English and American Studies PhD

Our English and American Studies PhD programme offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you.<br/><br/>Manchester has a strong tradition in research, and our current profile includes both traditional areas of research and new fields and methods.<br/><br/>Research in English and American Studies is conducted across both the chronological span and the theoretical range of the subject. Specific areas of international research excellence include:<br/><br/><br/>- Old and Middle English<br/><br/><br/>- Renaissance literature<br/><br/><br/>- Romanticism<br/><br/><br/>- Victorian literature and culture<br/><br/><br/>- Contemporary literature<br/><br/><br/>- Modern Irish and Scottish studies<br/><br/><br/>- American studies<br/><br/><br/>- Post-colonial and world literatures<br/><br/><br/>- Cultural theory.<br/>