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