America: Real and Imagined

British Association of American Studies Annual Postgraduate Conference
Saturday November 15th, 2008
The University of Exeter

Keynote Speaker: Professor Judith Newman (University of Nottingham)

The School of Arts, Languages and Literatures at the University of Exeter is pleased to be hosting the annual BAAS postgraduate conference. We are seeking proposals for 20-minute papers on all topics from all disciplines within the field of American Studies, including history, music, literature, philosophy, film studies, politics, sociology, popular culture, pedagogy and language.

This year we are especially interested in papers presenting new ideas and arguments that engage with the theme of “America and the West.”

Full details can be seen here

Conference reports

The Depression, Roosevelt and the New Deal. A one-day conference for A-Level and Access students of American Government and Politics, American History and Media Studies. Wednesday 24th January 2007.

History, Politics and the Presidential Election of 1996. A major student conference took place at the Merseyside Maritime Museum on 16th October 1996. Speakers included representatives from both the Republican and Democrat Parties.

American Foreign Policy and The Cold War A one day conference for A-Level and Access students was held on Wednesday, October 22nd 1997 at the Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Teaching American History in Schools a one-day conference on Teaching American History in Schools held at the University of Nottingham on July 15, 1998

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of American Government and Politics, held at the Maritime Museum in Liverpool on October 21st, featured lectures by Niall Palmer (Brunel University) on the Presidency, Esther Jubb (Liverpool John Moores University) on the Supreme Court and Ian Scott (University of Manchester) on the Congress.

Muhammad Ali: Living Mythically; the American Hero A one-day conference for lecturers, teachers and under/postgraduate students Venue: Central London, jointly organised with the University of Westminster Monday March 29th, 1999.

Issues in American History and Politics Electing the President: Election 2000
A one day conference for A-Level and Access students of American Government and Politics, American History and Media Studies Wednesday 18th October 2000

American Studies Teachers’ Conference Puritanism and The Crucible
School of American and Canadian Studies University of Nottingham Wednesday, June 21, 2000

American Classic Film
A one-day conference at the London University Institute of United States Studies on Tuesday 22^nd May 2001, reviewed four landmarks of American Cinema: Raging Bull; Chinatown; Dr Strangelove; On the Waterfront.