UoN American Studies

Thinking about post-graduate studies? Our department offers multiple degrees and funding! MA nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course… MRes nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course… PhDs nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course… PhD in Black Studies nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course… M4C fund midlands4cities.ac.uk/apply/ @CLASUoN @UoNArts

In light of Twitter’s new ownership, and the attendant controversies, we are suspending posting until we can determine whether this site remains consistent with our department’s intellectual values. #Diversity #Equality #Democracy #Truth

"We've seen this movie before." Associate professor Christopher Phelps quoted in Newsweek on what will happen if the Republicans retake Congress. newsweek.com/how-midterms-2…

Which way will the U.S. Senate go? Christopher Phelps discusses with Newsweek. newsweek.com/five-closest-s… @CLASUoN @UoNArts @UoNPressOffice

We are delighted that 96% of @AmCanNotts research activity was assessed as 'world-leading’ or 'internationally excellent'. Read more here: rb.gy/bnag94 @UoNresearch @uniofnottingham @REF_2021 @ResEngland #REFResults

Our own Dr Christopher Phelps and @DrToddLandman quoted in @Newsweek on whether the Capitol riot constituted an insurrection. (Plot giveaway: it did!) newsweek.com/fact-check-wer… @UoNArts @CLASUoN @UoNPressOffice

The Faculty of Arts Global Culture Festival event listings are here! Book your favourite events here: nottingham.ac.uk/arts/global-cu…

Listen to @ProfessorEsty discuss her fabulous essay in the new issue of Labor, and download the essay for free. lawcha.org/2022/03/11/kai… See also the intro to the special issue. #laborhistory #sexualviolence @lawcha_org @DukePress

Great to see this interview with Kaisha Esty (@professoresty, a Nottingham American Studies BA graduate like all great historians!) on sexual consent and black women in 19c. lawcha.org/2022/03/11/kai…

Have you booked your tickets to the roundtable discussion with Dr David C. W. Parker and Rt. Hon. Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour - Nottingham South)? The event is hosted by our colleagues at @AmCanNotts and is open to all University students and staff! eventbrite.co.uk/e/representati…

Great issue. We'll be posting a featured free essay this week by @professoresty . Meanwhile, it looks like the introduction by Christopher Phelps is available for free for now.

We were all out on strike so unable to retweet this on the day, but now happy to say: Solidarity!

@AmyWood25912307 @cfeimster @LaborOnline @HOTCUS @lawcha_org @MaraKeire @eileen_boris @professoresty @anxiousannieb @AnneliseOrleck1 A fair observation - but also many depictions of resistance, sometimes successful, throughout the issue's contributions as well!

@AmCanNotts @cfeimster @LaborOnline @HOTCUS @lawcha_org @MaraKeire @eileen_boris @professoresty @anxiousannieb @AnneliseOrleck1 Sobering. Women were, (are) set up for failure right out of the gate.

"Class and Consent," fascinating double issue now out, edited by our own Christopher Phelps with many revealing new perspectives on history read.dukeupress.edu/labor/issue/19… @LaborOnline @HOTCUS @lawcha_org @MaraKeire @eileen_boris @cfeimster @professoresty @anxiousannieb @AnneliseOrleck1

Join Professor David C. W. Parker (Montana State University) and Rt. Hon. @LilianGreenwood MP (Labour - Nottingham South) who will be discussing representation in the 21st Century Parliaments! Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/representati… @NottsPolitics @UoN_Law @AmCanNotts

Congratulations to our own Ruth Maxey, whose book 'Understanding Bharati Mukherjee' has been named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title! choice360.org/choice-pick/ou…

Join seven authors, including some of our own staff, to discuss Marxism and America, hosted by the University of Groningen at 3pm UK time tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 19) - click blue button at bottom of event notice to join! rug.nl/research/icog/… @Am_Studies

Have you seen that Christopher Phelps’s (@AmCanNotts) 2021 #MAH research article is still 🌟open access🌟? Read about educational #democracy & union organizing among #ProgressiveEra #NYC teachers at link below. doi.org/10.1017/mah.20…

Listen to Prof Peter Ling talk to @TimesRadio about the Black Power salute that rocked the 1968 Olympics Listen at 56:06 ▶️ ow.ly/A8Q850Gz8XO @AmCanNotts @UoNArts

Those in London might want to catch our post-graduate researcher Maxwell Ayamba at History Day 2021 on Nov. 4 @ihr_history The programme looks fantastic! historycollections.blogs.sas.ac.uk/programme/