American Literature Goldsmiths

Maintained by those who teach modules in American literature and culture at the UofLondon, Goldsmiths. We read. We write. We talk. Sometimes we tweet...

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

@thechoctawgift @sharinglands @Choctaw_CC @choctawnationOK Looking forward to those updates! Safe travels, to the Sharing Lands crew.

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Off on our travels. Again!

The @sharinglands team are bound for Oklahoma very soon, & very much looking forward to revisting the @Choctaw_CC & @choctawnationOK

Keep an eye for news over the next two weeks!

#choctawireland #irishfamine #thegift #solidarity

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

The Sharing Lands team are ready for action, it seems! We'll be (in a packed room of eager viewers, by all accounts!) #SinnersMovie #sharinglands

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Members of the Sharing Lands team, Dr Shelley Saggar, & Dr Padraig Kirwan, will be in conversation with Professor Nicole King, Mr Jacob Sakil, & Dr Caroline Blinder tomorrow night. Get those tickets ready, if you have them!

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Oooooohhhh, AmericanLitGold *will* be going to this particular shindig!

Looking forward to seeing the Sharing Lands team, as well as @DrNicoleKing, Caroline Blinder, & @jacobsakil....

(If you're reading this, please don't book your tickets until we get ours!!)

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Also on Insta @sharing_lands https://t.co/rG5x0fViZ8

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Stunning scenery @PadraigKirwan No doubt you were thinking about TransAtlantic connections, the Diaspora, storytelling & much, much more while you were there. Fascinating!

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

We can't reveal too much for now, but the Sharing Lands team have been doing some filming in the West of Ireland for as part of their collaboration with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. More news soon @ https://t.co/mmtBXj3vuu #choctawnationok #irishfamine #choctawgift #sharing

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Proving that our Americanists are indiscriminate in their tastes and appreciation of all things literary! Thanks @PadraigKirwan for sharing Alice and Jess's wonderful clip.

[Padraig Kirwan @PadraigKirwan]

Some wonderful insights on Wuthering Heights from Alice Condé & Jess Gossling on insta!

@goldsmithsuol https://t.co/4ApN9d3IbV

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Some winter cheer from the Sharing Lands folks! Happy New Year to all of our colleagues working on that project (and all friends of Goldsmiths too!)

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Happy New Year! (It's getting a bit late for that line, but we're keen to spread as much post-holiday cheer as we can, this "Blue Monday"!)

We're delighted to say that the video featuring Aliyah, Colt, and Tom has just dropped: https://t.co/dNyVh5hhMK

Enjoy & pls share!

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Happening today!

Details on instagram: @goldsmithsenglish https://t.co/3Vxk5yEcN7

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Nice to see the Trail of Tears bike team featured in the Biskinik highlights reel from 2026 (Goldsmiths' Padraig Kirwan had the honour of joining the team this year). Thanks @choctawnationOK!

[ChoctawNationOK @choctawnationOK]

🗞️ The December Issue of the Biskinik is here! In this issue, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of our top stories from the past year. View this highlight and more at https://t.co/GYsRlqxzaS.

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

The AmericanLitGold folks will be heading along to this fab event, for sure!

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Visited us @BeingHumanFest and want to learn more about the Choctaw-Irish connection?

Join @PadraigKirwan for a conversation with Choctaw and Irish weavers as they explore their craft collectively.

Free, booking required.
https://t.co/SydjlKmwvx

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

We caught up with Choctaw artist Laura Huskey to hear about how the history of the #ChoctawGift and Choctaw-Irish friendship inspires her practice.

Read more over on our blog: https://t.co/ThsrY3PlME

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

And making links with local businesses in the New Cross & Peckham areas! (AmericanLitGold is *always* happy to try new American dishes and soul food!!)

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Massive thanks too to Jacob Sakil, who runs American Bites in Peckham, for his cooking, for sharing traditions & stories, & being a real friend to the project. Who else would have made the Choctaw dish bvnaha *&* Irish cornbread. Go raibh mile maith agat!

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Wow! More great news from the Sharing Lands folk, who participated in the Festival of Migration @TheAlbanySE8, as part of this year's Being Human Festival. Wonderful to see Americanist colleagues working together with the Migrant Futures Institute, Goldsmiths, & many others.

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Sharing Lands were delighted with - and rather blown away by - the crowds, the energy, & the enthusiasm @ the Festival of Migration, held @TheAlbanySE8 on Saturday. Huge thanks to everyone who participated, & the organisers (especially @willcenci & our Goldsmiths' RKE colleagues)

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

We'll be there to see some of this brilliant research, and celebrate the hosting of some fab public events! See you there @PadraigKirwan & @thechoctawgift #choctawnation #irishfamine #goldsmiths

[Padraig Kirwan @PadraigKirwan]

Very much looking forward to Festival of Migration | Being Human Festival event in Deptford (tomorrow. One day only!) https://t.co/Hd07Uk7u7y

Organised by @thechoctawgift's Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar! Come join us if you can.

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

Some Halloween tidings from the 'Sharing Lands' folks!

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

On Samhain, & ahead of Día de los Muertos, we wanted to share a picture of the ofrenda (altar) on show @BriscoeMuseum. Complex, palimpsestic, layering's of pre-Christian & Catholic traditions are evident in both Irish & Indigenous cultures #enduringtraditions #continuance

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

On Samhain, & ahead of Día de los Muertos, we wanted to share a picture of the ofrenda (altar) on show @BriscoeMuseum. Complex, palimpsestic, layering's of pre-Christian & Catholic traditions are evident in both Irish & Indigenous cultures #enduringtraditions #continuance

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

See this Instagram post by @goldsmithsprize https://t.co/uUqTEiGizp

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

There's more coming from the 'Sharing Lands' team!

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Everyone @sharinglands is truly excited about this upcoming event! Please do share widely (& pop along if you can). Huge thanks to Aliyah, Colt & Tom for their help, advice, & involvement so far. #choctawirish #thegift #choctawartists #irishheritage

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

More thought-provoking connections being made by the Sharing Lands team based @goldsmiths today. Thinking through colonial histories & locating decolonial, shared spaces is so important to those working in American, Indigenous & other literary & theoretical fields of study.

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

Described by Graham Davis as "entrepreneurs and opportunists in search of land", & "early aggressors" by Harry Dunleavy, the actions of those men- & other Irish/American settlers-warrants close re-examination & scrutiny by scholars studying Indigenous Removal & resistance today.

[American Literature Goldsmiths @AmericanLitGold]

It seems that the Sharing Lands research team have been on the road once again! We're looking forward to hearing more about this recent trip as the week goes by. Loving the story of the Limerick-Frazier House (& all things Austin!) #sharinglands @GoldsmithsUoL #literarystudies

[Sharing Lands @thechoctawgift]

We've lots to share about our recent trip to Texas, & want to start with the Limerick-Frazier house in Austin. Designed by Joseph Limerick, who was born in 1798 & left Ireland in 1850, the house was bought by John & Laura Allman Frazier in 1905.