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

JAS Presents ‘The Talk’ – Dr. Nicole M. Gipson Interviews Dr. Gwenetta Curry

The Talk is back! This episode features an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Dr Gwenetta Curry, a Reader at the Usher Institute of Population....

How We Lost America exhibition and events

'How We Lost America' is being exhibited at the Benjamin Franklin House from the 1st of July to the 31st of July. This exhibition explores the 250th....

Hemingway’s Art of Revision: The Making of the Short Fiction, by John Beall

"Beall's thoughtful, probing inquiries into Hemingway's short fiction examine these narratives not as fixed artifacts but rather as fluid texts that variously....