Dear all,
Welcome to the second newsletter of 2026:
Events of the Month Women in the Age of Revolutions : France, United States, Europe (1776-1876) An AMERICA2026 symposium, organized by Virginie Adane (Nantes Université) and Agnès Delahaye (Université Lumière-Lyon 2) Date: February 5-6, 2026 Location: Maison Internationale des Langues et des Cultures (MILC), 35 rue Raulin, 69007 Lyon (France) For more information and program, see attached document.
Enslaving Citizens: The Overthrow of Emancipation in the Revolutionary French Atlantic, 1793–1850 Omohundro Institute Colloq with Joseph La Hausse de Lalouvière Date: February 12, 2026; 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST Location: online For more information and registration, see here.
Nobody Men: Neutrality, Loyalties, and Family in the American Revolution with Travis Glasson Date: February 21, 2026 Location: Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center OR online via zoom For more information and registration, see here.
Memoir of Elizabeth Munro Fisher: A Loyalist Mother 3rd David Center for the American Revolution Seminar with Emilee N.K. Robbins Date: February 25, 2026; 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Location: online via zoom For more information and registration, see here.
Publications
American Politics and the Memory of the Revolution (18th-21st Centuries) The first issue of L’ordinaire des Amériques – ORDA, based on AMERICA2026’s Toulouse Conference, is out! The issue is directed by Ghislain Potriquet and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. More information here.
Bell, Richard, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. Riverhead Books, 2025. More information here.
Delahaye, Agnès. À qui appartient le 4 juillet ? L’indépendance américaine et sa mémoire. JC Lattès, 2026 (due Feb. 4) More information here.
Duval, Lauren. The Home Front. Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence. Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2025. More information here.
Lounissi, Carine, Schnakenbourg, Eric et Van Ruymbeke, Bertrand (eds.), La Révolution américaine et la naissance des États-Unis (1763-1800), Armand Colin (due March 4) More information here
Mitran, Emilie. Des Américains en France: une relation révolutionnaire, 1776-1792. Nouveau Monde Éditions, 2026 (due Feb. 4)
Remember to send us your publication news so we can spread the word!
Calls for Papers and Submissions
DEADLINE TODAY! Revolutionary Connections The Omohundro Institute’s Oberg Workshop for Junior Scholars Convener: Patrick Griffin Date: June 10, 2026 Location: Nashville, TN, USA For more information and the Call for Papers, see here.
CfP “We Hold These Truths”? 250 Years Later student conference for advanced undergrads and graduate students hosted by graduate students of the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies, Germany Date: June 19-20, 2026 Location: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany Submission Deadline: February 28, 2026 For more information and the Call for Papers, see here
CfP After 1776: Settlers, Revolution, and Citizenship in the Atlantic Republics Date: 2–3 July 2026 Location: University College London, United Kingdom Submission Deadline: February 28, 2026 For more information and the Call for Papers, see here
Grants and Scholarships
We make use of this newsletter to point out several opportunities to apply for research grants and fellowships with deadlines coming up in early 2026:
- Research Fellowships at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 2026-2027 → Deadlines in February 2026. For more information see here.
- Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship
Application deadline: February 15, 2026 - MHS Short-Term Fellowships
Application deadline: March 1, 2026
- Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship
- APS David Center for the American Revolution 2026-2027 Short-Term Fellowships → Deadline March 2, 2026
Looking Ahead
Global 1776: Imperial Worlds in Upheaval Date: March 12-14, 2026 Location: University of Hong Kong For more information and registration, see 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!
