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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

And we’re off! HOTCUS 2026 is all systems go.

HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The day will open with a keynote lecture from Emma Stone MacKinnon (University It concludes with a roundtable reflecting on the Declaration’s place in contemporary history and historiography.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The CfP is now open for the 2026 HOTCUS Annual Conference (University of Manchester, 1-3 July 2026). Please email all submissions to events.hotcus@gmail.com by midnight, UK time on 25 March, 2026.

Delegates from the HOTCUS, 2024 Annual Conference at Southampton University

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Applications for the HOTCUS 2026 Research Awards are now open! (Read on for the small print)

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Applications for the 2026 HOTCUS Article Prize and Early Career Article Prize are now open. Both awards recognise outstanding research on twentieth-century US history published in peer-reviewed journals during the 2025 calendar year, and each comes with a £100 prize.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📣The Call for Papers for our 2026 Winter Symposium, The American Nation in the Twentieth Century: The Declaration of Independence at 250, is now open University of Liverpool, 27 February 2026

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Lastly HOTCUS members Fabian Hilfrich, @calebwoodall.bsky.social and Emma Long delivered their well-received panel Revisiting Race, Gender, and Religion in Wars during the Long 20th Century at @shafrhistorians.bsky.social's conference chaired by our membership secretary @lizingleson.bsky.social

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Professor Andrew Preston's insightful keynote on his new book Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security was welcomed, as were his asides (and primary documents) into the founding of HOTCUS way back in 2007.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It's been an eventful month for us, so here's some news about what we have been up to. First, our annual conference gathered scholars from across Europe and the Americas to discuss 20th century US history. A special thanks goes to our Events Sec Megan Hunt for her tireless efforts to HOTCUS!

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We are here for the last day of #HOTCUS2025, and still thinking through Professor Andrew Preston's thoughtful keynote of the emergence of national security.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🚨Registration for Annual Conference is open!🚨 Taking place at the University of Lancaster from 18-20 June, we have now opened registration for the HOTCUS Annual Conference. Full details and links for registration and schedule are available on our website hotcus.org.uk/events/annua... Please share!

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

5. 2025 HOTCUS Annual Conference, University of Lancaster, 18-20 June 2025. The CfP is now closed, and we are preparing the full schedule, but if you are planning to attend do block this off in your diaries.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

3. Events 2026 Call for hosts!🚨 HOTCUS is seeking hosts for our 2026 events, including the Winter Symposium (February) and the Annual Conference (June). We can only run our events with member support and input, so please do consider if this is something that you can support at your institution!

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We have one new , and reminders for four others 1. IHR North American History Seminar Iwan Morgan Lecture Prize, DUE TODAY Prize is awarded to a current or recently-completed doctoral student working on any aspect of North American History. For further information, check our website's front page.

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Events 2026 Call for hosts!🚨 HOTCUS is seeking hosts for our 2026 events, including the Winter Symposium (February) and the Annual Conference (June). We can only run our events with member support and input, so please do consider if this is something that you can support at your institution!

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HOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

HOTCUS is pleased to announce that the application round for our 2025 Doctoral and Early Career Research Awards is open, offering up to £500 for research expenses and/or research travel to take place within a year after the date of application. Deadline is April 4 2025!

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