Location: British Library
Date: Friday 22nd November, 2024
Keynote: “The Twentieth Century U.S. Right and the Origins of Trumpism” by Prof. Lisa McGirr (Harvard)
Registration: details TBC
Full details: here
Booking: here

The APG/BAAS annual colloquium will be held at the British Library on Friday, November 22nd, 2024. The event will run from 12.30 to 6.00 and will be headlined by Professor Lisa McGirr (Harvard), whose keynote address will be titled  “The Twentieth Century U.S. Right and the Origins of Trumpism”

In addition to this, there will be a roundtable discussion titled “The 2024 Presidential Election.”

The roundtable will feature:

• Chair: Dr Clodah Harrington (UCC)
• Discussants: Dr Thomas Gift (UCL/CUSP)
• Dr Caroline Leicht (Southampton)
• Prof. Inderjeet Parmar (City)
• Dr Andy Wroe (Kent).

We will also be conducting a prize giving ceremony for the winners of our postgraduate travel awards, and the 2023 Richard E. Neustadt book prize.

Finally, there will be an opportunity for attendees to question two former Members of Congress who will be speaking as part of the Congress to Campus programme. We’re delighted that Alex Waddan (Leicester) will be returning to chair the Q&A session with two Former Members of Congress. The Former Members of Congress are:

• Hon. Cheri Bustos (D- IL)
• Hon. Bob Dold (R-IL)

We hope that you can join us too for this afternoon of riveting discussion as well as catching up with friends, old and new, over coffee. Registration details will follow shortly, but do keep the date free in your calendar.

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