Rothermere American Institute

Rothermere American Institute The RAI is a Department of the University of Oxford dedicated to the interdisciplinary and comparati

The Rothermere American Institute is a department of the University of Oxford. It was created in 2001 with a mission to promote ‘greater public and academic understanding of the history, culture and politics of the United States’ - within Oxford and beyond. Housed in an award-winning modern building, the RAI is the foremost academic institution outside of the US for teaching and research in US his

tory, politics, international relations, literature, and culture. Every year, it hosts more than 200 seminars, workshops, conferences and lectures. These attract students, scholars, policy-makers and public figures from across the world to study the United States. Viewing the United States from an external angle gives the RAI a unique perspective. The Institute sets US experience, practice and policy in comparative contexts with other nations in the Atlantic area and beyond. It draws on the resources of Oxford University’s other departments and on research institutes, politicians, civil servants, independent experts, authors and journalists, in Great Britain and abroad. As part of the RAI's mission of promoting greater public understanding of the United States, many events are open to the public. We also welcome school students to study in the Vere Harmsworth Library or participate in special events.

10/03/2026
Join us tomorrow to hear from Professor Emily Zackin (Johns Hopkins University) give the annual Winant Lecture in Americ...
16/02/2026

Join us tomorrow to hear from Professor Emily Zackin (Johns Hopkins University) give the annual Winant Lecture in American Government. This years lecture is titled: States and American Constitutional Development

17 February 17:00- all welcome!
Rothermere American Institute, 1a South Parks Road, OX1 3UB
Details at the link in our bio.

11/02/2026

The newest episode of our podcast The Last Best Hope? is out today. In this episode Adam sits down with Hilary Rodham Clinton to discuss her views on if America is the Last Best Hope for the world. The episode is out today and launches our next series. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Week 4 at the Rothermere American Institute. All welcome to join! Details at the link in our bio
06/02/2026

Week 4 at the Rothermere American Institute. All welcome to join! Details at the link in our bio

Join us for a conversation with author and film composer Daniel Pemberton (Into the Spiderverse and the Materialists). ...
25/11/2025

Join us for a conversation with author and film composer Daniel Pemberton (Into the Spiderverse and the Materialists). Tim has written the first biography on John Williams. Published by , Greiving explores the composers life, work and musical storytelling. Williams composed the scores for ET, Jaws, Star Wars, Schindler’s List and many more. Books will be available to purchase at the drinks reception following the talk. Tomorrow, 26 November at 5 pm at the RAI.

Book launch tomorrow at 5 pm followed by a drinks reception! has written the first major biography about the John Willi...
25/11/2025

Book launch tomorrow at 5 pm followed by a drinks reception! has written the first major biography about the John Williams. Williams has composed films like Jaws, ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Schindlers List- the list goes on. Tim will be joined in conversation about the book by Daniel Pemberton (BAFTA nominated film composer). Do join us! Details on our website. Books will be available for purchase.

17/11/2025

Watch the full lecture on our YouTube channel- link in bio!

Check out our podcast, The Last Best Hope with Professor Adam Smith. Now in it's tenth season, the full catalogue of epi...
12/12/2023

Check out our podcast, The Last Best Hope with Professor Adam Smith. Now in it's tenth season, the full catalogue of episodes is available where ever you listen to podcasts! https://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/podcast

Join us this Thursday for our next RAI Book Club on Joe Sacco’s Paying the Land! Thursday 27 May, 5pm – 6.15pm, online v...
24/05/2021

Join us this Thursday for our next RAI Book Club on Joe Sacco’s Paying the Land!

Thursday 27 May, 5pm – 6.15pm, online via Zoom

Hosted by the Rothermere American Institute and American Studies at Sussex

Please join us for a discussion of Joe Sacco’s latest book of graphic journalism Paying the Land (2020), about the Dene people in the Northwest Territories in Canada. His previous works include Palestine (1996), Safe Area Goražde (2000), The Fixer (2003), Footnotes in Gaza (2009), and The Great War (2013), and he is the recipients of prizes including the American Book Award, the Eisner Award and the Ridenhour Book Prize.

Speakers:

Joe Sacco

Hillary Chute (Distinguished Professor of English and Art + Design, Northeastern University, and New York Times Graphic Content Columnist)

Paul Andrew (former Dene Chief and CBC broadcaster)

Chair: Alice Kelly (RAI/Sussex)

The panel will discuss the book with the author, followed by a Q & A session with the audience. Open to all!

No need to have read the book in advance, but if you would like to buy a copy, we have partnered with Blackwell Oxford to offer the book at a discounted rate here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781910702581

Please register for the event here to receive the webinar link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U0oYVdEQRSuBWmzWMpTMJA

More info here: https://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/rai-book-club-joe-saccos-paying-the-land-2020

08/11/2019

We're looking for an Institute Administrator (permanent, 0.6 FTE) to help support and shape the RAI's work in the years ahead: see https://rai.web.ox.ac.uk/vacancies for details and application link. Deadline 12 noon on 25 November. Informal enquiries can be directed to [email protected].

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1A South Parks Road
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OX13UB

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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