Dear all,
We are happy to send you our eighth newsletter of the America2026 program–a little later than usual due to public holidays. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
Events of the month:
La Rivoluzione americana degli Europei. Rappresentazioni e Simboli / La Révolution américaine des Européens. Représentations et Symboles
University of Turin, May 25-26 2023
Event organized by: Manuela Albertone (U. of Turin) and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke (U. Paris 8)
If you don’t happen to be in beautiful Torino, you can follow the event here:
https://unito.webex.com/meet/manuela.albertone
Third Doctoral Workshops on the theme of Elites in the First French Colonial Empire
Le Centre Roland Mousnier (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) et la Maison française d’Oxford (CNRS, MEAE, Oxford University)
Third workshop (online): Tuesday, May 16, 2023
ZOOM https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81156315985?pwd=blE2WFZRUDdyeXJ4Q0FFNWowSnNqQT09
or sign up at francois-joseph.ruggiu@sorbonne-universite.fr
For more information and a detailed program, visit here.
“The American Revolution. Reception and Commemoration in 18th-Century France.”
Bertrand van Ruymbeke (Paris 8)
Guest Lecture at Trier University (online)
May 17, 2023, 6.15-7.45pm
Registration: sawallisch@uni-trier.de
Events at the American Philosophical Society:
May 14: “Dueling Oaths in Colonial America, 1765-1773” with Kevin Murphy. Infos here.
May 31: “Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778″ with Ricardo Herrera. Infos here.
Publications:
Burnard, Trevor. Writing Early America. From Empire to Revolution. U of Virginia P, 2023. Check it out here. Hard copy, paperback, and OPEN ACCESS!
Coursin, Eric. La Chevauchée de Paul Revere. Un héros américain. Actes du
Colloque Paul Revere. Les Editions du Ruisseau, 2023.
Other Events: Looking ahead:
Lumières et Révolution. Recherches nouvelles sur la correspondance de Condorcet.
June 28-29, 2023. Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Paris Archives nationales Centre Panthéon 59, rue Guynemer 12, place du Panthéon
Auditorium Salle 216
Event organized by Linda Gil (Université Montpellier III), Virginie Martin (Université Paris I), Nicolas Rieucau (Université Paris VIII)
Contact: lindagil@yahoo.com
CfP: For 2026: a Five-Year Conference Series
2nd Event: “For 2026: Contested Freedoms”
October 26–28, 2023
Williamsburg, Virginia
hosted by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, and William & Mary
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
Find more information–including their first event on “Revolutionary Legacies”–here.
CfP: Société d’Études Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (SEAA1718)–50th Anniversary Celebration
Conference “Mémoire et oubli dans le monde anglo-américain des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles” / “Memory and Oblivion in the British Isles and the Early Americas”
January 11-13, 2024
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023 ; seaa50@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr
Find the bilingual call with all further information here.
Reminders and Research Opportunities:
Seynabou Thiam-Pereira will defend her dissertation: « “The heart of your knowledge is in your roots.” Les réfugiés loyalistes noirs dans les provinces de la Nouvelle Écosse, du Nouveau-Brunswick et de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard en Amérique du Nord britannique : étude comparative d’une communauté en exil (1775-1815) »
May 30, 2023, 2pm (in person!) Paris 8 University
Salle des thèses
We are sending our best wishes!
