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The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) @necbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Congratulations to all three outstanding graduate students!

The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) @necbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Barr's paper was titled "Categorizing Migrants in Postwar Nottingham." The prize committee was impressed by Barr's illuminating choice of Nottingham as a case study and her ability to balance local, national, and global issues in her analysis.

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The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) @necbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Burke's paper was titled "Abolition and Abortion: the Pro-Slavery Origins of the 1803 Ellenborough Act." The committee was struck by the power and originality of Burke's argument that restrictions on abortion were initially driven by defenses of slavery in 19thC Britain

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The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) @necbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Arbic's paper was titled "Flying to Freedom: Wartime Slave Flight in Pattern and Practice." The prize committee was impressed with Arbic's bold reinterpretation of a well-known subject and especially his use of novel sources and methodologies.

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The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) @necbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The NECBS is delighted to announce that Russell Arbic, a Ph.D. Candidate in History at McGill University, and Julia Burke, a Ph.D. Candidate in History at Columbia University, are the joint winners of the David Underdown Prize in 2025: www.necbs.org/underdown-pr...

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Underdown Prize | NECBS

The David Underdown Memorial Prize has been awarded annually by the NECBS since 2010 for the best paper read at the annual conference by a graduate student. The prize award consists of a $250 cash awa...

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