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On Wednesday 26 June, the Department of American Studies at the University of Innsbruck presents a livestreamed discussion and Q&A event to launch new books by Dr. Michael Docherty (The Recursive Frontier: Race, Space, and the Literary Imagination of Los Angeles) and Dr. Ben Robbins (Faulkner's Hollywood Novels: Women Between Page and Screen)
How international oil companies navigated the local, segregated landscape of north Louisiana in the first decades of the twentieth century.
How Rick Perry navigated and shaped Texas politics as the state’s longest serving governor.
We are seeking 8,000-word articles for a peer-reviewed special issue of American Studies in Scandinavia focused on the topics of individuality and community in mid-century American culture (1945-1964), inviting explorations of the literature, film, art, and thought of the period.
At this month's U.S. Studies Online Book Hour on 30 May at 4pm BST, Dr Mary Burke will discuss her new book, "Race, Politics, and Irish America: A Gothic History," which explores the Irish-American identity within the American context of race. Book Hour is free to attend and open to everyone. Please reserve a free place to receive information about the Zoom meeting. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ussobookhour-with-dr-mary-burkes-race-politics-and-irish-america-tickets-911249952137?aff=oddtdtcreator
BAAS is constructing a response to the REF 2029 Consultation on Open Access, and we would like to ensure that the views of the BAAS membership are represented in our response. If you have any comments relating to the REF Open Access proposals, please email chair@baas.ac.uk by 12th June 2024.
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