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1765 - Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City, writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

1958 - Brenda Lee records "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

1975 - "A Chorus Line", record longest-running Broadway show (6,137 performances), premieres on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in New York

1999 - The Lion King (East End Musical) Opened

2018 - "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Lee Curtis makes a record $77m for a horror film with a female lead, biggest debut any film with female lead over 55 in US

F.C.C. Moves Toward Restoring Net Neutrality Rules, Igniting Regulatory Fight. The New York Times.

Yvonne Rainer Rewrote the History of Dance to Accommodate Her Misfit Physique. Art in America.

This newsletter edition we spotlight Maddie House-Tuck, a third-year PhD candidate in American Studies! Maddie is currently working on her dissertation that studies the impact live performance has on 19th and 20th century police professionalization.

Her research explores how police band performance, daredevil shows, and police funerals have impacted public perception of police work. Maddie argues that live performance has introduced new technologies and responsibilities to policing. Her dissertation aims to remedy an “impasse between performance studies and studies of policing.”

Maddie previously received her MA in Theater and Performance Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BA in Theatre Arts and Political Science from Santa Clara University. Maddie’s work is featured in the recently published collection The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas (2023) by Jake Johnson. Her writing can also be found in ASAP/Journal.

Outside of her studies, Maddie loves baking, puzzles, and tending to her plants! You can also find her exploring new walking routes around DC.

What Can You Do With Your American Studies Degree?
GW AMST Alumni Panel

Join GW's Department of American Studies and more than a dozen alumni from our BA, MA, and PhD programs to talk about their career trajectories, what they learned from our program, how they have applied their skill sets in a variety of fields, what they wished they had known when starting out, and what advice they have for current and former students. Our speakers will discuss their careers in museums, non-profits, for-profits, the government, the academy, and more!

When: Friday, October 27, 2023; 12:30-4:45 PM
Where: Zoom—Register Here!

BA Alumni Panel—12:35-1:50 PM
MA Alumni Panel—2:00-3:15 PM
PhD Alumni Panel—3:25-4:40 PM

Annual History Department Endowed Lecture: "Towards a New History of the Enlightenment"

Join the GW Department of History for their Annual History Department Endowed Lecture with David Bell, professor of history at Princeton University. He will deliver a seminar titled "Towards a New History of the Enlightenment."

When: Thursday, October 19, 2023; 4:00-5:30 PM
Where: University Student Center, Room 307

Philosophy Endowed Lecture featuring Georgetown Professor Olufemi Taiwo

The CCAS Department of Philosophy invites you to attend the 2023 Griffith Endowed Lecture, featuring Georgetown Associate Professor Olufemi Taiwo. This year's event is titled Action as Co-Production. Light refreshments will be served.

When: Friday, October 20, 2023; 4:00 PM
Where: Duques Hall, Room 152

Exhibition Program: Interpreting L’Enfant’s Plan
GW/Textile Museum

Learn how three scholars have unearthed the past in a conversation on researching Washington, D.C.’s original plan. Featuring artist Peter Waddell, art historian Jackie Streker, and ancient art historian Elise Friedland. Though from different fields, each has interpreted Pierre “Peter” L’Enfant’s plan for the capital city according to their professions’ practices.

When: Thursday, October 26, 2023; 6:00 PM
Where: Virtually or in-person at the GW/Textile Museum (701 21st Street NW)

Register here!

DC Mondays at the GW/Textile Museum

Join the GW/Textile Museum for a DC Mondays Series talk with Professor Cassandra Good (BA '04; MA '05) on her recently published monograph First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America.

When: Monday, November 6, 2023; 12:00 PM
Where: Virtually or in-person at the GW/Textile Museum (701 21st Street NW)

RSVP here!

**Check back next newsletter for more kudos!**

Call for Applications: The Humboldt Area Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund for Historical Photographic Research. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023.

Call for Applications: The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) is currently accepting applications for their Spring 2024 internship cycle. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 10, 2023.

Call for Applications: The Digital Library at the White House Historical Association is seeking Spring 2024 interns. Click here to learn more and apply // Deadline: Nov. 12, 2023

Call for Abstracts: NeMLA is hosting its 6th Annual Undergraduate Forum this year in Boston, MA, from March 7-10th. Student are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 15, 2023

Call for Abstracts: Ampersand: An American Studies Journal is currently accepting submissions for their Winter 2024 edition, "Tradition in Flux: Failure, Loss, and the Evolving Canon." Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 17, 2023.

Call for Submissions: The DC History Conference committee is now accepting submissions for the 50th Annual DC History Conference, taking place April 4-6, 2024. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 17, 2023.

Call for Applications: The Newberry Library is currently accepting applications for the 2024-25 fellowships—both short and long-term. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023 (Long-Term); Dec. 15, 2023 (Short-Term).

Call for Applications: The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) announces a new short-term (6-week) fellowship for the 2024 selection season. Sponsored by the Algonquin Club Foundation, the fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024.

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