#BATW2019

After our annual conference in Exeter in June 2018, Britain and the World returns to the US: Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza.

As always, the conference is concerned with interactions within the 'British world' from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the present and will highlight the importance of transnational perspectives.

The conference icebreaker will be held on the Wednesday evening, a welcome reception on the Thursday, the Dinner Party on the Friday, and the outings downtown on the Saturday. We will also have two keynote addresses: Professor Allison Games, of Georgetown University, and Professor Susan Kent, of the University of Colorado Boulder.

Known as the City of Fountains, Kansas City is rumoured to have more fountains than Rome and is synonymous with art, jazz, and barbecue. With authentic Kansas City BBQ, over 40 venues for live jazz, and it’s a penchant for green spaces, KC is ranked among America's most underrated cities and one of its friendliest. With the National World War One Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Truman Presidential Library all in close proximity, Kansas City provides “an unmatched ambience of Midwestern charm”.