Speaking on American Nations trilogy – Washington, D.C. (private)
National Defense University Fort McNair, Washington, DC, United StatesSpeaking to the American Studies international fellows. Private event closed to public.
Speaking on American Nations at Ohio University
Ohio University Athens, OH, United StatesI'll be speaking on American Nations at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The event is co-sponsored by Ohios Department of Geography and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. It kicks off at 7pm at the Walter Hall Rotunda and is free and open to the public. Details here.
Speaking on American Nations, Providence, R.I, April 20
I'll be giving a private talk on American Nations in Providence, Rhode Island this evening. The event is included on the calendar for planning purposes (and in case anyone 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 »
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... 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.