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

The Centre for American Studies is pleased to welcome Professor Monica Manolescu as an honorary research fellow for the academic year 2016-17. Monica is an … Read more

A one-day symposium, co-organised by the University of Kent’s School of English and the University of New England’s Maine Women Writers Collection, will explore connections … Read more

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