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4th Annual Kent Americanist Symposium: The Spacial Americas (Online)

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States of Exception in American History: Book Launch and Q&A (Online)

This book spotlights the remarkable number of instances in which the Constitutional protections have been overridden or weakened in the USA About this Event The first comprehensive account of the politics of exceptions and emergencies in the history of the United States, States of Exception in American History weaves together historical studies of moments and spaces of exception with conceptual analyses of emergency, the state of exception, sovereignty, and dictatorship. Combining theory and history, this book spotlights the remarkable number of instances since the Founding in which the protections of the Constitution have been overridden, held in abeyance, or deliberately weakened for certain members of the polity. During this event, Gary Gerstle and Joel Isaac will discuss the book’s overarching themes, methodological contributions, and relevance for our current moment. A Q&A session will follow, with questions taken in advance. To submit a question please e-mail it to statesofexception@gmail.com States of […]

University of Edinburgh American History Workshop: Boo, Bull, and Birmingham: To Kill a Mockingbird, Black Protest, and Racial Moderation in April 1963 (Online)

September 24  Megan Hunt (Edinburgh): Boo, Bull, and Birmingham: To Kill a Mockingbird, Black Protest, and Racial Moderation in April 1963 This session is part of the University of Edinburgh’s American History Fall Workshop series. If you are interested in participating in these workshops, please contact David Silkenat at the University of Edinburgh in order to be added to the mailing list and receive the pre-circulated papers. All of these workshops will occur on Zoom at 5pm on the indicated date

HOTCUS 2020 Postgraduate and Early Career Virtual Conference: America At and Beyond the Ballot Box (Online)

Due to concerns over covid-19 HOTCUS's annual postgraduate and early career conference will this year take the form of a one-day virtual event, taking place on Friday 18 September 2020. With the presidential election looming in November 2020, politics is paramount in the minds of those interested in the United States. This year also marks a century since the Nineteenth Amendment to the American Constitution was ratified giving women the right to vote. The 2020 HOTCUS Postgraduate and Early Career conference provides a pertinent opportunity for emerging scholars to explore America at and beyond the ballot box. Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) will close the day with a virtual keynote address. The full programme is now available here.There is no charge for the conference and you can register here. The call for papers is now closed.