American Studies @ Northumbria
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The official Bluesky account of the Northumbria University American Studies Research Group.
Congrats to Lydia and Megan, who have a cool new collection out on teaching American Studies in Britain with @edinburghup.bsky.social. I have an chapter on spatial literacy and disciplinary identity, lots of other great contributions too! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-teachin...
Teaching American Studies in Britain
Teaching American Studies in Britain
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#CFP The next BAAS Postgraduate Symposium, Transatlantic Connections and the ‘Special Relationship[s]’, will take place at the V&A East Storehouse in London on 9th November. Proposals/abstracts are invited by 15th September. Learn more: baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Call for Papers, BAAS Postgraduate Symposium, 2026: Transatlantic Connections and the ‘Special Relationship[s]’ - British Association for American Studies
The 2026 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium invites proposals from postgraduate researchers at all levels and across all disciplines on the topic of Transatlantic Connections and the ‘Special…
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Our colleague Patrick Andelic (@pkandelic.bsky.social) appeared on NPR's @marketplace.org to talk about the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Act, the lost federal 'right to a job,' and why the Federal Reserve chair has to testify before Congress twice a year. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
Why Kevin Warsh is on Capitol Hill today
The Fed chair’s semiannual congressional testimony came out of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.
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David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas is seeking two Postdoctoral Research Associates for a substantial writing project focused on any aspect of US affairs, including literature, culture, history, politics, & transnational relations. baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas - 2 postdoctoral Research Associates - British Association for American Studies
The David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas is looking to appoint 2 postdoctoral Research Associate posts from September 2006, running for 2 years.
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British American 19th C Historians (@branchuk.bsky.social) is looking for new co-editors of its journal, American 19th C History (@anchistjournal.bsky.social) Applications due: 01.06.26. Pls share widely! @officialbaas.bsky.social @oah.org @royalhistsoc.org @historians.org @ihr.bsky.social
This week at The Carryall: in the audio interview roundtable "Thinking Through the Black Panther Party," Joe Street discusses his book *Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party* with @randalljstephens.bsky.social and @julianchambliss.bsky.social. thecarryall.org/thinking-thr...
Thinking Through the Black Panther Party | Carryall
In this audio interview roundtable, Joe Street discusses his book Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party with Randall J. Stephens and Julian C. Chambliss.
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“Next up, Randall J Stephens & Julian C Chambliss interview Joe Street about his new book, Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party, which emphasizes the intellectual engagements with postcolonial theory as part of ‘Panther praxis,’ among other revisions…”
Tortoise Defeats Hare | Carryall
Welcome to Issue 02 of The Carryall, crawling out to you this spring and summer. Slowly But Surely I sometimes joke that The Carryall should have been
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Many congratulations to our colleague @elsadevienne.bsky.social who received her British citizenship in a ceremony in Manchester last week! (approved by King Charles and Noel Gallagher) 🎉 📃🍾 🥂
Dr Joe Street has made an appearance on "America: A History" to talk about revolutionary and Black Panther Party co-founder, Huey P. Newton. Listen here: pod.fo/e/39b8e0
America: A History Podcast: Who is Huey P. Newton?
Today, we journey into the life and legacy of one of the most influential and controversial figures of the Black Power era. From the streets of Oakland to the halls of academia, he co-founded the B...
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Our new episode of Transatlantic is live! This week we are joined by historian Dr Cian McMahon to discuss the history and surprising origins of St Patrick's Day Parades, covering both sides of the Atlantic from the 18th century down to contemporary times: shows.acast.com/transatlanti...
40. The St. Patrick's Day Parade: The Real History | Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast
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📆 Reminder that @officialbaas.bsky.social is holding an online roundtable next Fri 27 Feb on *Teaching Sustainability in American Studies* 👭 With S. Palmer (NottinghamTrent), R. Hermann (Cardiff), D. McLaughlin (UEA), yours truly+chaired by F. Hines ✏️ Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
The CfP is now open for the 2026 HOTCUS Annual Conference (University of Manchester, 1-3 July 2026). Please email all submissions to events.hotcus@gmail.com by midnight, UK time on 25 March, 2026.
From one @lsupress.bsky.social author of Irish Americans in the Civil War to another - absolute pleasure to review @irishacw.bsky.social’s book!
LSU Press@lsupress.bsky.social · 7mo agoDamian Shiels has another glowing review for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865," this one from the Journal of Military History! 📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
Now accepting applications for the John G Winant Visiting Professor role within the RAI at Oxford for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30- Details here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies
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BBC Radio 4 are marking the USA's semiquincentennial with a two-part adaptation of the musical '1776' (the most successful musical about the American Revolution not written by Lin-Manuel Miranda). Starring Alfred Molina as Benjamin Franklin(!). Listen to Part 1 here. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Drama on 4 - 1776 - Episode 1 (Story of America) - BBC Sounds
Star-studded drama for the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
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CfP: One week left to get your proposals in! 👇
HOTCUS@hotcus.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe HOTCUS Winter Symposium deadline has been extended until 10 January.
🏆 Good news - the submission window has been extended to 6th January for multiple BAAS Awards including... * School Essay Award * Undergraduate & Postgraduate Essay Awards * Teaching Development Awards Learn more & make your submission here:
Awards - British Association for American Studies
Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistance awards. In recent years, we have added new essay awards for students of colour at school,…
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Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January! acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann
Larry McCaffrey, co-founder of ACIS, was a highly respected, engaging, and beloved teacher throughout his entire career. He served as the first Secretary of ACIS and was ACIS President from 1975 to…
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Hi #skystorians 👋 I'm hoping to put together a panel for the SHA 2026 Annual Meeting. My paper would analyse Dwight Eisenhower's 1962 visit to South Carolina and assess his (post-presidential) relationship with southern Republicanism. If that fits with your panel ideas, please do get in touch! 🗃️
I regret to inform you that I am going to start promoting my book on here. I do not regret to inform you that the press has given it a stunning cover. The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants -- out next summer with Princeton University Press. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
The Hobo
A panoramic history of America’s first climate migrants
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This book (and all others by @edinburghup.bsky.social) are half price this weekend from their website: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-frederi...
Frederick Douglass and Scotland, 1846
Frederick Douglass and Scotland, 1846
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I was very smug at having got this one last night at 3 points until they revealed the third clue and I realised the answer wasn't "American Studies academics at Northumbria and the cities where they've presented conference papers."
For anyone who wants to have a listen to my RTE History Show chat last night about the 250,000 Irish Americans who served in the U.S. military during the Civil War, you can now listen to that section of the show here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865
Damian Shiels joins Myles to discuss the Irishmen who fought for the Union in the American Civil War; and whose stories are revealed in forgotten U.S. pension files.
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Delighted to see my open access article on Modjeska Simkins and Black Female Leadership appear in a special issue of Patterns of Prejudice honouring Richard H. King - a fine historian and wonderful man. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Modjeska Monteith Simkins and black female leadership: propriety, politics, place and periodization in the African American freedom struggle
Modjeska Monteith Simkins was one of the most significant voices in the struggle for African American rights in South Carolina during the twentieth century. For a decade, starting in the mid-1960s,...
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📣The Call for Papers for our 2026 Winter Symposium, The American Nation in the Twentieth Century: The Declaration of Independence at 250, is now open University of Liverpool, 27 February 2026
🚨 One week left to apply for the Peter Parish Dissertation Prize! www.branch.org.uk/parishdisser...
Parish Dissertation Prize — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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BrANCH@branchuk.bsky.social · 10mo agoOnly three weeks left (3 Nov.) to submit for the Peter Parish Dissertation Prize of 2025 If you are or know of any UK-based undergraduates and taught postgraduates writing up on Nineteenth Century American history, this is a real good opportunity for recognition! www.branch.org.uk/parishdisser...
Great to see President Trump has been reading @elsadevienne.bsky.social's award-winning book, "Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles" and has been reflecting on the history of the "beach body." global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10mo agoTrump: "I'm just a little busy. I'd love to go to Argentina. I'd like to be like Biden. I'd like to go to the beach. My legs are not quite as thin as his. My legs are slightly heavier, my arms are slightly larger. My body is a little bit larger than his. I'm not sure it would be appreciated."
