David Malcolm
@djmalcolm.bsky.social
PhD student at Teesside University, researching Founding Fathers, the American Constitution, and the ideas of Ancient Greece & Rome. Postgraduate Rep for BAAS. He/him.
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David Malcolm
@djmalcolm.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello, followers old and new!
I'm David Malcolm, currently finishing my 3rd year of my PhD about the impact of the Classics on the American Revolution and its role in excluding marginalised groups.
I'll talk forever about any era of history so tell me the good news about your work!
I'm David Malcolm, currently finishing my 3rd year of my PhD about the impact of the Classics on the American Revolution and its role in excluding marginalised groups.
I'll talk forever about any era of history so tell me the good news about your work!
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The BAAS website has been updated with news of a whole host of new books in American Studies 📚
Digest Submission Archive - British Association for American Studies
Promoting, supporting and encouraging the study of the United States since 1955
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January 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The BAAS website has been updated with news of a whole host of new books in American Studies 📚
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Calling postgraduates - You have until 16th January to submit your entry for the Ellen Craft Essay Prize. SASA offers the prize to encourage the study of marginalised voices. First-place will receive a cash prize & invitation to the March conference.
How to submit:
How to submit:
Ellen Craft Essay Prize - British Association for American Studies
*Deadline extended to Friday 16 January 2026* The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce that this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions.…
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January 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Calling postgraduates - You have until 16th January to submit your entry for the Ellen Craft Essay Prize. SASA offers the prize to encourage the study of marginalised voices. First-place will receive a cash prize & invitation to the March conference.
How to submit:
How to submit:
There is something painfully/darkly ironic about preparing to edit an entire chapter about the US Constitution and the Federalist Papers, just as the Constitution is being torn up before our very eyes.
January 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
There is something painfully/darkly ironic about preparing to edit an entire chapter about the US Constitution and the Federalist Papers, just as the Constitution is being torn up before our very eyes.
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⚠️ Today is the deadline to share your proposals for BAAS 2026 ⚠️
Don't miss your opportunity to join us in Glasgow to present your research & discover the most exciting conversations in American Studies.
Don't miss your opportunity to join us in Glasgow to present your research & discover the most exciting conversations in American Studies.
BAAS 2026 - University of Glasgow 9-11 April 2026 - British Association for American Studies
BAAS Annual Conference 2026 Call for Papers Deadline Extended to Wednesday 10th December 2025 The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
⚠️ Today is the deadline to share your proposals for BAAS 2026 ⚠️
Don't miss your opportunity to join us in Glasgow to present your research & discover the most exciting conversations in American Studies.
Don't miss your opportunity to join us in Glasgow to present your research & discover the most exciting conversations in American Studies.
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We are now just *one week* away from the closing date for the BAAS Awards.
Click here to learn if you are eligible for any of the awards - buff.ly/EPsM0Ww
Deadline: 17th December
Click here to learn if you are eligible for any of the awards - buff.ly/EPsM0Ww
Deadline: 17th December
2026 BAAS Awards - British Association for American Studies
Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistant awards, supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2026 Awards are now…
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December 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are now just *one week* away from the closing date for the BAAS Awards.
Click here to learn if you are eligible for any of the awards - buff.ly/EPsM0Ww
Deadline: 17th December
Click here to learn if you are eligible for any of the awards - buff.ly/EPsM0Ww
Deadline: 17th December
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Did you know? The BAAS Development Fund offers up to £2,000 for activities, such as:
- Conferences & events
- Workshops & reading groups
- Diversity & inclusion initiatives
Apply today:
- Conferences & events
- Workshops & reading groups
- Diversity & inclusion initiatives
Apply today:
BAAS Development Fund - British Association for American Studies
NEW EARLIER DEADLINES FOR BAAS DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATIONS (1st FEBRUARY & 1st OCTOBER: BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration.…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Did you know? The BAAS Development Fund offers up to £2,000 for activities, such as:
- Conferences & events
- Workshops & reading groups
- Diversity & inclusion initiatives
Apply today:
- Conferences & events
- Workshops & reading groups
- Diversity & inclusion initiatives
Apply today:
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'At the core of our mission is the principle that the UK should be a country where access to free and open discussion of US policy, both domestic and foreign should be available to members without impediment or fear of reprisal.'
Read our Statement on Academic Freedom here:
Read our Statement on Academic Freedom here:
BAAS Statement on Academic Freedom - British Association for American Studies
A statement on American Studies in Britain and Academic Freedom prepared by the BAAS Executive Committee.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
'At the core of our mission is the principle that the UK should be a country where access to free and open discussion of US policy, both domestic and foreign should be available to members without impediment or fear of reprisal.'
Read our Statement on Academic Freedom here:
Read our Statement on Academic Freedom here:
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BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration. Grants may be requested for up to a maximum of £2000 for a range of American Studies academic activities.
Please note, from 2026, earlier submission deadlines are in place.
Please note, from 2026, earlier submission deadlines are in place.
BAAS Development Fund - British Association for American Studies
NEW EARLIER DEADLINES FOR BAAS DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATIONS (1st FEBRUARY & 1st OCTOBER: BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration.…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration. Grants may be requested for up to a maximum of £2000 for a range of American Studies academic activities.
Please note, from 2026, earlier submission deadlines are in place.
Please note, from 2026, earlier submission deadlines are in place.
Thank you to everyone who attended the BAAS PG Symposium today, including our wonderful speakers! It was great to meet everyone and listen to all the amazing research taking place within the community!
See you all at Glasgow!
See you all at Glasgow!
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended the BAAS PG Symposium today, including our wonderful speakers! It was great to meet everyone and listen to all the amazing research taking place within the community!
See you all at Glasgow!
See you all at Glasgow!
Politics! Literature! Music! Equality and Inequality!
Lunch!
All this and more here at the @officialbaas.bsky.social PG Symposium 2025!
Lunch!
All this and more here at the @officialbaas.bsky.social PG Symposium 2025!
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Politics! Literature! Music! Equality and Inequality!
Lunch!
All this and more here at the @officialbaas.bsky.social PG Symposium 2025!
Lunch!
All this and more here at the @officialbaas.bsky.social PG Symposium 2025!
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Today's the day. You can join us in-person or online for our Postgraduate Symposium, beginning at 9am!
THIS WEEK: The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium - British Association for American Studies
The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium is taking place on November 26th as a hybrid event at Teesside University. You can register for the event on EventBrite. If you are a BAAS member, you can get a…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today's the day. You can join us in-person or online for our Postgraduate Symposium, beginning at 9am!
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Our Postgraduate Symposium, on the unequal struggle for equality and rights in America, is this Wednesday!
Tickets are still available here:
Tickets are still available here:
THIS WEEK: The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium - British Association for American Studies
The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium is taking place on November 26th as a hybrid event at Teesside University. You can register for the event on EventBrite. If you are a BAAS member, you can get a…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Our Postgraduate Symposium, on the unequal struggle for equality and rights in America, is this Wednesday!
Tickets are still available here:
Tickets are still available here:
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There are still tickets available for our PG Symposium which is happening TOMORROW!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Our Postgraduate Symposium, on the unequal struggle for equality and rights in America, is this Wednesday!
Tickets are still available here:
Tickets are still available here:
THIS WEEK: The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium - British Association for American Studies
The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium is taking place on November 26th as a hybrid event at Teesside University. You can register for the event on EventBrite. If you are a BAAS member, you can get a…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
There are still tickets available for our PG Symposium which is happening TOMORROW!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
There are still tickets available for our PG Symposium which is happening TOMORROW!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Our Postgraduate Symposium, on the unequal struggle for equality and rights in America, is this Wednesday!
Tickets are still available here:
Tickets are still available here:
THIS WEEK: The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium - British Association for American Studies
The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium is taking place on November 26th as a hybrid event at Teesside University. You can register for the event on EventBrite. If you are a BAAS member, you can get a…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
There are still tickets available for our PG Symposium which is happening TOMORROW!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
Check the link below for more information and grab your tickets before they're gone!
The BAAS PG Symposium is happening THIS WEEK! Just 2 days to book your spot!
Get your tickets now while they're still there to get!
Check the @officialbaas.bsky.social link below for more details!
See you soon!
baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Get your tickets now while they're still there to get!
Check the @officialbaas.bsky.social link below for more details!
See you soon!
baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
THIS WEEK: The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium - British Association for American Studies
The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium is taking place on November 26th as a hybrid event at Teesside University. You can register for the event on EventBrite. If you are a BAAS member, you can get a di...
baas.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The BAAS PG Symposium is happening THIS WEEK! Just 2 days to book your spot!
Get your tickets now while they're still there to get!
Check the @officialbaas.bsky.social link below for more details!
See you soon!
baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Get your tickets now while they're still there to get!
Check the @officialbaas.bsky.social link below for more details!
See you soon!
baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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It is a sobering thought to realize that we're watching the leaders of American universities determine whether critical thinking-- and by extension, the #humanities --are still worthwhile investments.
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It is a sobering thought to realize that we're watching the leaders of American universities determine whether critical thinking-- and by extension, the #humanities --are still worthwhile investments.
There's still time to sign up for the BAAS PG Symposium next Wednesday.
Don't miss out! There's so much to experience!
Don't miss out! There's so much to experience!
⚠️ There are now less than 2 weeks until our 2025 Postgraduate Symposium ⚠️
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
BAAS Postgraduate Symposium 2025
‘The people favored and the people oppressed’: The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America
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November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There's still time to sign up for the BAAS PG Symposium next Wednesday.
Don't miss out! There's so much to experience!
Don't miss out! There's so much to experience!
Reposted by David Malcolm
⚠️ There are now less than 2 weeks until our 2025 Postgraduate Symposium ⚠️
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
BAAS Postgraduate Symposium 2025
‘The people favored and the people oppressed’: The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
⚠️ There are now less than 2 weeks until our 2025 Postgraduate Symposium ⚠️
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
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Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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This Thursday, America Now! continues...
The session looks at various representations of Americans in other countries, & how those trips have defined America as much as they have international locales.
25 September, 6:30pm @ British Library
The session looks at various representations of Americans in other countries, & how those trips have defined America as much as they have international locales.
25 September, 6:30pm @ British Library
Americans Abroad: Travel, Tourism and US Culture - British Association for American Studies
Join us for a mini-break to the world of US culture's fantasy vacations.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This Thursday, America Now! continues...
The session looks at various representations of Americans in other countries, & how those trips have defined America as much as they have international locales.
25 September, 6:30pm @ British Library
The session looks at various representations of Americans in other countries, & how those trips have defined America as much as they have international locales.
25 September, 6:30pm @ British Library
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A billionaire could seed 50-70 local papers around the country, paying 8-10 journalists at each to cover mostly high school sports and the school board and then write op-eds with a firm liberal slant. Put it all online, don’t charge readers anything, there’s a huge audience for this everywhere
September 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A billionaire could seed 50-70 local papers around the country, paying 8-10 journalists at each to cover mostly high school sports and the school board and then write op-eds with a firm liberal slant. Put it all online, don’t charge readers anything, there’s a huge audience for this everywhere
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Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.
white cis men blocking people of color and other members of vulnerable communities because their risk factor is a lot different than ours is peak white nonsense.
It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.
It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.
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Got something to shout about? 📣
You can submit news of events, publications, CFPs, opportunities, & more via our website. Submissions will be featured in the weekly BAAS Digest newsletter & shared with our growing American Studies community.
baas.ac.uk/submit-to-th...
You can submit news of events, publications, CFPs, opportunities, & more via our website. Submissions will be featured in the weekly BAAS Digest newsletter & shared with our growing American Studies community.
baas.ac.uk/submit-to-th...
Submit to the BAAS Weekly Digest - British Association for American Studies
The British Association for American Studies is pleased to maintain a list of news and events from across the American Studies community. Below, you can submit news and events to appear on our…
baas.ac.uk
August 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Got something to shout about? 📣
You can submit news of events, publications, CFPs, opportunities, & more via our website. Submissions will be featured in the weekly BAAS Digest newsletter & shared with our growing American Studies community.
baas.ac.uk/submit-to-th...
You can submit news of events, publications, CFPs, opportunities, & more via our website. Submissions will be featured in the weekly BAAS Digest newsletter & shared with our growing American Studies community.
baas.ac.uk/submit-to-th...
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🤔 Did you know.. the BAAS YouTube page includes resources for ECRs, educators, & aspiring American Studies scholars?
www.youtube.com/@OfficialBAA...
www.youtube.com/@OfficialBAA...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🤔 Did you know.. the BAAS YouTube page includes resources for ECRs, educators, & aspiring American Studies scholars?
www.youtube.com/@OfficialBAA...
www.youtube.com/@OfficialBAA...
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I know I’m not telling anyone anything new here, but this is a massive “Show me who you really are” moment for America’s mainstream media institutions: Faced with a naked authoritarian power grab, the Washington Post has decided to look for ways to normalize rather than oppose the regime.
August 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know I’m not telling anyone anything new here, but this is a massive “Show me who you really are” moment for America’s mainstream media institutions: Faced with a naked authoritarian power grab, the Washington Post has decided to look for ways to normalize rather than oppose the regime.