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University of Nottingham: American Studies
| Institution | University of Nottingham |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of American and Canadian Studies |
| Web | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 115 951 5559 |
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Summary
Work in the department reflects and leads a growing transnational agenda and research students are encouraged to think about America in a global context. We have long-standing experience and expertise in supervising PhDs to successful completion. Particular areas of research specialism include:
- African American literature, history and culture
- American art and visual culture
- American intellectual history
- American labour history
- American music and popular culture
- American political history
- American print culture and book history
- Asian American literature and culture
- Border studies
- Civil rights and social justice
- Contemporary American fiction
- Crime, prisons and criminal justice
- Feminist theory
- Gender and queer studies
- Indigenous culture
- Latinx culture
- Memory Studies
- Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
- US foreign policy
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject. For PhD study, we would usually expect you to hold or be working towards a masters degree in a relevant subject |
| Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
Summary
Work in the department reflects and leads a growing transnational agenda and research students are encouraged to think about America in a global context. We have long-standing experience and expertise in supervising PhDs to successful completion. Particular areas of research specialism include:
- African American literature, history and culture
- American art and visual culture
- American intellectual history
- American labour history
- American music and popular culture
- American political history
- American print culture and book history
- Asian American literature and culture
- Border studies
- Civil rights and social justice
- Contemporary American fiction
- Crime, prisons and criminal justice
- Feminist theory
- Gender and queer studies
- Indigenous culture
- Latinx culture
- Memory Studies
- Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
- US foreign policy
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject. For PhD study, we would usually expect you to hold or be working towards a masters degree in a relevant subject |
| Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
MA
Summary
Our MA in American Studies is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course, which enables you to focus on the study of:
- history, literature, politics, film and culture of the United States
- literature, culture and society of Canada
Some of the core issues you will look at include:
- to what extent will the US be forced to renegotiate political, financial and cultural relationships long characterised by dominance?
- how do we make sense of the Trump era?
- how should the Obama Presidency be understood within the history of race relations and the struggle for civil rights?
- how will cultural responses to changing political, media, and built environments work within and against established forms and traditions?
You will be involved in intellectual exchange among a group with shared interests, but with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) |
| Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
Summary
Our MA in American Studies is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course, which enables you to focus on the study of:
- history, literature, politics, film and culture of the United States
- literature, culture and society of Canada
Some of the core issues you will look at include:
- to what extent will the US be forced to renegotiate political, financial and cultural relationships long characterised by dominance?
- how do we make sense of the Trump era?
- how should the Obama Presidency be understood within the history of race relations and the struggle for civil rights?
- how will cultural responses to changing political, media, and built environments work within and against established forms and traditions?
You will be involved in intellectual exchange among a group with shared interests, but with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) |
| Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
Master of Research - MRes
Summary
Studying American culture and history illuminates the crucial role the US has played in shaping the modern world, as well as the tensions around race, class, and gender that have fuelled the expression and reception of the nation's founding values.
Our department houses the largest concentration of US-focused postgraduates and academics in Britain and is dedicated to examining the full breadth of this history.
If you already have a clear idea of the area and topic you wish to research as a PhD, then you can effectively lay the ground work for this by doing a masters by research. Particular areas of research specialism include:
- African American literature, history and culture
- American art and visual culture
- American intellectual history
- American labour history
- American music and popular culture
- American political history
- American print culture and book history
- Asian American literature and culture
- Border studies
- Civil rights and social justice
- Contemporary American fiction
- Crime, prisons and criminal justice
- Feminist theory
- Gender and queer studies
- Indigenous culture
- Latinx culture
- Memory Studies
- Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
- US foreign policy
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject |
| Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
Summary
Studying American culture and history illuminates the crucial role the US has played in shaping the modern world, as well as the tensions around race, class, and gender that have fuelled the expression and reception of the nation's founding values.
Our department houses the largest concentration of US-focused postgraduates and academics in Britain and is dedicated to examining the full breadth of this history.
If you already have a clear idea of the area and topic you wish to research as a PhD, then you can effectively lay the ground work for this by doing a masters by research. Particular areas of research specialism include:
- African American literature, history and culture
- American art and visual culture
- American intellectual history
- American labour history
- American music and popular culture
- American political history
- American print culture and book history
- Asian American literature and culture
- Border studies
- Civil rights and social justice
- Contemporary American fiction
- Crime, prisons and criminal justice
- Feminist theory
- Gender and queer studies
- Indigenous culture
- Latinx culture
- Memory Studies
- Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
- US foreign policy
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | 2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject |
| Location | University Park Campus University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD |
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