Eccles Institute events

The Eccles Institute builds, curates and preserves the Library’s Americas and Oceania collections. We run a lively and wide-ranging events programme that inspires conversation, showcases research taking place at the Library and deepens understanding of the region.

What's on

  1. A hand writing with a pen on lined paper

    Creative Writing Masterclass: How to Write a City

    Join writer Elena Medel for a creative writing masterclass focused on cities and the built environment.

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  2. Political cartoon illustrates a bald eagle standing on the "U.S.A." portion of North America, with its wings extending from "Panama" and "Porto Rico" (Puerto Rico) on the right side of the image to the "Philippines" on the left.
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    America Now! American Empire – Past, Present, Future

    Is US imperialism back? Did it ever go away?

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  3. W.H. Auden, 1939.

    The Poetry Hour: W.H. Auden

    The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour celebrates one of the greatest Twentieth Century poets.

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