American Studies PhD

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:<br/><br/><br/>• African American literature, history and culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American art and visual culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American intellectual history<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American labour history<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American music and popular culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American political history<br/><br/><br/><br/>• American print culture and book history<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Asian American literature and culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Border studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Civil rights and social justice<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Contemporary American fiction<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Crime, prisons and criminal justice<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Feminist theory<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gender and queer studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Indigenous culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Latinx culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Memory Studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Nineteenth-century American literature and culture<br/><br/><br/><br/>• US foreign policy<br/><br/>