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

Ellen Craft Essay Prize 2026

The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce that this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions. The....

Ulysses S. Grant: A Photographic History, by James Bultema, foreword by Frank J. Williams

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Circle Jerk and This American Wife: the internet theater of Fake Friends, by Michael Breslin, edited by Ariel Sibert & Michael Breslin

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