The idea for this blog came about rather inauspiciously. We were in Dallas for a conference about the American South when, walking around the dimly-lit book hall between sessions, and fuelled by the mixture of exhaustion and euphoria that a good conference engenders, we made plans. Unlike most of the grand plans concocted then—and since—this […]
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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 & […]

By Professor Peter Bastian For a long period after the establishment of universities in Australia and New Zealand, separate studies of the United States, in any discipline, were quite rare. However, by the 1960s ties to Britain were starting to weaken and there was a greater interest in the United States. Professor Norman Harper at […]