Weatherhead Forum

A satirical illustration shows personifications of Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and America with their respective flags, each making statements about independence and sovereignty. The image is titled "The Belligerent Plenipo's" and it is from the Library of Congress.

Date and Time

March 4, 2026
12:00PM - 01:15PM EST
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The American Revolution in Global Perspective

This session is open to the public and will be recorded. Registration is required for this Zoom webinar.

This forum marks the US semiquincentennial with a panel on the impact of the American Revolution and US Declaration of Independence on international affairs in the past 250 years.

Speakers 

  • Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University; Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  • David Armitage, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Department of History; Chair, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University.
  • Elisabeth Leake, Lee E. Dirks Professor in Diplomatic History, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Chair

  • Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University.

Contact

Sarah Banse
sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu

Image: The Belligerent Plenipo's / T. Colley, fect., LC-DIG-ppmsca-37323. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Cartoon Prints, British

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