Rothermere American Institute
@raioxford.bsky.social
The RAI is a Department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the USA. Check out our podcast, The Last Best Hope with our Director, Professor Adam Smith!
https://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/
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The 1st SHAFR UK-Ireland network in-person workshop, held earlier this month at @raioxford.bsky.social, was a resounding success! If you want to learn more & take part in the regular online seminar, visit the www.shafr.org/uk-ireland-n...
PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The 1st SHAFR UK-Ireland network in-person workshop, held earlier this month at @raioxford.bsky.social, was a resounding success! If you want to learn more & take part in the regular online seminar, visit the www.shafr.org/uk-ireland-n...
PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
Exciting news for our podcast The Last Best Hope? ! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/supp...
Support for The Last Best Hope? Podcast
www.rai.ox.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Exciting news for our podcast The Last Best Hope? ! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/supp...
A touching tribute for historian Daniel Howe, a previous Harmsworth Professor of American History written by RAI Distinguished Fellow, Richard Carwardine- www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/reme...
Obituary for Daniel Howe, 1937-2025- Richard Carwardine
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January 23, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A touching tribute for historian Daniel Howe, a previous Harmsworth Professor of American History written by RAI Distinguished Fellow, Richard Carwardine- www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/reme...
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We're starting the new year and new term with #newbooks in the Alain Locke Collection!
Now on display on the Ground Floor of the library- see our blogpost for more info.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/01/...
Now on display on the Ground Floor of the library- see our blogpost for more info.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/01/...
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
We're starting the new year and new term with #newbooks in the Alain Locke Collection!
Now on display on the Ground Floor of the library- see our blogpost for more info.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/01/...
Now on display on the Ground Floor of the library- see our blogpost for more info.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2026/01/...
Now accepting applications for the John G Winant Visiting Professor role within the RAI at Oxford for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30- Details here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies
www.rai.ox.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Now accepting applications for the John G Winant Visiting Professor role within the RAI at Oxford for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30- Details here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Congratulations to Theodore Fawcett and Daniel Whittle on passing their DPhil vivas! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/cong...
Congratulations to Theodore Fawcett and Daniel Whittle on passing their DPhil vivas
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January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Congratulations to Theodore Fawcett and Daniel Whittle on passing their DPhil vivas! www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/cong...
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The SHAFR UK-Ireland Network is hosting its first in-person workshop at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford on January 16. Click here for the schedule and more info www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/shafr-...
cc: @raioxford.bsky.social
cc: @raioxford.bsky.social
SHAFR UK-Ireland Network Seminar in Oxford
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January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The SHAFR UK-Ireland Network is hosting its first in-person workshop at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford on January 16. Click here for the schedule and more info www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/shafr-...
cc: @raioxford.bsky.social
cc: @raioxford.bsky.social
Congratulations to RAI Fellow @gracemallon.bsky.social on being the co-winner of an article prize from the American Society for Legal History! Read more here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
Grace Mallon wins American Society for Legal History Article Prize
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December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations to RAI Fellow @gracemallon.bsky.social on being the co-winner of an article prize from the American Society for Legal History! Read more here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
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Doing this tmrw!
Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Doing this tmrw!
Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w...
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w...
Did you know our history professors sometimes break out into traditional hymns during their annual lectures? Thank you Professor Gould for the lovely song. Full lecture available here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/harm...
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Did you know our history professors sometimes break out into traditional hymns during their annual lectures? Thank you Professor Gould for the lovely song. Full lecture available here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/harm...
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Interviewing @tgreiving.bsky.social next week in Oxford about his remarkable John Williams biography…
In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
John Williams: A Composer's Life
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November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Interviewing @tgreiving.bsky.social next week in Oxford about his remarkable John Williams biography…
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In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
John Williams: A Composer's Life
rai2.web.ox.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
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Come and discover books and online resources about the history of sport in the US and its links to politics, identity, religion and economics with our new American sports book display! 📚⚾🏈
Find out more at our blog: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/11/...
@raioxford.bsky.social
Find out more at our blog: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/11/...
@raioxford.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Come and discover books and online resources about the history of sport in the US and its links to politics, identity, religion and economics with our new American sports book display! 📚⚾🏈
Find out more at our blog: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/11/...
@raioxford.bsky.social
Find out more at our blog: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/11/...
@raioxford.bsky.social
In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
John Williams: A Composer's Life
rai2.web.ox.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
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Tomorrow (Oct 22) at 5:00 pm BST, join @raioxford.bsky.social in welcoming Tom Arnold-Forster for a discussion of his book, Walter Lippmann, exploring the life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers.
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Tomorrow (Oct 22) at 5:00 pm BST, join @raioxford.bsky.social in welcoming Tom Arnold-Forster for a discussion of his book, Walter Lippmann, exploring the life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers.
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
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Next week, Oct 22 at 5:00 pm BST, join @raioxford.bsky.social in welcoming Tom Arnold-Forster for a discussion of his book, Walter Lippmann, exploring the life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers.
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Next week, Oct 22 at 5:00 pm BST, join @raioxford.bsky.social in welcoming Tom Arnold-Forster for a discussion of his book, Walter Lippmann, exploring the life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers.
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9
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We’re advertising for a 30 month postdoc position in US Politics (very broadly construed).
The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.
Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)
The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.
Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)
Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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September 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We’re advertising for a 30 month postdoc position in US Politics (very broadly construed).
The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.
Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)
The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.
Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)
The RAI's Visiting Winant Professor, Kimberley Johnson, was a panel member at the recent University of Oxford Sheldonian Series: Truth.
You can watch the recording on YouTube via this link bsky.app/profile/ox.a...
You can read the news article here www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05...
You can watch the recording on YouTube via this link bsky.app/profile/ox.a...
You can read the news article here www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05...
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The RAI's Visiting Winant Professor, Kimberley Johnson, was a panel member at the recent University of Oxford Sheldonian Series: Truth.
You can watch the recording on YouTube via this link bsky.app/profile/ox.a...
You can read the news article here www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05...
You can watch the recording on YouTube via this link bsky.app/profile/ox.a...
You can read the news article here www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05...
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EVENT: Sheldonian Series - Truth
📆 13 May
🕠 5:30- 6:30pm
🎟️ Oxford staff and students only
Join the Vice-Chancellor to hear from panellists debating the limits and challenges to truth today.
The series aims to promote freedom of speech and inclusive inquiry within the collegiate University.
📆 13 May
🕠 5:30- 6:30pm
🎟️ Oxford staff and students only
Join the Vice-Chancellor to hear from panellists debating the limits and challenges to truth today.
The series aims to promote freedom of speech and inclusive inquiry within the collegiate University.
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
EVENT: Sheldonian Series - Truth
📆 13 May
🕠 5:30- 6:30pm
🎟️ Oxford staff and students only
Join the Vice-Chancellor to hear from panellists debating the limits and challenges to truth today.
The series aims to promote freedom of speech and inclusive inquiry within the collegiate University.
📆 13 May
🕠 5:30- 6:30pm
🎟️ Oxford staff and students only
Join the Vice-Chancellor to hear from panellists debating the limits and challenges to truth today.
The series aims to promote freedom of speech and inclusive inquiry within the collegiate University.
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A gorgeous day here at Oxford. I’ll be speaking Thursday at @raioxford.bsky.social:
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June 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A gorgeous day here at Oxford. I’ll be speaking Thursday at @raioxford.bsky.social:
www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/harmsw...
www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/harmsw...
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The Faculty of History and the RAI are delighted to announce that expressions of interest are now invited for the Harmsworth Visiting Professorship of American History for the academic years 2027-28, 2028-29, and 2029-30. Details: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.
Jobs and Vacancies
www.rai.ox.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Faculty of History and the RAI are delighted to announce that expressions of interest are now invited for the Harmsworth Visiting Professorship of American History for the academic years 2027-28, 2028-29, and 2029-30. Details: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.
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Interrupting my usual programming to share that my doctoral dissertation has won the Society of American Historians' Allan Nevins Prize!
I'm so grateful to the friends and mentors who have taught me this beautiful profession, especially in dark times.
sah.columbia.edu/content/priz...
I'm so grateful to the friends and mentors who have taught me this beautiful profession, especially in dark times.
sah.columbia.edu/content/priz...
Allan Nevins Prize | Society of American Historians
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April 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Interrupting my usual programming to share that my doctoral dissertation has won the Society of American Historians' Allan Nevins Prize!
I'm so grateful to the friends and mentors who have taught me this beautiful profession, especially in dark times.
sah.columbia.edu/content/priz...
I'm so grateful to the friends and mentors who have taught me this beautiful profession, especially in dark times.
sah.columbia.edu/content/priz...
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Senior Americanists! It is a great time to bring your talents to Oxford for 27-8, 28-9 or 29-30. (Yes, just think about that.) The Harmsworth Visiting Professorship is as lovely a gig as it gets, now with a more transparent process of appointment
The Faculty of History and the RAI are delighted to announce that expressions of interest are now invited for the Harmsworth Visiting Professorship of American History for the academic years 2027-28, 2028-29, and 2029-30. Details: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.
Jobs and Vacancies
www.rai.ox.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Senior Americanists! It is a great time to bring your talents to Oxford for 27-8, 28-9 or 29-30. (Yes, just think about that.) The Harmsworth Visiting Professorship is as lovely a gig as it gets, now with a more transparent process of appointment