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America in the ‘Asian Century’ (Nottingham University)

America in the 'Asian Century' Nottingham University Tue, 14 March 2017 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT The future of North America's relations with Asia is uncertain. A recent upsurge in political nationalism on both sides of the Pacific has called into question the capacity, and will, of the United States and Canada to sustain their influence across the region. President Obama’s “pivot” towards Asia polarised opinion at home and abroad, garnering support and suspicion in equal measure. In Canada, Prime Minster Trudeau’s emphasis on “cross-Pacific profit” has been criticised for subordinating issues of security. A one-day symposium convened by the University of Nottingham’s Department of American & Canadian Studies, in association with the Institute of Asia & Pacific Studies, brings together leading scholars from across the globe to historicise and debate, through an array of regional and thematic prisms, North America’s increasingly tumultuous relationship with Asia. Tickets can be […]

Job: Assistant Professor of American Literature and Cultures (University of Warwick)

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick intends to appoint an Assistant Professor in American Literature and Culture from 1900 to the present from 15 September 2017. Any twentieth- or twenty-first century period or specialism will be considered, but candidates should demonstrate engagement with the changing dynamics of the field, including (though not limited to) evolving interests in American literature and culture as world literature and culture; critical theory; digital, graphic, and print media studies; gender and sexuality studies; comparative race and ethnicity studies; materialist ecocriticism; televisual or screen narrative; temporal studies; and other innovative frameworks. We seek candidates with an active interest in program building, developing new offerings at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Please note that appointments at Assistant Professor level entail a period of probation (normally 5 years). You will possess a PhD or equivalent; will have an emergent or already […]

CFP: Winning the Western Approaches: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the US Navy in Ireland, 1917-18 (University College Cork)

Winning the Western Approaches: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the US Navy in Ireland, 1917-18 University College Cork 5 – 7 July 2017 Industrial warfare during the First World War extended underwater, as submarines destroyed up to 5,000 vessels and altered the course of the conflict. Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917 brought the United States into the war and created severe Allied shipping losses and dangerous food shortages. A transatlantic convoy system introduced that year relied heavily on US Navy escort vessels based in Ireland and France. These American escorts helped bring Allied shipping losses under control and protect troop ships packed with American soldiers bound for France. The American naval presence in Europe contributed to the final defeat of the Central Powers and announced the arrival of a new military power. This multi-disciplinary conference will explore the consequences of underwater warfare during the First World War, […]