Newsletter #35

February was a busy month for our research program. The international, AMERICA2026 conference, “Women in the Age of Revolutions,” organized by Virginie Adane and Agnès Delahaye in Lyon, was a great success in sparking transnational conversation between historiographies and fields. Here are the activities to look out for this coming month:

Events of the Month  Global 1776: Imperial Worlds in Upheaval  Date: March 12-14, 2026  Location: University of Hong Kong  For more information and registration, see here.

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World: An Electrifying Global History of a not-so War    featuring Richard Bell   Date: March 4, 2026   Location: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St. Please note that this is an in-person event. For more information and registration, see here.

Originalism and the Authority of History in Constitutional Interpretation Vast Early America Lecture with Jonathan Gienapp Date: March 18, 2026;4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT  Location: Hennage Auditorium, Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, 301 S. Nassau St., Williamsburg, VA.   For more information and registration, see here.

Sanctuary, Slavery, and Empire in Eighteenth Century Trinidad  Colloq with Patrick Barker     Date: March 19, 2026, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT  Location: For more information and registration, see here.

Celebrating Enlightenment values in 2026: The Example of Voltaire and Slavery  featuring Nicholas Cronk    Date: March 26, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET  Location: American Philosophical Society Benjamin Franklin Hall 427 Chestnut St. Please note that this is an in-person event.    For more information and registration, see here.

Publications

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

Van Ruymbeke, Bertrand. 1776. L’année américaine. Tallandier, 2026 (due March 26). More information here

Remember to send us your publication news so we can spread the word! 

Calls for Papers and Submissions 

APPLY SOON – MARCH 6:     NEH/APS Teachers Workshops America’s Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia    5th to 12th grade teachers of multiple disciplines from around the country  Dates: July 20-24, 2026 and August 3-7, 2026  Location: in person, Philadelphia    Application Deadline: March 6, 2026, via Inthow to apply, see here.

CfP From America to France Beaumarchais and the experience of Revolution  Organized by Université Grenoble Alpes (Gilles Montègre); Musée de la Révolution française – Domaine de Vizille (Sophie Mouton); Université de Montpellier (Linda Gil)  Date: October 1-4, 2026    Location: Grenoble & Vizille, France    Submission Deadline: before April 30, 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 → For more information see here.
  • MHS Short-Term Fellowships
    Application deadline: March 1, 2026
• APS Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships for Revolutionary-Era Material Culture → Application deadline: March 2, 2026. For more information and possible deadline extensions, 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!