Events archive
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Margaret MacMillan (Warden, St Antony's), Dr Dawn Alexandrea Berry (Cornell University), Dr Nigel Bowles (Corpus Christi), Dr Halbert Jones (St Antony's)
3 June 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room
Book presentation. Though it has been home for centuries to indigenous peoples who have mastered its conditions, the Arctic has historically proven to be a difficult region for governments to... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Ambassador (Ret) Derek Shearer (Occidental College)
18 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room
With the entire world waiting for the American people to pick their next Commander and Chief, the stakes are high. The candidates for President of the United States have presented what seems like... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Patrick James (University of Southern California)
11 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room
Rapid change sums up the Arctic of today, with significant implications for branding Canada. Climate change produces a level of interest in the region from a widening range of actors and confronts... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Michael Dunne (Cambridge)
4 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room
Within weeks of his inauguration in January 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed an Alliance for Progress: a $100 billion programme of economic, political and social development for Latin America... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Nick Witham (UCL)
27 April 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
The Reagan era is usually seen as an era of unheralded prosperity, and as a high-watermark of Republican success. President Ronald Reagan's belief in 'Reaganomics', media-friendly sound-bites and '... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Colin Clarke
9 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Professor Colin Clarke offers a detailed picture of Jamaica before and after independence. His 1961 journal sheds light on the political and social context before independence, while a 1968 journal... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Tom Long (Reading)
17 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Drawing on research in six countries, Dr Tom Long offers a new perspective on US-Latin American relations. His analysis provides in-depth explorations of key moments in post-World War II inter-... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Kristin Hoganson (Vere Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History)
27 January 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Halbert Jones (St Antony’s) and Professor James Dunkerley (Queen Mary, London)
26 November 2015 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk
In a joint seminar co-sponsored by the Latin American Centre and the Rothermere American Insitute, Dr Halbert Jones, Director of the North American Studies Programme, and Dr James Dunkerley, Queen... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Matthew Longo (St Anne's)
11 November 2015 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Seminar Room, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Contemporary states increasingly turn to Big Data to address problems pertinent to national security. Is this effective, or just? What challenges does it pose for students of politics? This... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Ambassador Jillian Stirk
6 November 2015 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Deakin Room, St Antony's College
Are pluralist societies more engaged in shaping foreign policy? Do communities of global citizens shape the international perspective of governments? Jillian Stirk will explore recent experiences in... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Christopher Kirkey (SUNY-Plattsburgh), Professor Michael Hawes (Queen’s), Prof Jocelyn Létourneau (Laval) and Professor Margaret MacMillan (St Antony’s)
27 October 2015 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
After a dramatic campaign during which the lead in the polls alternated between all three major parties, the Canadian federal election of 19 October resulted in an unexpectedly decisive victory for... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Cathy Schneider (American University)
21 October 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Pavilion Seminar Room, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Why does police violence sometimes trigger violent uprisings like those in Ferguson and Baltimore this year and much of France exactly ten years ago? Why have police killings only triggered... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Maya Collombon (Sciences Po)
8 June 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
North American Studies Seminar Series
Dr Sara Kamali (University of Oxford)
25 May 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Sara Kamali holds a doctorate in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a Visiting Academic at St Antony’s College. Her research focuses on religious violence as... Read more