https://youtu.be/GzRbSL9EaeA What don’t A-level courses on U.S. Civil Rights tell British students? After BLM, George Floyd and President Trump what should they tell? We sat down with Dr Andrew Fearnley (University of Manchester) to discuss all these questions following his co-produced pamphlet ‘New Approaches to US Civil Rights History’, co-funded… Continue reading
The Teaching American Studies Network met in September to discuss strategies for ensuring the well-being of students and staff alike in Higher Education institutions. Aija Oksman reviews that meeting here. Continue reading
The term “innovation” is often bandied about in UK HE, frequently from on high. It carries with it a whiff of business speak and bureaucracy—certainly, if so-called tech bros ran the university, they’d be calling on us to “always innovate!” in the way Frederic Jameson once exhorted us to “always… Continue reading
This week USSO’s Emily Brady spoke to Glenn Houlihan, BAAS’s last recipient of the Peter Boyle BAAS MA GTA award. Listen to the interview above, where Glenn recalls his time meeting new people and enjoying new experiences in the small-town Midwest, his work with Interfaith in combatting homelessness… Continue reading
I was surprised, and delighted, to receive the Peter Boyle Teaching Assistantship BAAS Award in the spring of 2019. Although I didn’t expect to be spending two years studying in Wyoming following the competition of my undergraduate degree (Laramie is certainly a change of pace from Brighton!) I can honestly… Continue reading
In the first post of our brandnew series “Critique, Outreach, Practice,” Katie Myerscough advocates research skills as survival skills for secondary school students. Continue reading
Earlier this month we invited you to spend 60 seconds with the new members of the U.S. Studies Online editorial team. Now the new members of the BAAS Executive Committee have kindly let us learn more about their lives, their interests, desert island books, and memorable moments… Continue reading