📣Out now on #firstview! Tom Arnold-Forster @raioxford.bsky.social on 'Mary McCarthy and the Watergate Crisis' #Politics #Democracy #USA #American #Debates 20thc 🗃️ 👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The RAI is a Department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the USA. Check out our podcast, The Last Best Hope with our Director, Professor Adam Smith! https://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/
On the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, @raioxford.bsky.social's Prof Adam Smith reflects on why studying America from beyond its borders offers a unique perspective on one of the world’s most influential nations ⬇️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/pulse/society-culture/adam-smith
Exciting news! Dr @uhackett.bsky.social has been appointed as the inaugural Churchill Associate Professor in US Politics. Read more about it here- www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/dr-u...
Dr Ursula Hackett appointed as inaugural Churchill Associate Professor in US Politics
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To mark the Rothermere American Institute's 25th anniversary, members of the RAI community, past and present, reflect on what this unique research institute means to them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3B5...
25 years of the RAI
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Excited to announce I'll be joining the University of Oxford in September as Churchill Associate Professor of US Politics, based @raioxford.bsky.social and @queenscollegeox.bsky.social 🇺🇸🎓🐂 I'll miss my RHUL colleagues but can't wait to be back in Oxford, working with wonderful Americanist scholars!
It was an absolute blast to visit @raioxford.bsky.social for this year’s Winant Symposium on New Perspectives on American Intergovernmental Relations (I.e. federalism…aka layer cake(s)?)! Honored and grateful to have been included!
The 2026 Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History is happening this Tuesday, and the speaker is amazing! Don't miss it! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/gender... @raioxford.bsky.social @dianapaton.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social 🕰️ Tuesday 28 April 2026, 5pm 🧭 Rothermere American Institute
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Excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, 'Christ, Church, and Country' (@uvapress.bsky.social), on the home mission movement after the American Civil War and the role it played in the 'Greater Religious Reconstruction' of the US @raioxford.bsky.social www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10251/
📖New book display📖 Our current book display focuses on Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor 1933-45 and first woman in the presidential cabinet. Come in and browse or find out more on our blog: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/04/... @raioxford.bsky.social
Book display: Frances Perkins | Vere Harmsworth Library News
The Vere Harmsworth Library’s latest book display explores the life of Frances Perkins, the US Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945 and the first female member of the US presidential cabinet. She is known for her work on the New Deal and for upholding workers’ rights.
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The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford is recruiting for the Churchill Associate Professor of United States Politics, looking especially for a colleague with expertise in American political development. The application deadline is May 6. See the job listing here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies
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What a treat to hear so many esteemed scholars speak at this year’s Harmsworth conference at the @raioxford.bsky.social My highlights were Annette Gordon-Reed’s keynote ‘The Declaration of Independence and American Identity at 250’ and Mark Peterson’s paper ‘Why the American Revolution Must End.’
'The Trump Effect (2): The Past, Present, and Future of the US and the Western Hemisphere' This panel discussion takes place today at 5pm at the Rothermere American Institute. Join us for a joint event hosted by LAC / DPIR / RAI. 📍 RAI, 1a South Parks Road, OX1 3UB 🕔 5:00 PM
Congratulations to Rhodes Professor Emeritus and RAI Distinguished Fellow Richard Carwardine for winning the prestigious Lincoln Prize for 2026! Read more here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/rich...
Richard Carwardine wins the 2026 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
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Less than 1 week left to apply! Might be of interest to @raioxford.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
UCL Institute of the Americas@uclamericas.bsky.social · 6mo agoJOIN US: Lecturer in International Relations of the Americas Deadline: 1 March 2026 View the full job description and person specification and APPLY NOW: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
The newest episode of our podcast The Last Best Hope? is out today. In this episode Adam sits down with Hilary Rodham Clinton to discuss her views on if America is the Last Best Hope for the world. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #oxford #oxforduniversity #America #podcast #hilaryclinton
The newest episode of our podcast The Last Best Hope? is out today. In this episode Adam sits down with Hilary Rodham Clinton to discuss her views on if America is the Last Best Hope for the world. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #oxford #oxforduniversity #America #podcast #hilaryclinton
Congratulations to Martha Swift, Rebecca Bradburn, and Jacob Brandler! The RAI is celebrating the recent achievements of some of its Postdoctoral Fellows who have secured research positions and had their work published. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/cong...
Congratulations to three RAI Fellows on their research posts and published work
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The 1st SHAFR UK-Ireland network in-person workshop, held earlier this month at @raioxford.bsky.social, was a resounding success! If you want to learn more & take part in the regular online seminar, visit the www.shafr.org/uk-ireland-n... PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
Exciting news for our podcast The Last Best Hope? ! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/supp...
Support for The Last Best Hope? Podcast
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A touching tribute for historian Daniel Howe, a previous Harmsworth Professor of American History written by RAI Distinguished Fellow, Richard Carwardine- www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/reme...
Obituary for Daniel Howe, 1937-2025- Richard Carwardine
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We're starting the new year and new term with #newbooks in the Alain Locke Collection! Now on display on the Ground Floor of the library- see our blogpost for more info. blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/01/...
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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Congratulations to Theodore Fawcett and Daniel Whittle on passing their DPhil vivas! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/cong...
Congratulations to Theodore Fawcett and Daniel Whittle on passing their DPhil vivas
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The SHAFR UK-Ireland Network is hosting its first in-person workshop at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford on January 16. Click here for the schedule and more info www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/shafr-... cc: @raioxford.bsky.social
SHAFR UK-Ireland Network Seminar in Oxford
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Congratulations to RAI Fellow @gracemallon.bsky.social on being the co-winner of an article prize from the American Society for Legal History! Read more here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
Grace Mallon wins American Society for Legal History Article Prize
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Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w...
