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Oceans at Home: Maritime and Domestic Fictions in Nineteenth-Century American Women’s Writing – Dr. Melissa Gniadek

By Dr. Melissa Gniadek During the summer before my final year of university I was subletting an apartment from one of my cousins near Boston, Massachusetts, doing odd jobs to pay the bills, and trying to get started on the senior thesis required by my academic program. I was excited to spend a significant amount […]

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Conference Review: Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference, The University of Auckland, 14-16 July 2019

By Kate Rivington Last month in rainy but beautiful Auckland, a group of American studies scholars gathered at the University of Auckland for the biennial Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference. Present in Auckland were scholars at various stages of their careers, from postgraduate students to emeritus professors, and from various places around […]

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ANZASA Conference Blog #1

By Associate Professor Jennifer Frost and Dr Paul Taillon The ANZASA conference is returning to Auckland, New Zealand after 15 years!  The dates have been set—14-16 July 2019—and the location too—The University of Auckland.  Our American Studies community in Auckland is comprised of academic staff and undergraduate and postgraduate students in History, English, Media & […]