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Forthcoming events and conferences

The Eccles Centre for American Studies regularly organises and supports conferences, seminars, lectures and other events on North American and transatlantic themes, often in partnership with other institutions and organisations.

Conference    The State of the Union: Challenges and Expectations for the Obama Administration

When    Friday 24 May 2013, 10.30-17.00
Where    Conference Centre, British Library
Price    £20, includes refreshments and buffet lunch. Limited places so early booking advised.

A one-day conference, with the participation of a number of eminent scholars who will examine the progress of the Obama adminstration to date, and the challenges to be managed going forward.

Conference programme

Organised by the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library, the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London and De Montfort University

Booking Information

To reserve a place email eccles-centre@bl.uk with the following details:

  • your name and position
  • institution
  • contact address
  • contact phone

Send cheques, made payable to "The Eccles Centre - The British Library", with completed Registration Form to:

The State of the Union Conference
Eccles Centre for American Studies
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

Closing date for registration and payment is Friday 17 May 2013. Credit card payments cannot be accepted.

NOW FULLY BOOKED  Obama’s Second Term: Power, Progress and the Partisan Divide

When    Friday 31 May 2013, 18.45-20.45
Where    Conference Centre, British Library

What can we expect from Obama’s second term? A panel of legal experts - Margo Miller (Democrats Abroad), Professor Robert McKeever (London Metropolitan University), Professor Gary Gerstle (Vanderbilt University) and Dr Jason Mast (University of Warwick) - will examine the record and make predictions on hot-button issues including immigration, gun control, tax, health care and energy. Followed by a wine reception.

This event is co-sponsored by American Women Lawyers in London and the Eccles Centre for American Studies

The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power

When    Friday 7 June 2013, 12.30-14.00
Where    Eliot Room, Conference Centre, British Library
Price    Free, but it is essential to book a place by emailing summer-scholars@bl.uk.

BBC State Department correspondent Kim Ghattas will be speaking about her new book, ‘The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power’.

This event is co-sponsored by the US Embassy and the Eccles Centre for American Studies

Propaganda in the Americas: A Historical Evaluation

When    Monday 10 June 2013, 18.30-20.00
Where    Conference Centre, British Library
Price    £4/£3 concessions. Book now

Three distinguished historians offer a historical evaluation of the role played by propaganda in the modern history of the Americas: Steven Casey (Reader in International History, LSE) on 'The Human Cost of War: US Propaganda and American Combat Casualties in the Twentieth Century.'; Antoni Kapcia (Professor of Latin American History, Nottingham University) on 'Propaganda or Consciousness-Raising: Public Discourse in Revolutionary Cuba.'; Benjamin Smith (Associate Professor of Latin American History, Warwick University) on 'Revolutionary and Religious Propaganda in Twentieth Century Mexico.'

This event is co-sponsored by the Eccles Centre for American Studies and the UCL Institute of the Americas

Power and Persuasion: Michael Dukakis in conversation

When    Tue 6 August 2013, 18.30-20.00
Where    Conference Centre, British Library
Price    £7.50 /£5 concessions. Book now

Mike Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991 and former US Presidential candidate, is joined by a leading British political figure to discuss the complexities of winning support for policies, and the business of elections on both sides of the Atlantic.

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