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Association of British American Nineteenth Century Historians 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 We welcome members from the UK, US & beyond Affiliated with American Nineteenth Century History (ANCH) Find out more about us: www.branch.org.uk

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Heidelberg Center for American Studies @hcaheidelberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The HCA invites applications for its annual Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and Religion to be held from April 5-9, 2027. More general information: www.hca.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/...
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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Still plenty of time to apply for a position as an Assistant Prof. in US Legal History at UF. Applications due October 16. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54...
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor US Legal History– Tenure Accruing, Department of History
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📣 Looking for undergraduate and postgrad-taught dissertations written by UK-based students on 19thC US history for BrANCH’s Peter Parish Prize £200 and opportunity to be published in @anchistjournal.bsky.social! Deadline to submit November 3rd. Share widely!!
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Parish Dissertation Prize — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY You have until Friday 25th Sept to apply for the role of Conference Manager, helping to deliver an extraordinary BAAS 2027 digital conference next spring. Learn more: baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Job: Digital BAAS 2027 Conference Manager (x2) - British Association for American Studies
The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) is seeking two Conference Managers to oversee the planning and running of its 72nd Annual Conference. This is its third to be hosted entirely…
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UK-based postdoctoral – or equivalent – researchers in the humanities and social sciences can still apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The deadline is 4 Nov for institutional applicants and 28 Oct for independent scholars. Find out more: bit.ly/4iwQQtI
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants, deadline of 4 November 2026. Independent scholars deadline 28 October 2026
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
⏳ Time is running out — only about a month left before BrANCH’s annual conference, this year at the University of Warwick (9-11 Oct 2026) ⏰🗓️ 🪾🇺🇸 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🇬🇧🌲 Check out the fantastic programme below ⬇️
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Warwick 2026 — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From the controversial Washington Navy Yard Strike of 1835 to Haymarket, Homestead, the General New Orleans Strike, & Pullman, the 19C is full of significant events in American labor history Happy US Labor Day!!!
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Aisha Djelid @aishadjelid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
SO excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, Fruits of Their Labor, out with @ugapress.bsky.social next July!
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Are you or a friend in Oxford this November?
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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce the Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions. The Prize promotes & encourages the study of marginalised voices in American Studies at the PGR & ECR levels. Deadline: 7th December baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Ellen Craft Essay Prize 2026 - British Association for American Studies
The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce that this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions. The Ellen Craft Essay Prize is intended to help…
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Potentially a good opportunity for funding if you are researching 19thC British periodicals on “Victorian” America…
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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
CFP 📰 "The Black Press at 200", March 2027 This two-day symposium critically examines the past, present, & futures of the Black Press. Submit your proposal by 18th September. baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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CFP: The Black Press at 200 - British Association for American Studies
This two-day symposium at Howard University, home of the Black Press Archives, will convene scholars, journalists, archivists, artists, and students to critically examine the past, present, and…
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Dave Thomson @davidthomson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
New article out. First for the latest project on debt default in the Americas.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yesterday (16 August) marked a significant anniversary in British & American Nineteenth Century History, the first transatlantic telegraph message sent and received, from Queen Victoria in London to President Buchanan in Bedford Springs, PA (1858)!
Message sent from Queen Victoria to President Buchanan :

“The Queen desires to congratulate the President upon the successful completion of this great international work, in which The Queen has taken the deepest interest.

The Queen is convinced that the President will join her in fervently hoping that the electric cable, which now connects great Britain with the United States, will prove an additional link between the nations, whose friendship is founded upon their common interest and reciprocal esteem.

The Queen has much pleasure in thus communicating with the President, and renewing to him her wishes for the prosperity of the United States”

From https://www.rct.uk/collection/84450/tickertape
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🗞️ Great opportunity to join as a Lecturer in American History for 12 months with the Manchester Metropolitan University, particularly for recent graduates and ECRs! See details below ⬇️
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Lecturer in American History - (9364) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers
All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.
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American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Check out our exciting new roundtable: “Challenges and opportunities in writing Black biography”, with Katherine Burns (Glasgow), Adam Domby (Auburn), @hngreen.bsky.social (Davidson) and @davidsilkenat.bsky.social (Florida): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Challenges and opportunities in writing Black biography: a roundtable discussion
This roundtable is an outgrowth of a panel held at the BrANCH annual conference in Cardiff in September 2025. While the BrANCH panel focused on the particulars of the research findings of the panel...
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you happen to find yourself in London next weekend, at the Camden Fringe, there will be a 19th century-themed historical drama exploring the complicated relationship between the Shakespearean-actor Edwin and his infamous brother John Wilkes Booth — could be interesting!
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Bastards – Camden Fringe
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American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Check out the latest issue of American Nineteenth Century History - with articles on Jefferson's life and legacies, Malthusian politics in the US South, convict leasing, culture, temptation, and the US Civil War: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fanc20/c...
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American Nineteenth Century History
Volume 27, Issue 1 of American Nineteenth Century History
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A lot of interesting Nineteenth Century history on Princeton U Press’s reading list! 🏔️🇺🇸
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📣 @shaw-society.bsky.social is looking for papers for its upcoming Gender and History in the Americas seminar series 2026-27 Deadline to submit: 31 July 2026 See more details below ⬇️
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Call for Papers: Gender and History in the Americas Seminar Series, 2026-27 - British Association for American Studies
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) invites proposals for its upcoming 2026-27 seminar series, showcasing innovative research on the histories of women, gender, and sexuality a...
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Awesome pop up exhibition about American Independence through a British lens, including many hidden histories!
How We Lost America: A New Perspective on American Independence. For more details, visit https://www.aurorametro.org.uk/how-we-lost-america
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Many congratulations to @daviddoddington.bsky.social on receiving the Social History Society 2026 Book Prize 🥳 “Old Age and American Slavery” is a must read!
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Come and spend the next academic year embedded in our curatorial teams Two exciting fellowships are open to postdoctoral, early-career researchers which can be undertaken over 12-months full-time or part-time equivalent, as part of the Joanna and Graham Barker Fellowship Scheme Find out more👇
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/07/2026
Friday 10 July is also the closing date for applications for the Society's next round of Teaching Fellowships: bit.ly/3QRapBH Grants support projects in innovative teaching practice, or studies of #History teaching in higher eduction. Fellowships are named for Jinty Nelson, RHS President 2000-04.
Text for Jinty Nelson Teaching fellowships, 2026-27: Launched in 2023, the Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowships support History teaching in UK Higher Education. The Fellowships are named after Dame Jinty Nelson FBA (1942-2024), President of the Society between 2000 and 2004.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨 Reminder: less than a month to submit your pieces for the Harriet Tubman Prize 🏆 www.branch.org.uk/tubmanessayp...
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American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Hope everybody had a great July 4th 🇺🇸 – as we reflect on the nation’s 250th birthday, why not check out this piece on Abraham Lincoln’s evolving appreciation of the Declaration of Independence by Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Abraham Lincoln’s evolving appreciation of the declaration of independence
A scholarly consensus has emerged in recent years that the Declaration of Independence was the “apple of gold” in Abraham Lincoln’s anti-slavery political thought and moral grounding. Prior to Cong...
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Independence and the spiritual-national founding of the USA 📜🇺🇸🎆 Though perhaps many of you would prefer to go down the rabbit hole and chortle with the Mad Hatter this July 4th (also Alice in Wonderland Day 🐇☕️🎩)
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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
And also time to sign up for our graduate conference before! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/america-at...
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America at 250: A Graduate Conference
Join us in person for America at 250: A Graduate Conference. We have 12 excellent speakers and would love for you to join us.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Also, a shout-out for @bethrwilson.bsky.social’s new must read book, ‘I Felt All This’: Enslaved People’s Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Still time to sign up for the Commonwealth Fund Lecture being hosted by @ucl.ac.uk this Thursday at 17:30! Professor Eliga Gould (University of New Hampshire) will be speaking on the American Revolution’s origins as an act of armed resistance and its continuing legacies!!
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Commonwealth Fund Lecture
From 1775 to 1776: The American Revolution and the Embarrassing Right of Resistance.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🗞️ @officialbaas.bsky.social is inviting applications for 3 positions at the Journal of American Studies, 1 co-editor and 2 associate editor roles (book review and features) Advertisement below👇
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Job Adverts: Journal of American Studies - British Association for American Studies
The British Association for American Studies invites applications for the following positions at the Journal of American Studies:  All appointments will commence on 2 January 2027, and are for four ye...
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 Time is running out to apply for this round of Peter Parish Travel Grants — up to £1000 for PGRs & ECRs to travel to the USA for conferences or conducting archival research (including remotely) on nineteenth century American history! See the details below👇
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Parish Travel Grants — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Today marks the anniversary of Denmark Vesey’s arrest, among many others rebelling against slavery in South Carolina — read more about the Vesey Conspiracy in @anchistjournal.bsky.social!
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📢 Interesting ANCH-esque talk this Thursday in London hosted by @ihr.bsky.social: Dr. Catriona Byers on “a history of corruption at the New York morgue c.1860s-1890s” ⚰️
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Testimony of the dead: a history of corruption at the New York morgue c.1860s-1890s
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What do you get when you add 33 & 250? BrANCH 2026 at Warwick, 9-11 October!!! Registration now open — come celebrate our 33rd annual conference as we reflect on the USA at 250! Speakers include the incomparable Mia Bay and sagacious @profmsinha.bsky.social. Plus, many more (check out the card)
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Warwick 2026 — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Registration for @shaw-society.bsky.social’s 2026 Conference (June 26th) at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France is now open! shawsociety.net/conference/ Looks like a fantastic programme!!!
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Annual Conferences
SHAW runs annual conferences featuring panels and papers on the history and experiences of women in the Americas. The next conference will be on Friday 26th June 2026 at the University of Toulouse …
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
📣 Are you a PGR or ECR planning a visit to the United States for a conference or archive trip on nineteenth century American history??? Applications for the BrANCH Parish Travel Awards (up to £1000 of funding!) are now open!!! Deadline to apply for this cycle: July 1st See more details below 👇
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Parish Travel Grants — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
As we celebrate the 163rd anniversary of the Combahee River Raid, and its inspirational legacies, a reminder that BrANCH is inviting submissions for its Harriet Tubman Essay Prize, sponsored by @royalhistsoc.org For more details and a sample of the excellent essays from past recipients, see below:
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Harriet Tubman Essay Prize — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Thrilled that @erinshearer.bsky.social's article from ANCH @anchistjournal.bsky.social is shortlisted for this award. 2 years in a row ANCH authors have been listed here, and we're proud to support ECR colleagues getting their work published. Do think of us for your work! @branchuk.bsky.social
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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas is seeking two Postdoctoral Research Associates for a substantial writing project focused on any aspect of US affairs, including literature, culture, history, politics, & transnational relations. baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas - 2 postdoctoral Research Associates - British Association for American Studies
The David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas is looking to appoint 2 postdoctoral Research Associate posts from September 2006, running for 2 years.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🗞️ York St. John University is looking for a Lecturer in American History (note: mostly teaching 20-21st century courses) jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... Deadline to apply: 2 June 2026
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Job Opportunity at York St John University: Lecturer in American History
Part time fixed termLocation: York Salary: £39,906 to £48,822 per annum (£31,924 to £39,057 pro rata)Introduction to YSJ universityYork St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of histo...
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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
British American 19th C Historians (@branchuk.bsky.social) is looking for new co-editors of its journal, American 19th C History (@anchistjournal.bsky.social) Applications due: 01.06.26. Pls share widely! @officialbaas.bsky.social @oah.org @royalhistsoc.org @historians.org @ihr.bsky.social
Job advert - applications involve CV (5pg) and letter of intent (1-2pg). Responsibilities include soliciting and reading all submissions, determining whether to send to reviewers, working with reviewers and authors as per the review process, editing manuscripts and working with Taylor and Francis. Liasing with book review team and BrANCH as an organization, including Steering Committee membership.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
BrANCH is excited to invite submissions for the Harriet Tubman Prize 2026! Deadline: 25 July 2026 (For more details about the aim of the prize and submitting your work, see our CfP below. For queries related to the prize, please contact our EDI officer Jasmin Bath, Jtb43@cam.ac.uk)
We invite submissions for the Harriet Tubman Prize, sponsored by the Royal Historical Society. Undergraduate coursework on any aspect of American history in the long nineteenth century is welcome, from students identifying as BAME who are in the final two years of their undergraduate studies. Work should be 2500-3500 words in length, including footnotes but excluding bibliography. While we expect the thematic content to be broad, judges will consider the level of knowledge, writing style, degree of original thinking, and overall quality of the piece. The winner of the Harriet Tubman Prize will receive £500. 

Submissions should include a letter from a lecturer in the student’s department confirming their registration on an undergraduate course, alongside a permanent mailing address and email address for the student. Submissions (with the subject line Harriet Tubman Prize), and any other queries related to the prize, should be sent to our EDI officer Jasmin Bath, Jtb43@cam.ac.uk.

Deadline: 25 July 2026
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 11/05/2026
Submit nominations for the AHA’s awards and prizes by May 15. The AHA recognizes outstanding historical work of many types, including exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring, film, and digital projects and resources.
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Awards & Prizes - AHA
Awards for Publications These prizes honor exceptional books, articles, films, and digital works on a wide range of historical topics. All prizes are awarded annually except for those with dates, whic...
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Does the Declaration of Independence still matter? Find out at a 1-day event hosted by the University of Cambridge on May 29th www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/story/the-un...
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The United States of America at 250
Reflections on the past, present, and future of independence. 29 May 2026, 12.30pm to 5.30pm, Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🗞️Call for Papers Netherlands American Studies Association 2026 Conference (Deadline: 8 May 2026)
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Netherlands American Studies Association - Call for Papers
American Protest Cultures: Protest, Dissent, and the Cultural Politics of the United States
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🗞️The convenors of the IHR North American History Seminar are accepting applications from current or recently completed doctoral students for the The 2026 Iwan Morgan Lecture Prize (Deadline: 8 May 2026)
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Institute of Historical Research - Iwan Morgan Lecture Prize 2026 - British Association for American Studies
We are pleased to announce that the convenors of the North American History Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research are now accepting applications for the 2026 Iwan Morgan Prize.
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📣 ANCH is looking for new co-editors!
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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
@branchuk.bsky.social announces a search for new co-editors of its journal, American 19th C History @anchistjournal.bsky.social. Apps to include c.v. and a 1-2 page cover letter, sent to ANCH co-editor, and incoming BrANCH Chair, David Doddington (doddingtond@cardiff.ac.uk) by 01.05.26. Pls share!
Job advert including details on how to apply and duties of the editor
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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🚨Last day to get your proposals in for BrANCH 2026 in Warwick!
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