Now in its third year, The University of Kent’s Annual Americanist Symposium will take place on Monday 3rd June 2019, at the University’s Canterbury campus. … Read more
Film Screening: The Psychosis of Whiteness
All are welcome to attend a free screening of this documentary, followed by a short Q&A panel discussion on Friday 22 March at 16.30 to 18.15 … Read more
New publication by Dr Basha i Novosejt
Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Lecturer at The Centre for American Studies, has recently published a new book on Robert McNamara’s Vietnam War policy. Entitled “I … Read more
Americanist Research Symposium: 3 June 2019
The Centre for American Studies is delighted to announce that its third annual Americanist Symposium: Visualising the Americas will take place on Monday 3rd June, 2019 at The … Read more
Visiting speaker talk on ‘American Horror Story’
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Harriet Earle, Lecturer in English at Sheffield Hallam University, to give a Centre for American Studies research seminar: Dark Underbellies: How American Horror … Read more
The Roger Anstey Memorial Lecture: 16 January 2019, 5pm
Race, War and Anti-Imperialism in Merze Tate’s International Thought Professor Barbara Savage, University of Pennsylvania The School of History and the Centre for American Studies … Read more
The 2018 Bolt Lecture by Professor Lisa Brooks
The Centre for American Studies and the School of History at the University of Kent are delighted to announce this year’s Bolt Lecture on Thursday … Read more
Native Canadian Film Maker visits the Centre
The Centre for American Studies is delighted to host indigenous Canadian film maker, Jooles Koostachin, during her visit to the UK for the 12th Native … Read more
Dr John Wills’ research at the British Academy Summer Showcase
Between the 22-23 June this year The British Academy staged its first-ever Summer Showcase, ‘a free festival of ideas for curious minds’ which featured interactive exhibits by academics from … Read more
Americanist Postgraduate Symposium Report (June 2018)
Earlier this summer, the Centre for American Studies at the University of Kent hosted a one-day postgraduate symposium, Methods and Practices in American Studies. The event – … Read more