Justin Olmstead
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Public Utterances and Private Thoughts: A Perspective on the Eisenhower and Churchill Relationship
For Churchill and Eisenhower, private opinions differ from public perceptions.
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Tammy Proctor
3 days ago
London & the Making of Herbert Hoover
What began for Hoover as a British imperial career and a life in London finance circles eventually took him to the White House...
Michelle Tusan
5 days ago
A Fictional Special Relationship
Twenty plus years on, does this film have anything to tell us about what’s ahead for the Special Relationship?
Amanda Banacki Perry
6 days ago
Britain’s Entangled Connections with the US Presidency
Over the next two weeks, Broadsides will run a series of pieces that each explore some aspect of Britain and the US presidency.
Olivia Wyatt
Jan 10
“If I could turn back the hands of time, I would have been there to cushion her fall”: Sylvia Ome Erike, 1953-1983
“Sylvia! Why did you have to leave us all so soon?” poet and activist Kadifa lamented in a poem published in honour of her friend.
British Studies: State of the Field
Priya Satia
Feb 16, 2024
A Way Forward: Look Local
"This is a call to work locally and from the bottom-up ..."
Catherine Chou
Feb 13, 2024
A Teachable Moment?
“Any effective strategy to nurture and grow our field is dependent on being transparent with our students…”
David Cressy
Feb 9, 2024
British History, Once and Future
"More than a quarter of a century of gnashing of teeth has accompanied the decline of British history in American higher education."
Ted McCormick
Feb 6, 2024
British History in Canada: No Jobs, No Field
Ted McCormick outlines the state of British Studies in Canada.
Historiography of Ireland/Northern Ireland Series
Laura McAtackney
Nov 3, 2023
"The Irish do not live in the past rather Ireland’s history lives in the present"
"One cannot deny that the maintaining of “peace” after conflict has not been a straightforward or linear process."
Jennifer Todd
Oct 31, 2023
Why the Inertia? Situated Knowledge and Action in Northern Ireland
I enter this discussion with some caution. My interests lie in the broad field of ethnicity, boundaries and identity, my research on the...
Simon Prince
Oct 25, 2023
The Start of the Troubles and Real Politics
In this piece, Simon Prince reflects on his article “Against Ethnicity” and how his work emphasizes a short time span and contingency.
Elizabeth DeYoung
Oct 20, 2023
Consensus and Debate: Walking the 'New' Northern Ireland
"Walking as methodology can add weight and texture to historical study."
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Anna Roberts
Dec 13, 2024
The King, his Courtesan, and the Snuffbox he Gave of her: Variations on an Erotic Ritual from George IV to Bootsy
This material culture, originally created to keep air out of delicate powdered snuffs, became one of the most exquisite and defining...
Katie Cordell
Apr 12, 2024
Deep Breaths: Conference Anxiety as a Graduate Student
"There is no shame in being nervous, but don’t let it stop you from sharing your work!"
Kiri Raber
Feb 23, 2024
From Courses to Candidacy: Overcoming Graduate School Mental Health Hurdles
Many graduate students grapple with unique mental health challenges, particularly as they become more isolated in research after candidacy.
Priya Satia
Feb 16, 2024
A Way Forward: Look Local
"This is a call to work locally and from the bottom-up ..."
Catherine Chou
Feb 13, 2024
A Teachable Moment?
“Any effective strategy to nurture and grow our field is dependent on being transparent with our students…”
David Cressy
Feb 9, 2024
British History, Once and Future
"More than a quarter of a century of gnashing of teeth has accompanied the decline of British history in American higher education."
Ted McCormick
Feb 6, 2024
British History in Canada: No Jobs, No Field
Ted McCormick outlines the state of British Studies in Canada.
Kate Fullagar
Feb 2, 2024
British Studies and the Humanities in Australia
"The thing about 'coordinated field-wide strategies' is that they can never end; they must be ever-vigilant."
Glen O'Hara
Jan 30, 2024
A Perfect Storm is Hitting the Humanities in British Higher Education
"In this “squeezed middle,” a very large proportion of jobs that can be broadly defined as encompassing British Studies will be bulldozed."
Christienna Fryar
Jan 26, 2024
A History for the Future
"And so as we worry about the fate of British history, we must also imagine a different future for it."
James Vernon
Jan 23, 2024
Should British Studies Survive?
"Intellectual work alone will not save the field if we do not first save our universities."
Asheesh Kapur Siddique
Jan 18, 2024
Toward a Strategy for the Future of British Studies in North America
"We hope to start a conversation that will inspire all of us to advocate for a way forward."