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CFP: ‘The Fictional First World War’ (University of Aberdeen)

The Fictional First World War: Imagination and Memory Since 1914 An International Conference at the Centre for the Novel Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, 6-9 April 2017 Plenary Speakers: Oliver Kohns, University of Luxembourg; Randall Stevenson, University of Edinburgh; and Steven Trout, University of South Alabama. The First World War was a very real event. However, since August 1914, authors have been writing their own versions of it. During the war, novels and short stories shaped public opinion about the conflict. After its close, fiction became a means of recalling and re-examining events. The war was ‘fictional’ in other ways too. Many supposedly truthful accounts of the war, whether in newspaper reports or in personal memoirs, were not as factual as they seemed. Wartime writing in combatant nations was heavily censored; post-war writing was often flawed by the passing of time and the experience of trauma. So, while […]

MOOC: Introducing ‘The American South’

Introducing ‘The American South’: A Free Online Course from the Institute of Humanities at Northumbria University On October 31st 2016, join over 4600 learners across the world and begin a unique, five-week online education experience. Encouraged to ponder all things southern – from Martin Luther King, Jr. to the mint julep – learners will explore this most intriguing yet often maligned region of the United States, guided by experts from the Institute of Humanities at Northumbria University. Learners will read articles, watch videos, participate in quizzes and group discussions, and even undertake some southern recipes in their own kitchens. Interacting with experts as well as each other, those enrolled on this free and distinctive course will experience a truly interdisciplinary introduction to the history, climate, culture and politics of the former Confederacy, exploring its manifestations in literature, film, music, television and food. They will be forced to consider the connections (and leaps) […]

Call for Applications: BAAS Conference 2020

The CFP for the British Association for American Studies Annual Conference (6-8 April 2017) is now open. Conference and panel proposals may be sent toBAAS2017@canterbury.ac.uk by 1 November 2016. Follow the conference on Twitter (@BAAS2017) and find more details here: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-humanities/school-of-humanities/american-studies/research/baas-annual-conference-2017.aspx In 2018 BAAS and the European Association for American Studies will jointly host the annual BAAS and biennial EAAS conference (4-7 April 2018) in London. This will be a collaboration between King’s College, London, UCL and the Eccles Centre at the British Library. The 2019 conference will be hosted by the University of Sussex. We are now soliciting bids from institutions interested in hosting the conference in 2020. The deadline for this is 31 December 2016. Individual or joint bids - for example, from two institutions located in the same city - are both welcome. Further information - including a sample bid - can be obtained from the Chair of the Conferences Subcommittee, Dr Paul […]

BAAS Small Conference Grants

BAAS Small Conference Grants   BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for funding to support the organization and running of conferences, colloquia, and/or conference-related activity. It is not meant to fund the applicant’s attendance at a conference. BAAS has access to these funds through membership subscriptions, publications, and particular grants-in-aid from other sources.   The Conferences Sub-Committee will prioritize applications that fund postgraduate attendance and that publicize BAAS, the Journal of American Studies, and U.S. Studies Online at the event. Please note that the Conferences fund is not primarily intended to defray costs for visiting speakers, catering, or publicity. BAAS is committed to promoting best practice in matters of equality and diversity and applicants are expected to demonstrate similar consideration when submitting bids to this scheme.   The closing deadline for the next round of applications is 1 November 2016 and more information can be found […]

Job: Gender and Women’s Studies Faculty Position (American University of Beirut)

Location: Beirut Salary: Not specified Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 16th September 2016 Closes: 1st November 2016 The Department of English at the American University of Beirut is seeking to fill a faculty position in gender and women’s studies to begin August 15, 2017. We invite applicants with a PhD in the fields of literature and/or language studies having a clear focus on issues related to gender and women’s studies (or conversely). Preference is given to applicants whose research intersects with disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, history, philosophy, political studies, sociology, and visual culture, and engages the Arab/Muslim world. The new hire will be expected to coordinate the development of the university’s initiative in gender and women’s studies as a trans-disciplinary research and educational program. AUB faculty engage in research, teaching, and service. The new hire is expected to teach at […]

Job: Assistant Professor of Early American History (the Catholic University of America)

Location: Beirut Salary: Not specified Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 16th September 2016 Closes: 1st November 2016 The Department of English at the American University of Beirut is seeking to fill a faculty position in gender and women’s studies to begin August 15, 2017. We invite applicants with a PhD in the fields of literature and/or language studies having a clear focus on issues related to gender and women’s studies (or conversely). Preference is given to applicants whose research intersects with disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, history, philosophy, political studies, sociology, and visual culture, and engages the Arab/Muslim world. The new hire will be expected to coordinate the development of the university’s initiative in gender and women’s studies as a trans-disciplinary research and educational program. AUB faculty engage in research, teaching, and service. The new hire is expected to teach at […]

Annual Public History Lecture (University of Hull)

Annual Public History Lecture (History Subject Group/School of Histories, Cultures and Languages, University of Hull), Wednesday 2 November at 6 p.m., Leslie Downs Lecture Theatre, Ferens Building, University of Hull. Light refreshments follow at 7 p.m. Professor Ann McGrath (Director of the Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University) is interested in deep history, gender and nation and is committed to public outreach via her work in Museums, Commissions of Enquiry and in legal cases. Her last film, Message from Mungo (Ronin Films 2014) co-directed with Andrew Pike, won the United Nations of Australia Media Award.  Professor McGrath is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal. Professor McGrath will be speaking about her latest book, for which she won the 2016 New South Wales Premier's Prize for History:   'Illicit Love: Interracial Sex and Marriage in the United States and Australia' (University of Nebraska Press, […]

The Dynamics of Power: Inclusion and Exclusion in Women’s Networks during the Long Nineteenth Century (University of Minho)

Second International Conference of the Intercontinental Crosscurrents Network Institute of Arts and Humanities, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, Nov. 3 – 5, 2016 Convener: Department of English and North-American Studies (DEINA) and the Centre for Humanistic Studies (CEHUM) Networks are structures of relation, alignment, assembly, and linkage, however loose and asymmetrical their construction. They seem, first of all, combinative, their “work” deriving from or yielding to a common purpose or unifying theme. Along these lines, networks constitute structures of support or specific forms of exchange and solidarity, in essence bringing relations into being that can begin to exist across the norms and epistemologies of the status quo. This focus on the productive aspects of networks, which often goes hand in hand with a celebratory discourse of accomplishments or injustices addressed, obscures another important question, however, namely, the extent to which networks operate on, or are, or can be, in themselves, […]

Bellows and the Body (Barber Institute of the Fine Arts)

BELLOWS AND THE BODY Barber Institute of Fine Arts FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 9.30am – 4.45pm This special one-day symposium will gather academics and curators from Europe and the US for a series of conversations exploring how George Bellows and other Ashcan School artists approached the body.  A full day of papers, followed by a round-table discussion, addresses diverse themes including censorship, the significance of the life class and connections to popular illustration and radical magazines.  Join us for lively debate and gain a new insight into Bellows and his Ashcan contemporaries. There will also be a free evening lecture (see right) taking place on Thursday 3 November. Symposium Attendees, along with general members of the public are more than welcome to attend. BOOKING ESSENTIAL £30; £25 concessions; £10 students (includes lunch and refreshments) BOOK BY DEBIT/CREDIT CARD: Contact 0121 414 2261 education@barber.org.uk STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT We are offering travel grants […]

American Communities: Between the Popular and the Political (University of Bern)

2016 Biannual Conference of the Swiss Association for North American Studies, SANAS University of Bern, November 4-5, 2016 The “popular” and “people” and the “political” and “polis” find a common nexus in the concept of community. There are few topics as contentious in the Humanities as community, and its extension into American studies is of particular interest and import given the volatility of contemporary social landscapes. The American community undoubtedly extends beyond, and is neither as homogeneous nor as singular as, the geographical borders allotted to it on maps. This conference seeks to bring together contributions that investigate the nature of community as part of both popular and political discourses and practices in North America. The expression of the political in terms of a unified land or people is problematized in contemporary, fragmented accounts of community. The dissent is evident in the contemporary political situation of the US where the […]

Fulbright Scholarships 2017-2018

Deadline: 6 November 2016 The Fulbright Commission is the only organisation that offers scholarships for academic work in any subject, at any accredited US university. Each year, we give Awards to approximately 20-25 UK postgraduates. More than funding, our Awards offer scholars the opportunity to have a transformative cultural and academic experience and provide unparalleled support both during and after their Fulbright year. Find out more