Our MA in American Studies is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course, which enables you to focus on the study of:<br/><br/><br/>- history, literature, politics, film and culture of the United States<br/><br/><br/>- literature, culture and society of Canada<br/><br/><br/>Some of the core issues you will look at include:<br/><br/><br/>- to what extent will the US be forced to renegotiate political, financial and cultural relationships long characterised by dominance?<br/><br/><br/>- how do we make sense of the Trump era?<br/><br/><br/>- how should the Obama Presidency be understood within the history of race relations and the struggle for civil rights?<br/><br/><br/>- how will cultural responses to changing political, media, and built environments work within and against established forms and traditions?<br/><br/><br/>You will be involved in intellectual exchange among a group with shared interests, but with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.