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Please suggest topics or questions that you would like us to cover in this blog. We would also love to hear from you if you would like to blog for us.
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African History portal
At first glance it might seem odd that as an Americanist I am using my blog to promote a portal to African History websites, but as many of you will know, we are all Atlanticists now and so anyone studying … Read More
US student exchange programmes
When I was an undergraduate I went on an exchange to the University of South Carolina during my second year and I really believe that it was central to my decision to do postgraduate work and eventually become a lecturer. … Read More
Large Academic Conferences: should I go?
As academics we are encouraged to join associations relating to our field and also to attend the conferences organised by these groups. In the field of American history and American studies there are some especially large gatherings and scholars have … Read More
Welcome back students!
It is induction week at my university and so this is an exciting time for many young people spending their first week away from home, starting a new chapter in their lives. For university lecturers this is always a daunting … Read More
Teaching censorship: a useful resource
Students always really enjoy learning about censorship, probably because we all like to explore the forbidden and the naughty! But studying censorship is an excellent way of learning about cultural change. The books, magazines, art and films that have been … Read More
The benefits of an end of year exam
One of the joys of being a university lecturer is the autonomy we are allowed in the design of our own courses (at least once you get to the stage of being a permanent staff member: temporary lecturers often have … Read More
The experience of non-whites in Europe
As scholars of North America, we are aware that including the histories of non-whites is an important part of the narrative we convey to our students. As an interesting counter-point to that, the experiences of Natives and Africans in Europe … Read More
European Early American Studies Assocation
A conference announcement has just been issued at will be of interest to all early Americanists. The conference will be examining the themes of empire and imagination: both hot topics in this period. The conference will be a very significant … Read More
New Economic History?
The British Group in Early American History are having their annual conference in Kent next month and the subject chosen for discussion this year is Economies and Culture in the development of Early America. Does this signal a resurgence of … Read More
Survey courses: what is the priority?
This is the time of year when academics begin revising their courses to get the teaching materials loaded on to VLEs or handbooks off to the printer. I teach a survey course in American history from (as the title of … Read More
