Dear all,
This is our final newsletter of 2024. If we don’t see you or speak to you in person again, happy holidays and a peaceful end of the year.
The conference American Politics and the Memory of the Revolution (18th-21st Centuries) was held on November 12–13, 2024, at the University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès. This event, part of the AMERICA 2026 series, explored various commemorations and representations of the American Revolution, including the upcoming 250th anniversary. The conference featured keynote presentations by Philip Mead and Patrick Griffin, as well as panels focused on historiography, public history, and cultural memory. Among the speakers were scholars such as Nathalie Dessens, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Emmanuelle Perez-Tisserand, Guilhem de Mauraige, Bénédicte Quilliec, Ghislain Potriquet, Françoise Coste, Mathilde Monge, Nadine Zimmerli, Bayard Miller, Benjamin Bernard, Florence Petroff, Jim Ambuske, Ian Ruskin, Magali Aigoin, Agnès Delahaye, Emma Hart, Wim Klooster, Susanne Lachenicht, Marialuisa Innocenzi, James Taub, Frank Cogliano, Iris de Rode, and Vincent Bouat-Ferlier.
Events of the Month
A Lafayette Tribute: From a Revolutionary Alliance to a Modern Partnership A joint CNRS – AMERICA2026 event organized by Iris de Rode Location: La Maison Française (French Embassy, Washington, DC) Date: Dec. 4, 2024, 8:00am – 1:00 p.m. ET
For more information, see here
“‘The Simple Dress of an American Citizen’: Fashioning the American Revolution” David Center for the American Revolution Seminar with Chloe Chapin Date: Dec. 4, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET, zoom
For more information, see here
Science on Tap: Visualizing Women in Science: How to Uncover Women Scientists Hidden in the Archive with David Ragnar Nelson Date: Dec 9, 2024, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET Location: National Mechanics, 22 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
For more information and registration, see here
Publications (CfP)
Dee Andrews and Jason Daniels (CSU) are organizing a special issue of the Journal California History (published by the U. of California Press) on the legacy of the American Revolution in the state.
Please find the full CfP on this link (applications are due by December 15, 2024)
The Journal of Transnational American Studies is accepting contributions ona rolling basis. Their website can be reached here. Information on submissions and guidelines can be found here.
The young journal The New American Antiquarian is calling for contributions in the field of early American studies to 1825. Their website can be reached here. More information on submissions and guidelines can be found here.
Remember to send us your publication news so we can spread the word!
Looking ahead: upcoming events Call for Papers: “Currents and Exchanges in Vast Early America” 28th Annual OI Conference Date: June 12–14, 2025. Location: Charleston, South Carolina Application Deadline Extended! Now Dec. 9, 2024
For more information and registration, see here
Related to the above event will be the Pre-conference Workshop “Resisting Enslavement” Convened by Jennifer L. Morgan Date: June 11, 2025. Location: College of Charleston, South Carolina Application Deadline Extended! Now Dec. 9, 2024
For more information and registration, see here
Call for Papers: The German Association for American Studies now accepts applications for their annual meeting in 2025, “Archiving America/American Archives” Date: June 12-14, 2025. Location: Siegen University, Germany Papers are submitted directly to the individual workshop organizers. For a list of workshops and submission information, see here. Submission Deadline: Jan. 17, 2025
