Newsletter #24

Dear all,

Welcome to our February 2025 newsletter. 

First of all, some wonderful news: our revamped website is finally up and running! You may find it  here: https://america2026.eu/ In the spirit this evolution, the next newsletters will be available on the site from next March on.

We are happy to share with you the following announcements and reminders: 

Events of the Month 

John Locke’s 1682 Revisions to the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina OI Colloquium with Jennifer Greeson, University of Virginia Date: February 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET Find more information on registration here.

Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape with Amy Cohen  Date: February 12, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ET Location: in person or online.  Find more information on registration here.

‘A Most Lucrative and Secure Investment’: The Barings and Hopes in Maine, 1795-1835 with C. David Carlson  Date: February 12, 2025; 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET  Location: online  Find more information on registration here

Job Announcements of Interest

Visiting Assistant Professor History/Revolutionary Studies Research Fellow   or the academic year 2025-2026 (September 1, 2025-June 30, 2026)  Siena College, Loudonville, New York, USA  Find the job description, requirements, and info on the application process here.  Direct all inquiries about this opportunity to Dr. Jennifer Dorsey, PhD, director Siena College’s McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution, at mccormickcenter@siena.edu or  1-518-783-2319

Publications  John Gilbert McCurdy, Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.

“To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine”  A one-man play written and performed by Ian Ruskin  Though Thomas Paine is often invoked by politicians of all political stripes, Americans rarely have the experience of engaging in a sustained way with the thoughts of this pivotal figure in the American and French revolutionary movements. Ruskin brings Paine to life, and after the performance is able to lead a captivating question-and-answer period with the audience.   Following Ian’s two recent performances in Paris, he is partnering with AMERICA2026, a collective of scholars from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and America, who are organizing conferences across Europe celebrating America’s birth and Europe’s connection to it. Ian will perform the play at their closing conference in Paris, in October 2026. See attached document for further information.  Remember to send us your publication news so we can spread the word! 

Looking ahead: upcoming events

Call for Papers: Science and Society in the Age of Revolutions  A Conference organized by the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum and the Science History Institute  Date: September 25-26, 2025  Location: Philadelphia, PA  Submission Deadline: March 3, 2025  For further information, see the CfP here.

A Lecture by Marlene Daut  Omohundro Institute  Date: March 5, 2025, at 5:00 pm ET   Location: Hennage Auditorium in Colonial Williamsburg, 301 S. Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA. 

Call for Papers: Global 1776: Imperial Worlds in Upheaval  A joint University of Hong Kong / University of Chicago / David Center /  American Philosophical Society. AMERICA2026 is also a partner!  Date: March 12-14, 2026  Location: University of Hong Kong  Submit a 250-word abstract and a c.v. (for each paper and presenter) to: global76@hku.hk (full CFP attached to this email)  Deadline for submission: April 20, 2025 (Sunday)

Varia 

PBS has announced a new project by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt: The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series

From the announcement: “the series will premiere on Sunday, November 16 and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21st at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS. The full series will be available to stream beginning Sunday, November 16 at PBS.org and on the PBS App.” 

Read the full announcement here. 

Let us know what you are up to in- and outside of America2026 (preferably by the 20th of the current month to be included in the upcoming newsletter) so we can spread the word here as well!