Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA)

Job vacancies:

The Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in United States History or Politics (closing date 16 August). Please follow the link for more details.

Event videos:

Revolutions! U.S. and Spanish-American Independence Compared, 2 June 2010

From Duvalier to Préval: Haiti Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 21-22 June 2010:

Haiti and the regional and international communities since 12th January 2010,
Reginald Dumas, former Special Advisor on Haiti to the UN Secretary-General

Haitian Exceptionalism: The Caribbean’s Great Morality Play
Anthony Maingot, Professor Emeritus, Florida International University

From Duvalier to Aristide: The Political Economy of Colour and Class in Haiti
Alex Dupuy, Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University

Women and US Foreign Policy - Keynote Address: Today's Women and National Security Challenges, 21 May 2010


Women and United States Foreign Policy - Roundtable,  21 May 2010

See all our events videos

New publications:

Quebec and the Heritage of Franco-America book cover

Quebec and the Heritage of Franco-America
edited by Iwan Morgan and Philip Davies.

About us

The Institute for the Study of the Americas promotes, coordinates and provides a focus for research and postgraduate teaching on the Americas - Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States - in the University of London.
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Forthcoming events:

All are welcome to attend Institute events, and the majority are free of charge. Most events are held in Senate House or Stewart House - a location map is available here. If you wish to receive reminders about our events, please sign up to our email mailing list. See also videos of past events.

Autumn 2010 Programme of Events:

Thursday 7 October, 17:30 - 19:30
Staging Strikes: Labor, Race and Gender in Depression Era Theatre
Kate Dossett
Venue: The Pollard Room (IHR)

Wednesday 13 October, 17:00 - 19:00
Madness, Meaning and Kinship in the Andes: Mental illness among Quechua-speaking peasants in rural Peru
David Orr, University College London
Venue: Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor)

Friday 15 October, 17:00 - 19:30
Intersecting Inequalities. Women and Social Policy in Peru, 1990-2000
Jelke Boesten, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Venue: Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor)
See also the Book flyer

Wednesday 20 October, 17.00 - 19.00
Policing the Caribbean: Transnational Security Co-operation in Practice Panel and Book Launch
Venue: to be confirmed

Thursday 21 October, 09:30 - 18:00
Late Justice in South America (Human Rights Trials)

Venue: The Beveridge Hall (Senate House, Ground Floor)
Co-organised by the Human Rights Consortium, the Transitional Justice Institute, and the Institute for the Study of the Americas

Other expected forthcoming events:

All ISA events | All School of Advanced Study events from April to August 2010

See also the full programme of JISLAC seminars held around the UK

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