Join us at the Library of Congress on November 21st for a symposium reconsidering J. Franklin Jameson's "The American Revolution Considered as a Social Movement" (1926). Registration and more details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1797806179...

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, this year's Distinguished Benjamin Franklin Lecturer, will deliver her first lecture, "On Seeing and Un-Seeing Slavery, or Learning to Reckon with the Black Spots in Early Modern Art," on Oct. 20 at Penn Carey Law. Register to attend here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-benja...

Check out our newest episode of Early American Conversations, featuring Katharine Gerbner, now on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/7GoW...

This week Emma Hart, Director of the McNeil Center, participated in Penn's "60-Second Lectures" series for Constitution Day, and concisely presented the history of compromises in the drafting of the US Constitution.

Recently, Negin Farsad interviewed Emma Hart, Director of the McNeil Center, on the history of America's "Road to Democracy," for Visit Philly and TED Democracy. Full video here: www.ted.com/talks/visit_...

Tracy Barnett has joined @easmisc.bsky.social as our new Digital & Social Media Editor. Learn more about Tracy's scholarship and her approach to academic communications here: web.sas.upenn.edu/earlyamerica...

Check out our newest episode of Early American Conversations, featuring Michelle Craig McDonald, now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3BA0...

Next Wednesday, the Center's 2025 C. Dallett Hemphill intern Cristina Freire (Montclair State University) will present her research on the Chinese desk of Historic Wyck. Register here: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

The #Summer2025 #EAS issue is now openly accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social! muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

New episode of Early American Conversations! A conversation between Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor, author of America Under the Hammer, and Melena Laudig, our 2024-2025 Richard S. Dunn Fellow: open.spotify.com/episode/34zL...

Two more weeks to apply!

While it's not reflected on our site yet (will be soon) the CFP for "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" with the @easmisc.bsky.social & @mcneilcenter.bsky.social is extended until June 1st! So some extra time to send in your proposals, and check out the details here: theitps.org/event/taking...

Thanks to all who joined us this weekend for "Where is EARLY America?" This was our largest event since the opening of the Center's facility in 2005, and we're grateful to the 120+ scholars who joined us to discuss America's earliest eras.

Congratulations to 2024 Murrin Prize winner Douglas Winiarski! His award-winning Spring 2024 EAS article, “Revisioning the Shawnee Prophet” is available on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic... @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @easmisc.bsky.social

It's been a huge year of prizes for books in the Early American Studies series, published by the Center and @pennpress.bsky.social. Congratulations to all our deserving authors!

Join the #ITPS, along with @easmisc.bsky.social & @mcneilcenter.bsky.social virtually or in-person for a workshop this September, "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas: A Workshop on Data, Digital Humanities, and Early American Studies": mailchi.mp/sas.upenn.ed...

#EAS remembers the life of Stevie Wolf and her contributions to early American studies in our roundtable - A Tribute to Stephanie Grauman Wolf, 1931‒2024 - on @easmisc.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #MCEAS

#EAS honors the life and contributions of Stevie Wolf in our newest roundtable - A Tribute to Stephanie Grauman Wolf, 1931‒2024 - on @easmisc.bsky.social. Read the introduction here: web.sas.upenn.edu/earlyamerica... @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #MCEAS

The McNeil Center and Penn Press are pleased to announce that BJ Lillis has been awarded our inaugural MCEAS Dissertation Prize. Learn more about BJ's work and the prize here: www.mceas.org/news/2025/03....

Big news! Issues of Early American Studies (@easmisc.bsky.social) are now publishing #OpenAccess on ProjectMuse. Our latest winter 2025 issue can be freely viewed here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54263.

The #Winter2025 #EAS issue - A New Kind of #AmericanRevolution - is now openly accessible on @ProjectMUSE’s Subscribe to Open Program for more #OpenAccess! muse.jhu.edu/issue/54263 @mcneilcenter

#EAS is happy to announce the publication of our special #Winter2025 issue featuring the #AmericanRevolution as we approach its 250th anniversary. Find it on @projectmuse.bsky.social at this link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54263 @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #MCEAS

Conference socks for today are thanks to @mcneilcenter.bsky.social. #VastEarlyAmerica

Applications are open until 2/15 for our October conference on the history of the US Navy & Marine Corps! www.mceas.org/navigating-p...

We're looking for historic sites in the Philly region interested in employing undergraduate interns to carry out public-facing history initiatives this summer––and we'll provide $3,000 toward each intern's stipend. Learn more and submit site partner applications here: www.mceas.org/index.php/co...

Registration is now open for our inaugural Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Lectures, by David Waldstreicher! Join us in Philly this November. www.eventbrite.com/e/benjamin-f...

Join us in Philly next May for a conference on early early America! Proposals due August 30th. More info here: www.mceas.org/events/2025/...

Join us at the Center tomorrow for a seminar by our Barra Postdoc, Phillip! www.mceas.org/events/2024/...

An anonymous donor has generously offered to *match* donations to our Richter Fund between 4/1 and 6/30 up to $50k. The Richter Fund honors the legacy of Dan Richter by providing summer funding & writing retreats for early career scholars. Donate here! mceas.org/richter-fund

The McNeil Center & The University of Pennsylvania Press will inaugurate a new prize this summer for an exceptional dissertation in early American studies. The award includes a book contract, research funds, and a manuscript workshop at the Center. Applications open August 1!

Join us at the Center tomorrow for a seminar with Christopher Brown! Register here: www.mceas.org/events/2024/...

The McNeil Center will debut the first endowed lecture series in the field of early American Studies: the Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Lectures. Please join us in Nov. 2024 for the inaugural lectures, to be given by David Waldstreicher. More info here: tinyurl.com/55z4n7ud

We're so pleased to be hosting a seminar on 2/23 with Sarah Barringer Gordon! Register here: www.mceas.org/index.php/ev...

Join us at the American Philosophical Society tomorrow at 3pm for Hayley Negrin's seminar: "'Exile Here'—Native Geographies of Slavery in Early Virginia." www.mceas.org/events/2024/...

Join us tomorrow at the Center for the inaugural seminar of the semester, featuring Simon Middleton from William & Mary! More info here: mceas.org/events/2024/...

Join us tomorrow for our final seminar of the semester!

This Giving Tuesday, support research in early American studies by becoming a Friend of the McNeil Center: mceas.org/become-friend

Now open: our application for '24-25 dissertation fellows! At least eight pre-doctoral fellows will be appointed, with a $30k stipend, office space at the Center, and full library privileges at Penn. www.mceas.org/fellowships/...

Tomorrow! Register here: www.mceas.org/events/2023/...

Join us tomorrow at OIEAHC's conference for a conversation on the relationship between 250th commemorations of the American Revolution and scholarship on the eras before 1750. Will be lively!

There are still almost two-weeks remaining to apply for our postdoctoral fellowships! Closing 11/3.

The Center is pleased to announce that the University of Cambridge has joined the MCEAS Consortium. This induction marks the consortium’s transformation into an international body, as Cambridge is our first member based outside the US. Learn more here: www.mceas.org/news/2023/10...

Join us this Friday for SJ Zhang's seminar at the Center. Registration and abstract available here: www.mceas.org/events/2023/...

The McNeil Center will appoint two postdoctoral fellows for 2-year terms beginning July 2024. Applications are open until November 3rd—learn more here: mceas.org/fellowships/...