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American Studies
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Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.
Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for American Studies in the National Student Survey 2011.
Overview
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 American experience in ground-breaking ways. Our team of scholars maintains close links with a number of North and South American 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.
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.
Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for American Studies in the National Student Survey 2011.
Postgraduate resources
American Studies benefits from excellent library resources, and is especially strong in literature, film and history. Specialist collections include slavery and anti-slavery, a large collection of works on photography and contemporary visual communications, and a slide library with well over 100,000 classified slides. The Library also houses the British Cartoon Archive. Kent is within easy reach of London's major library resources.
Postgraduate students have access to the resources provided by the Centre for American Studies and its related departments. The Centre runs regular research events each year. Other schools and departments such as English, Film Studies, Politics and International Relations, and History also host research seminars that students are welcome to attend.
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.
Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for American Studies in the National Student Survey 2011.
Key information
Dynamic publishing Culture
Staff publish regularly and widely in journals, conference proceedings and books. Among others, they have recently contributed to: Journal of American Studies; American Review of Canadian Studies; European Journal of American Culture; American Indian Quarterly. Details of recently published books can be found within the staff research interests.
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|Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.
Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for American Studies in the National Student Survey 2011.
Contacts
Admissions enquiries
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk
Subject enquiries
Dr John Wills
School of History, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NX, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 823406
E: j.wills@kent.ac.uk
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: History ranked 2nd and English ranked 18th nationally for research quality.
Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for American Studies in the National Student Survey 2011.