Join us this summer to explore how American culture has developed and influenced the wider world, in this new webinar series from the Historical Association.

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence. To reflect on this pivotal moment in global history, this series examines the ways in which American culture has shaped ideas, literature and society beyond its borders.

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Free for members, available for a one-off fee for non-members.

Sessions include:

• Tuesday 30 June – Touring Jim Crow America: Black writers' experiences of the South | Sian Round

• Thursday 9 July – Hardboiled Style: Hammett, Chandler and Mid-Century America | Will Norman

• Wednesday 15 July – When American literature went abroad | J. Michelle Coghlan

• Thursday 23 July – Everything is connected: Conspiracy theories in American history | Peter Knight

• Tuesday 8 September – Phillis Wheatley Peters, her poetry, and her response to the American Revolution | Claire Elliot

All sessions take place from 5.00-6.30pm and will be hosted online via Zoom.

Banner image: collage of authors and book covers, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.