Skip navigation

American Studies Newsletter

In 2014-2015, the American Studies programme at Northumbria University continued to enhance its reputation as home to one of the UK’s most impressive constellations of researchers and teachers in US history, literature, and popular culture.

As you’ll see from the features in this latest edition of the newsletter, during the last year we have published an impressive array of books and articles, given countless talks at schools, conferences, and universities around the globe, hosted a couple of major international conferences, participated in a wide range of media work in television, radio, and online, been involved with a variety of public events that have showcased our expertise on everything from US religion and politics, to the impact in Britain of American popular music.

Download the latest newsletter to read more including

  • Northumbria Hosts International Conference for British Association of American Studies
  • Conference on Selma and the Voting Rights Act at Northumbria
  • Renowned Author Caryl Phillips Lecture and Workshop at Northumbria
  • US History Research Group’s Symposium on American Religious History
  • Professor David Gleeson Appointed to Organization of American Historian’s Distinguished Lecturers Programme 
  • Literature, History, and Culture Speakers, 2015-16
  • American Studies Staff News
  • Grant Bidding Success
  • Postgraduate News
  • Alison Garden, Early Career Visiting Scholar
  • Presidential History Network Conference to be Held at Northumbria in 2016
  • Spotlight on American Studies Students
  • Bound for Tennessee: Researching and Writing about Music in the American South
  • Why Study American Studies at Northumbria

 


History Blog
+

History and American Studies Blog

A blog on all manner of research, publications, lectures, conferences, symposia, and more from Northumbria University's History and American Studies programmes.

Humanities Research
+

Department of Humanities Research

Research in Humanities is divided across two distinct areas: English (Literature, Language and Linguistics and Creative Writing) and History. Alongside these research areas we also have our American Studies research grouping, which draws on researchers from both English Literature and History.

a group of people around each other
+

Undergraduate Open Day Events

Looking to study in with us in September? Our Undergraduate Open Day Events are the perfect opportunity for you to find out as much as you can about our wide range of courses and world-class facilities.

Latest News and Features

Led by academics from Northumbria University and campaigners at the UBI Lab Network, a new pilot proposal has been launched for a groundbreaking scheme which experts say could eventually end absolute poverty in Greater Manchester.
a kittiwake nesting on the side of a building
gettyimages/credit:quantic69 data server room
The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. Image by Sally Ann Norman
Evidence of cut marks on a fossil
Student working in lab environment
Professor John Woodward, Northumbria University, being presented with the Education Champion Award by Andy Dunn, CG Professional,  at the Northern Leaders Awards
A team of researchers from Northumbria University are celebrating after one of their educational resources was named among the finalists of the prestigious Bett Awards, after making the shortlist in Early Years Product or Service category.
More events

Upcoming events

What does poverty do to the mind?
Higgs High-Performance Computing (HPC) Launch
Local Government still holds great opportunities

Back to top