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| Location | Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 51°45′27″N 1°15′14″W / 51.75763°N 1.25385°W |
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Operating agency | University of Oxford |
| Website | www.rai.ox.ac.uk |
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The Rothermere American Institute is a department of the University of Oxford dedicated to the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the United States of America and its place in the world.[1] Named after the Harmsworth family, Viscounts Rothermere,[2] it was opened in May 2001 by former US President Bill Clinton. It hosts conferences, lectures and seminars in the fields of American history, politics, foreign relations, and literature. Guests and speakers have included Queen Elizabeth, former US President Jimmy Carter, Jesse Jackson, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Lord Patten of Barnes. The institute hosts four of the university's chairs and two visiting professorships.[3]
The institute's current director is Adam I. P. Smith. It offers visiting fellowships to scholars of American studies, scholarships to study for a doctorate at Oxford in US history or politics, and various travel awards. Oxford University's annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in American Arts and Letters is held there.[4]
- ^ "Welcome to the RAI | Rothermere American Institute". Rai.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "History of the RAI | Rothermere American Institute". Rai.ox.ac.uk. 25 May 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History | the Rothermere American Institute". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Vere Harmsworth Library | About the library". Bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.