American History seminars

The School offers an American History seminar and workshop series, as well as round table events and a reading group.

All sessions take place on Thursdays, 5-6:30pm, 2.11, Appleton Tower and on Zoom unless otherwise indicated.

Please contact Dr Fabian Hilfrich (Fabian.Hilfrich@ed.ac.uk) to join the mailing list, and receive all pre-circulated papers and links.

Semester 1, 2026/27

DateSpeakerTopicNotes
Thu 1 OctJay Sarkar (University of Glasgow)  
Thu 8 OctPaul Quigley (Virginia Tech University)  
Thu 22 OctAimee Nicole Zoeller (Indiana University, Columbus)  
Tue 27 OctTeaching Circle Publication of 'Teaching American Studies in Britain: Perspectives and Possibilities' with co-editors Megan Hunt and Lydia Plath1-2pm, G.16 Doorway 4, Old Medical School
Thu 5  NovRhodri Jeffreys-Jones (University of Edinburgh)'An uncodified constitution? Problems of the secret presidency' 
Thu 12 NovFennell Forum  
Thu 19 NovBenjamin Anderson (University of Edinburgh)  
Thu 26 NovMalcolm Craig (Liverpool John Moores University)  
Thu 3 Dec Laura Wilson (University of St Andrews)  

Other seminars within the School

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening.

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