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18 October 2021 Network for New York School Studies' inaugural poetry reading Report and video of the event.
02 April 2021 The Profits of Slavery and the Wealth of Universities: A Transatlantic Conversation Report and recording of the Centre for the Study of North America event that took place on 3 March 2021
08 February 2021 Report on Queer New York Watch a recording of the workshop which explored the queerness, and queering, of New York, offering a range of ways of thinking about queer preservation as enacted through writing and art-making.
10 November 2020 US Election 2020: The Day and It's Aftermath Michell Chresfield, Lecturer in US History on the ACS programme discussed the 2020 election and what comes next as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
06 November 2020 Report on 'Election 2020 - What Happens Next?' The discussion featured a panelist of academics from across the university.
19 October 2020 Dr Rona Cran wins Research Networking grant Dr Rona Cran has been awarded a Research Networking Grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, to enable her to launch the new Network for New York School Studies
24 June 2020 America Unfiltered Podcast: Black Lives Matter, Race, and the UK - EA World View In the latest America Unfiltered podcast, Michell Chresfield joins The Clinton Institute's Liam Kennedy and Scott Lucas to discuss Black Lives Matter protests and the UK.
15 June 2020 The Know Show: New York, New York: Modern American Poetry Rona Cran discusses various aspects of the poetry of New York City, including friendship, resistance and space, and how New York's poetry has evolved over time in light of social and economic changes in the city.
29 May 2020 No Place for the State Dr Steve Hewitt contributes to a new publication looking at the origins and legacies of the 1969 Omnibus Bill in Canada.
24 October 2019 It could have been worse for Justin Trudeau Dr Steve Hewitt, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and the American and Canadian Studies Research Centre writes on the the Trudeau brand
15 March 2019 People & Pages, 26th February, Wayland's Yard An arsenal of Midlands poets offered up readings tacitly concerning how Midlands identity can be approached from diverse, and intentionally surprising, angles. at the 'People & Pages' event at Wayland's Yard café.