



International Center for Jefferson Studies
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@ICJSMonticello
A multidisciplinary research center that oversees the work of several departments at @TJMonticello and supports the ongoing international study of Jefferson.





Hey folks! Coming up next Tuesday, I'll be giving the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Lecture at UVA. The title? "Decoding the Founding: Truths, Lies, and Myths" It will be livestreamed (link below). And tickets are available at: eventbrite.com/e/thomas-jeffe… Join us!



Join us on Sunday, March 20, at 11:00 a.m. ET for an in-person and virtual book talk with Andrew O'Shaughnessy, the Saunders Director of @ICJSMonticello. Book signing to follow. Registration required for in-person attendance. Learn more: bit.ly/37ycmfj


Two weeks today, @CCSUVU hosts its annual conference on the First Amendment, and this year we’re exploring freedom of speech & expression on college campuses throughout US history!



Don’t miss an #AmericasTownHall discussion on the turbulent election of 1800 and the lessons we can learn from it. Register now to hear from @lmchervinsky and Edward Larson on TODAY 7 p.m. ET: ow.ly/OKxP50I3qf6






Join us on 02/01 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a live Q&A with Manager of the Getting Word project @AM_Davenport and Getting Word Intern, Jenna Owens. We'll discuss the history of Getting Word and a new initiative to digitize this important collection: bit.ly/3o7MUT5 (2/2)



The Lapidus Center at the #SchomburgCenter is pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Brown is the winner of the 2021 Harriet Tubman Prize for his book Tacky’s Revolt. The award honors the best nonfiction book published in the U.S. on the slave trade. lapiduscenter.org/?utm_campaign=…

Want to know what I got up to in Charlottesville? How great the Jefferson Library is at @TJMonticello? What one can find at @UVA’s archives? Where to get a good oxford shirt button down made in Philadelphia? Check out my postcard for @contingent_mag! contingentmagazine.org/2021/11/23/a-p…