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"Path-breaking. The Great Power of Small Nations offers new perspectives on war, colonialism, and Indigenous nation-building. To understand the Gulf South and the empires that sought to claim it, Ellis demonstrates, we must understand America’s deep and ongoing Native history." ~Christina Snyder, Pennsylvania State University
USSO is looking for two new editors! Come join our friendly team of PG and ECA editors. Apply to be our new Co-Editor or Book Reviews Editor by 5pm on Tuesday 12 November.
Call for Papers (Issue 9, Dec. 2025) Ex-Centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media Please submit your abstracts by December 31, 2024, for any of the following two parts PART I Theme: Culture War and/as Myth within and beyond America ABSTRACTS should include: - title - author(s) - author contact information - affiliated institution - brief bio - 4-5 keywords PLEASE SEND YOUR EMAILS/ABSTRACTS TO: • Dr. Aikaterini Delikonstantinidou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Email: aidel@enl.uoa.gr • Dr. Noelia Gregorio (UNIR-Universi
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference, co-hosted by Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds on 11th July 2025.
Lecture delivered by Lisa McGirr (Harvard University) Charles Warren Professor of American History Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History
The Department of English at Appalachian State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in American Literature from Beginnings until 1865 at the rank of Assistant Professor, pending final administrative and budgetary approval. The position will start on August 1, 2025. A PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or closely related field, and evidence of successful teaching are required. ABD candidates will be considered, but must have completed their degree by the date of hire. To ensure full consideration, please send a cover letter and CV by November 18th.
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