Speaking on Maine’s historical odyssey, South Portland, Maine, Sept. 28
South Portland Public Library 482 Broadway, South Portland, ME, United StatesI'll be speaking about the past, present and future of coastal Maine in South Portland on Wednesday, September 28th. This a twice-rescheduled talk originally intended to have been delivered during Maine's Bicentennial summer of 2020 which, of course, became instead Maine's pandemic summer of 2020, and again postponed this spring because of a Covid resurgence.... Read more »
Filming segment on pirates: London, U.K, Oct. 14 (private)
An undisclosed location London, United KingdomI'll be back in the United Kingdom to record a television interview segment relating to a figure from the Golden Age of Piracy I researched for my history, The Republic... Read more »
Speaking on Union in Portland, Maine, Oct. 19
University of New England - Innovation Hall Portland, ME, United StatesI'll be delivering the keynote address at the Maine Conservation Alliance and Maine Consideration Voters' annual Evening for the Environment on Oct. 19 at the University of New England in... Read more »
Speaking on saving our democracy, Freeport, Maine, Oct. 20
Meeting House Arts 40 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United StatesI am pleased to be joining the fall line up of speakers at Freeport Speech, the speaker series held at the Meeting House Arts in downtown Freeport, Maine. I'll be speaking on How to Save U.S. Democracy, a topic I've been working on at the Pell Center informed by my recent books American Nations, American... Read more »
Speaking on American Nations, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 25 (Private)
National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Illinois Chicago, IL, United StatesI'll be speaking about U.S. regionalism and American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America at the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Illinois' annual meeting in Chicago on October 25. It's a members-only event, but if you're in Chicago and wanting to connect, give me a... Read more »
Filming segment on pirates: Los Angeles, California, Oct. 26 (private)
Another undisclosed location Los Angeles, CA, United StatesI’ll be in Los Angeles to record a television interview segment relating to a figure from the Golden Age of Piracy I researched for my history, The Republic of Pirates. This is not for the same show as the London shoot but is equally hush-hush for now. Details when it's ready to air and the authorities give... Read more »
Speaking at the State of the Unions conference; Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 16
Foundation for European Progressive Studies Brussels, BelgiumI'll be joining a panel of U.S. and European experts discussing the implications of the U.S. midterm elections on international relations and Transatlantic diplomacy in Brussels, Belgium on November 16. The event, co-hosted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Brussels-based think tank the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, is part... Read more »
Discussing the U.S. midterm results at EEAS, Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 16 (private)
While in Brussels next week, I'll be discussing the political and diplomatic implications of the U.S midterm elections at the European External Action Service, the diplomatic and security arm of the European Union. It's a closed event.
Speaking on the American Nations trilogy, Washington, D.C. Dec. 7 (private)
National Defense University Fort McNair, Washington, DC, United StatesMaking my annual speech to the American Studies international fellows at National Defense University in Washington, D.C.. Private event closed to public.
Speaking on the American condition, past at present, at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. (Private)
Embassy of the Republic of France to the United States Washington, DC, United StatesI'll be joining France's Ambassador to the U.S., Phillipe Etienne, to speak about the backstory to the present American condition and other relevant political and historical phenomena at the Embassy of France's annual meeting of Consul-Generals and Honorary Consuls January 13 in Washington, D.C. The presentation -- informed by my work at the Pell Center... Read more »
Speaking on American Nations, Fort Worth, Texas, Mar. 16 (private)
Fort Worth Lecture Foundation Fort Worth, TX, United StatesI'll be speaking on American Nations and American Character at a private event for the Fort Worth Lecture Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas in March 2023.
Speaking on overcoming American divisions at Milken Global, Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hilton Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesI'll be speaking on the work of Nationhood Lab and the lessons of American Nations and Union at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills May 1. It's a private conference with attendance limited to registered guests. My remarks will be as part of a panel entitled "Town Hall: Healing America." Here's the description... Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.