Newsletter #36

Dear all, Here are the activities to look out for this coming month:

Events of the Month 

Teaching about Slavery & Emancipation in the Age of Revolutions OI Author Conversation with Paul Polgar & Ronald A. Johnson Date: April 8, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT  Location: online via ZOOM For more information and registration, see here.

The American Revolution is Told from inside the Home OI Lecture by Lauren Duval Date: April 22, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT  Location: Hennage Auditorium, Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, 301 S. Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA 23188, US. For more information and registration, see here.

Weathering Crisis: Revisiting James Madison’s Contributions to Climate and Citizen Science A Conversation with Marcia McNutt Date: April 30, 2026; 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. ET Location: hybrid; Benjamin Franklin Hall,American Philosophical Society Benjamin Franklin Hall 427 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19106 For more information and registration, see here.

Publications

Adane, Virginie, Cabanes, Bruno, Covo, Manuel, Dziembowski, Edmond, Havard, Gilles, Montègre, Gilles, Toudic, Hugo, Van Ruymbeke, Bertrand. Naissance des États-Unis. L’Histoire No 542, April 2026. Preview and download here.

Dziembowski, Edmond et alii , “La spirale des révolutions. Angleterre, Etats-Unis, France…”, Le Monde Histoire et civilisations (April 2026) 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 More information here

Péréon, Yves-Marie, Washington: le premier des Américains, Paris: Tallandier, 2026. (more information here). 

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

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

Calls for Papers and Submissions 

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.

Call for Contributors: Digital Exhibits on Revolutionary-Era Texts: forgingUS with the Center for Digital Editing from the Call: “The Center for Digital Editing would like to invite you to take part in forgingUS, a new project that brings together leading documentary editing projects, scholars, educators, and technologists to expand access to primary sources from the Founding Era and Early Republic. Centered on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, forgingUS aims to create a free, public website featuring curated, document-based exhibits, interactive maps and timelines, and more.”  For more information, see here and here.

Looking Ahead

America’s 1776: Independence and its Enduring Legacies Conveners: David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society Date: June 4-6, 2026 Location: hybrid  For more information and registration, see here.

The Strasbourg Summer School European views of the American Revolution, 1776-1804. Date: June 22-July 4, 2026 Location: University of Strasbourg, France For more information and the program, see here and 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!