden Madeus, with playwright, screenwriter and Fulbright Scholar, Ade Solanke, and historian of Black Theatre, Kate Dossett, the panel will examine how transatlantic collaboration has shaped performance, production, and cultural narratives on both sides of the ocean.
Meet one of the editors of the EUP series "Interventions in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture" at BAAS Glasgow 2026.
BAAS and the Journal of American Studies are pleased to announce that they will be recruiting for the following roles at JAS in Summer 2026, for start dates of 2 January 2027. All appointments are for a four-year period.
However one defines or measures it, political violence is on the rise in the USA. But why? Join Kate Ballantyne, Shannon Carter and Luca Trenta for a discussion of the descent into - or resurgence of - political violence.
Baptist methodically navigates the Black experience, demonstrating that music serves as both a crucial repository of collective memory and a mechanism of resistance. Through detailed explication and analysis, Baptist reveals how political movements have been shaped by pivotal events—including murders, protests, and elections—where song and music were employed to articulate Black 'spiritual strivings,' mediating the complex interplay between personal identity and political action." ~Maurice J. Hobson, author of The Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Culture and the Making of Modern Atlanta
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