PhD American Studies
Course Overview
This PhD program in North American Studies offers a unique transnational approach, examining the continent both within its own borders and through its dynamic exchanges with cultures across the globe. You will be supported by experienced supervisors to complete an original thesis and become part of a vibrant, collaborative research community. The program is designed to equip you with the skills for a successful academic career, emphasizing publication, conference presentation, and teaching experience.
Key Program Highlights
- Pursue an original research project with expert supervision and a transnational focus.
- Join a supportive community through weekly work-in-progress seminars and research retreats.
- Receive dedicated training and opportunities in teaching, publishing, and conference organization.
- Access logistical and financial support to host conferences and participate in public engagement.
- Benefit from a strong track record of graduates publishing their theses with major academic presses.
Course Overview
This PhD program in North American Studies offers a unique transnational approach, examining the continent both within its own borders and through its dynamic exchanges with cultures across the globe. You will be supported by experienced supervisors to complete an original thesis and become part of a vibrant, collaborative research community. The program is designed to equip you with the skills for a successful academic career, emphasizing publication, conference presentation, and teaching experience.
Key Program Highlights
- Pursue an original research project with expert supervision and a transnational focus.
- Join a supportive community through weekly work-in-progress seminars and research retreats.
- Receive dedicated training and opportunities in teaching, publishing, and conference organization.
- Access logistical and financial support to host conferences and participate in public engagement.
- Benefit from a strong track record of graduates publishing their theses with major academic presses.
Requirements
Modules
- The Architecture of Shopping Malls
- 1960s New Social Movements
- The NAACP and Visual Culture
- Southern Culture and The Novel of Racial Passing
- The State Funeral in The 1960s
- The Vietnam War and US Poetry
- Race, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues Music
- Female Hobos
- The 1960s in Political Cinema
- Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X in International Context
- Frank Sinatra on Film
- Asian North American Literature
- Individual Authors, Including Herman Melville, Cormac McCarthy, Barbara Kingsolver, Dionne Brand, and Gwendolyn Brooks
- Suburbia and 20th-Century Fiction
- US Regionalism and The Short Story
- US and British Policies Towards Israel
- Britain, the US and The Atomic Bomb
- The American Far Right
- The Know Nothing Party
- The American Left Post-1970
- Border Studies
- Cultural Representations of Major Cities
