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The Eccles Centre for American Studies was founded by David and Mary Eccles in 1991. Based at the British Library - which houses the foremost collection of American books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers and sound recordings outside of the United States - the Centre has two broad aims: to promote the Library's North American materials, and to support American Studies in schools and universities.
Featured Events
- Fri 10 May 2013
Wise Up America! A Friendly Word from a Foreigner Talk by Justin Webb - Mon 13 May 2013
18th Annual Douglas W. Bryant Lecture
From Acadie to Arab Spring: Reflections on America's Place in the World Talk by Lyse Doucet - Mon 20 May 2013
Kansas vs. Darwin: A Documentary - Fri 24 May 2013
Conference: The State of the Union: Challenges and Expectations for the Obama Administration - Fri 31 May 2013
Obama’s Second Term: Power, Progress and the Partisan Divide - Mon 10 June 2013
Propaganda in the Americas: A Historical Evaluation - Tue 6 August 2013
Power and Persuasion: Michael Dukakis in conversation
Eccles Centre / British Library Writer in Residence Award 2013
The Eccles Centre for American Studies is delighted to announce that
the 2013 Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award has been given
to the critically acclaimed historian Andrea Wulf and
the talented poet and novelist John Burnside.
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Read the 2013 Writers in Residence blog
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Eccles Centre Recent Events: Podcasts and Presentations
- Bruce Stokes, Pew Research Centre Obama vs Romney: It's the Economy Stupid 24 September 2012
- The Rt. Hon. Professor Shirley Williams The American Presidential Election: model of democracy or flawed system? 11 June 2012
- Gary Younge Rorschach President: How Barack Obama Personifies the Anxieties and Aspirations of America 26 March 2012
Eccles Centre Visiting Professorships, Fellowships And Postgraduate Awards 2013
The awards for April 2013 - September 2014 have now been made.
Details
Recipients
Eccles Centre Garrison Keillor Fellowship
The Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library invited applications for the Garrison Keillor Fellowship. The award has now been made. Details
New Research Resources
The 17th Douglas W Bryant lecture
Rorschach President: How Barack Obama
personifies the anxieties and aspirations of America(PDF format 209KB) by Gary Younge
Early American Science: A Selective Guide To Materials At The British Library
"For Myself, For My Children,
For Money"
includes both a bibliography of early American women's writings at the
British Library, and selective biographies
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