The Lent term schedule for the Cambridge American History Seminar and American History events, including details of which seminars have pre-circulated papers,  is now available here: http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/seminars/american-history-seminar  All seminars are held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. 20 February: Kate Dossett, Senior Lecturer in US History, University of Leeds “I Fear I Have No Papers of Historical Interest”: Women’s History and Feminist Archives Since the New Deal

The Lent term schedule for the Cambridge American History Seminar and American History events, including details of which seminars have pre-circulated papers,  is now available here: http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/seminars/american-history-seminar  All seminars are held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. 13 February: Emily Charnock, Lecturer in History and Keasbey Research Fellow in American Studies, University of Cambridge More Than A Score: Interest Group Ratings and Polarized Politics Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper

The Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture: Sir Keir Starmer MP, on Human Rights Start: Feb 09, 2017 06:00 PM Location: UCL Main Quad Pavillion, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT The UCL Institute of the Americas is pleased to announce that its 2017 annual Eleanor Roosevelt lecture will be delivered by Sir Keir Starmer MP. Keir Starmer's maiden parliamentary speech after his election in 2015 referenced Eleanor Roosevelt's inspiration to modern advocates of human rights. This was in recognition of her role as chair and driving force of the United Nations Human Rights Commission that created the 1948 charter of liberties, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Keir Starmer will discuss the development of human rights under this charter and comment on the significance of Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy. Sir Keir Starmer, KCB, QC, has served since 2015 as Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras and is presently a member of Labour front-bench team as spokesperson on Brexit. He has been a […]