News from the Centre for the Study of North America The Profits of Slavery and the Wealth of Universities: A Transatlantic Conversation DescriptionReport and recording of the Centre for the Study of North America event that took place on 3 March 2021Date:Friday 2 April 2021 Report on Queer New York DescriptionWatch 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.Date:Monday 8 February 2021 Kenneth Koch Uncorked DescriptionCarcanet Press blogpost by PhD student and poet Jeremy Over.Date:Tuesday 2 February 2021 US Election 2020: The Day and It's Aftermath DescriptionMichell 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.Date:Tuesday 10 November 2020 Report on 'Election 2020 - What Happens Next?' DescriptionThe discussion featured a panelist of academics from across the university.Date:Friday 6 November 2020 Dr Rona Cran wins Research Networking grant DescriptionDr 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 StudiesDate:Monday 19 October 2020 America Unfiltered Podcast: Black Lives Matter, Race, and the UK - EA World View DescriptionIn 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.Date:Wednesday 24 June 2020 The Know Show: New York, New York: Modern American Poetry DescriptionRona 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.Date:Monday 15 June 2020 Displaying 1 to 8 of 49 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next