Projects per year
Organisation profile
We are a vibrant centre for promoting and disseminating world-leading research into the life and culture of the United States and beyond.
Powerfully underpinned by a tradition of, and commitment to, interdisciplinary research, our areas of expertise range from the Revolutionary period to the present day. We encompass literature and drama, history, politics, and foreign relations. Staff specialisms include American urban history, the international history of the Cold War, civil rights, ecocriticism, American popular culture, comics and graphic novels, and contemporary multi-ethnic American literature and film.
Our research strategy is driven by a desire to enhance understandings of human cultures and communities, their linguistic, historic and literary transformations, and by the questions of power and identity that issue from such investigations.
The research we undertake has demonstrated significant impact, benefiting a wide variety of groups from practitioners and professionals (film-makers, interpreters, lawyers, police, and teachers), to communities facing particular intercultural challenges (whether Native communities or immigrants to Norfolk), and the general public (from local children to visitors to special events).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Christopher Bigsby
- School of Art, Media and American Studies - Emeritus Professor
- American Studies - Member
Person: Honorary
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The Body Beyond Disciplines: Guido da Vigevano's Corporeal Manuscripts Fellowships
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Fellowship
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BA Researcher at Risk: Social roles, identities and values in the families of Ukrainian refugees in 2022-2024
1/02/23 → 31/01/25
Project: Fellowship
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Making and Unmaking: Contemporary Artists from Africa and the Medium of Sculpture
1/03/22 → 28/02/25
Project: Fellowship
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A Christmas Carol In Nineteenth-Century America, 1844-1870
Ruys Smith, T., 27 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative American Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure) -
Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies
Emmett, H. (ed.) & Lloyd, C. (ed.), 20 Feb 2023, Routledge. 238 p. (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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A Juvenile Miscellany: An Anthology of Lydia Maria Child's Writing for Children
Ruys Smith, T. (ed.) & Emmett, H. (ed.), 25 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) UEA Publishing Project.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology
Prizes
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AHRC International Placement Scheme, Kluge Center Fellow, Library of Congress
Grant, Nicholas (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Arthur Miller Biography - listed for The Sheridan Morley Prize, The James Tate Memorial Prize, and The George Freedley Memorial Award; winner of the American Studies Network Prize
Bigsby, Christopher (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
McMahon, W. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Royal Norfolk Show, 2023
Thomas Ruys Smith (Presenter) & Hilary Emmett (Presenter)
28 Jun 2023 → 29 Jun 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Disaster Matters: Disasters Matter
Wendy McMahon (Speaker) & Yvonne Weekes (Speaker)
23 Jan 2023 → 26 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Disaster Matters: Disasters Matter
Wendy McMahon (Speaker) & Yvonne Weekes (Presenter)
17 Jan 2023 → 21 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
Press/Media
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New edition of Black Beauty produced in collaboration with Redwings Horse Charity
30/03/23 → 30/05/23
4 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Donald Trump: what he’s charged with, what happens next, and what it may mean for the 2024 election
5/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interview about research on Mark Twain and the Mississippi River
7/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media