Last term’s series of open lectures hosted by The Centre for American Studies proved to be a highly popular, diverse and engaging programme of talks. … Read more
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Second issue of ‘Transmotion’ journal published
Issue two of Transmotion, the new journal of indigenous writing, is now available to download from the University of Kent’s open access journals site. The … Read more
Open Lecture: American Civil War Reconciliation Process
The University’s of Kent’s annual Bolt Lecture, taking place on Tuesday 17th November will this year address ‘How North and South were Reconciled After the American … Read more
Autumn Term Open Lecture Series
The Centre for American Studies is pleased to announce three open lectures during the Autumn Term 2015-16. Events take place at the University of Kent’s Canterbury … Read more
Natalia Sobrevilla Perea wins funding on war and nationhood
Dr Natalia Sobrevilla Perea [1], from the Department of Hispanic Studies [2], has just received a Leverhulme Trust [3] grant to to build an international … Read more
Announcing ‘Transmotion’ – a new journal of indigenous writing
The Centre for American Studies and The School of English are delighted announce the launch of a new online journal. Transmotion is a biannual, fully and … Read more
Protest documentary screening: ‘We are Many’
A documentary charting the story of the largest demonstration in human history will be shown on Wednesday 25 March at 5pm, in Woolf Lecture Theatre, The University of … Read more
Peruvian filmmaker Rossana Diaz Costa to visit
Peruvian filmmaker Rossana Diaz Costa will present her award-winning film Trip to Timbuktu (2013) at a special screening on Thursday, 16th October 2014 at 6pm … Read more
Recipient of Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship announced
Claire Hurley, a third year PhD student in the School of English, has been awarded this year’s Christine and Ian Bolt scholarship. [1] The scholarship … Read more
Visiting Professor Kathryn Lofton (Yale) gives talk
The Centre for American Studies welcomes visiting Professor Kathryn Lofton, specialist in religious studies at Yale, who will be speaking on religion and American life … Read more