Still haven’t quite processed the fact that last week I passed my viva (with minor corrections)! 🍾 So grateful to my brilliant examiners for lending their time and expertise
📣 BAAS is hiring!
We are recruiting TWO Academic Directors & THREE Review Panel Members to facilitate our Small Grants Programme.
Applications close 23rd October 2024. See below for more & to apply.
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💡 Did you know?
🏫 Our Resources for Schools page includes all manner of American Studies materials for A-Level students, from revision guides, to lesson plans, to careers information.
You can find these resources & more here 👇
https://t.co/4nyPM9q7Gv
Very excited to share the first video in the BAAS How To series. We've got loads of great episodes coming up on topics including turning your thesis into a book, engaging the public, and job interviews.
If you're interested in getting involved, email me at [email protected]
We're excited to share the first video in our new academic skills series 'How To...'.
This episode looks at writing exceptional cover letters for academic job applications, featuring our guest @dr_mjcollins.
Watch it now ▶️ https://t.co/zTNH3lnkll
As in previous years, we also invite applications for Targeted Research Panel funding. The funding seeks to support, promote, & feature the production of research by people of colour, LGBTQ+ communities, & disability communities.
See the above link for more details.
This year, alongside our usual practice of accepting work in any area of American Studies, we aim to have two key strands:
⭐ ‘1955’
⭐ ‘American Studies Today’
We are also strongly encouraging formats beyond the traditional three-paper panel 💡
🚨It's here! 🚨
The #CFP for BAAS 2025 is now live.
We'll see you in April at University of Hertfordshire 👋
Deadline: 22nd November 2024
More details ➡️ https://t.co/eOdFg3taHm
💬 We’re excited to announce the BAAS Postgraduate Symposium 2024 - “This is America”: Reimagined Pasts and Speculative Futures.
It will take place on Thursday 14th November at University of Sussex, Brighton, & Online.
⚖️ The first session, “Courting Controversy: What’s the Deal with the US Supreme Court?”, will take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday 24th September 2024 in the British Library Knowledge Centre. Get your free (!) ticket here: https://t.co/bNCYiOKRba
Still haven’t quite processed the fact that last week I passed my viva (with minor corrections)! 🍾 So grateful to my brilliant examiners for lending their time and expertise
Reply with the title of the last must-read #AmericanStudies research you encountered. It could be an article, monograph, podcast, or something else entirely… 📖‼️🇺🇸
❕You now have until 29th July to submit essays/projects by BAME undergraduates for the Tubman prize from BrANCH.
🏆 If any of your students have produced outstanding work on 19th C US history, please don’t miss the opportunity for them to be rewarded with this brilliant prize!