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Speaking on Maine’s historical odyssey, South Portland, Maine, Sept. 28
Speaking on Maine’s historical odyssey, South Portland, Maine, Sept. 28
I'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 »
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Filming segment on pirates: London, U.K, Oct. 14 (private)
Filming segment on pirates: London, U.K, Oct. 14 (private)
I'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 of Pirates. For now it's hush-hush what topic, what show, and what outlet are involved but all will be revealed eventually!
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Speaking on Union in Portland, Maine, Oct. 19
Speaking on Union in Portland, Maine, Oct. 19
I'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 Portland, Maine. The topics are the issues raised in my most recent book, Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood with... Read more »
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Speaking on saving our democracy, Freeport, Maine, Oct. 20
Speaking on saving our democracy, Freeport, Maine, Oct. 20
I 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 »
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Speaking on American Nations, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 25 (Private)
Speaking on American Nations, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 25 (Private)
I'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 »
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Filming segment on pirates: Los Angeles, California, Oct. 26 (private)
Filming segment on pirates: Los Angeles, California, Oct. 26 (private)
I’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 »
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.