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American Studies

National ratings

Research Assessment Exercise 2008: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.

Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for American Studies in the Complete University Guide 2010.

Taught programme

Research programme

American Studies at Kent dates back to 1973 and over the last few decades has developed a strong research culture; this matches the commitment of the University to interdisciplinary study as well as the mandate of American Studies to explore the US experience in groundbreaking ways. Our team of scholars maintains close links with a number of US research institutions and archives, and the University's Templeman Library houses impressive collections on slavery, Native American culture, and photography/visual materials.

We treat the American experience in a critical and reflective manner, and offer an extremely good base for postgraduate study. While able to supervise a wide range of American topics, the Centre currently operates three specialist research clusters of particular interest to candidates:

  • The American West
  • The Study of US Environmental Issues
  • The Study of Race, Ethnicity and Borders.

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Last Updated: 13/09/2011