Traitor-wife: Peggy Shippen Arnold and Revolutionary America
Join us, Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm for a Fellow’s Forum by Charlene M. Boyer Lewis, the Larry J. Bell Distinguished Professor in American History at Kalamazoo College.
Some ICJS programs are offered in a hybrid format, with in-person and online attendance opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you to our programs! Virtual programs at the ICJS are free, unless specified otherwise. In-person programs, while also free unless specified otherwise, may require advanced registration. See individual event pages for details.
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2025 Programs
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Lecture with David Waldstreicher
Monday, May 12, at 4pm - Join us at the University of Virginia for a lecture from historian David Waldstreicher: Black Poets and the Patriots who Mocked them in Jefferson's America: A Story about Literature, History, and Politics.
DAACS Conversations
Join DAACS staff and DAACS collaborating scholars for a diverse range of conversations on ground-breaking new archaeological research in the American South and Caribbean. Multiple dates.
Previous Programs and Recordings
Thomas Jefferson and the Dream of an American Prime Meridian
Join us, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4pm for a Fellow’s Forum with James E. Lewis, Jr., professor of History at Kalamazoo College.
Making Revolution from the Ground Up: Local Committees and the Popular Politics of American Independence
Join us, Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 4pm for a Fellow’s Forum by Donald Johnson, associate professor of history at North Dakota State University.
Mac & Cheese and the Pursuit of Happiness
Join us, Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 4pm for a Fellow’s Forum by Pierangelo Castagneto, Research Coordinator at the International Center for Studies on Italian Emigration (Genoa).
Silent America: Indentured Servitude, White Poverty, and Origins of the United States
A Fellow’s Forum by University of Texas at Austin professor of Government, Bartholomew H. Sparrow from March 18, 2025.
Ursula Granger: An American Founding Storyteller and Her Stories
A Fellow's Forum with master storyteller Sheila Arnold from January 21, 2025.
Archive of Previously Held Talks, Lectures, Symposia, and Conferences
A list of talks, lectures, symposia, and conferences held or sponsored by Monticello's Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies since 2020 with links to recorded sessions and archived descriptions.
Through a fellowship program, international scholarly conferences, panel discussions, teacher workshops, lectures, and curriculum-based tours, the ICJS establishes relationships with people from around the world.