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President Trump or President Clinton? After arguably the most divisive, unpleasant, polarised and simply extraordinary presidential contest in a century, four experts on American politics … Read more

Dr Sara Lyons and Dr Michael Collins, of the University of Kent’s School of English, have been awarded a £240,000 grant from the Arts and … Read more

The Centre for American Studies welcomes Canadian film maker and lecturer, Tasha Hubbard on Monday 11 July (1-3pm in GLT3) for a screening of her documentary … Read more

Final year American Studies student, India Bottomley, has been awarded a University of Kent Music Prize this year, for her contribution to music-making at the … Read more

Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Kent, Dr Michael J. Collins has published a new book The Drama of the American Short Story, … Read more

The Centre for American Studies will host a screening of the documentary, Slavery by Another Name (PBS, Feb 2012) with an introduction and post-film discussion chaired by … Read more

This interdisciplinary conference, hosted by the University of Kent from 22-23 April, will explore the range of complex and contradictory engagements between masculinity and the developing metropolis … Read more

Author Derek Bright is giving a guest seminar on Wednesday 6th April in which he will discuss the themes of his book, Highway 61 – Crossroads on the Blues Highway. … Read more

Visiting lecturer, Dr Theodore Van Alst,  will be giving a research seminar next week on Historical and Contemporary Native American Portrayal in Hollywood Film and Beyond (or Ridiculous Flix: … Read more

American Studies alumna, Zara Afolabi, has recently returned from the opportunity of a lifetime, gaining the inside track on US politics with Hillary Clinton’s campaign … Read more