Research overview We are the only department in the UK to combine American with Canadian Studies. Our research in North American histories and cultural expression addresses concerns of race, gender, and sexuality. Our particular areas of research specialism include:
• Asian North American literature and culture
• Canadian literature and culture
• Contemporary American fiction
• Criminal justice history
• Diplomatic history
• Disability studies
• Ethnic-minority writing
• Feminist theory
• Film adaptation
• Gender and queer studies
• History of medicine
• Immigrant writing
• Indigenous literature and culture
• Memory studies
• North American border studies
• North American film
• North American music
• Print culture
• Settler-colonialism
• U.S. foreign policy Women's writing