Promoting, supporting and encouraging the study of the United States since 1955

British Association for American Studies

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The British Association for American Studies was founded in 1955. It exists to promote, support and encourage the study of the United States in the Universities, Colleges and Schools of the United Kingdom, and by independent scholars. It welcomes all those engaged in or connected with the study of the United States.

The website is the hub of the BAAS community with information on our awards, annual conferences, schools’ liaison work, calls for papers, publications, job listings, related networks and a media contacts database through which we share our expertise. On these pages you can find BAAS news, resources and links, as well as information on our committee structures. We welcome communication from our members and from anyone interested in the work we do to promote the study of the United States in the UK.

Latest News and Events

Development Fund Deadline: 1st October 2026

The deadline for submitting an application to the BAAS Development Fund is approaching on 1st October 2026.: BAAS invites scholars in any field of American....

Colonial Mobilities in the US, UK, and Palestine

On Thursday 3 September, from 5pm-7pm, at the Brig Cafe in Birmingham, join UK American Studies Against the Genocide for an event on mobility justice and....

CFP Virtual Conference | Consuming US Popular Culture: Media Aesthetics, Ethics and Literacy

The purpose of this year’s virtual conference is to open a space for the analysis of the ethical principles (or lack thereof) that seem to guide the....