Projects per year
Organisation profile
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).
Network
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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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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The Promise and Peril of "U.S. in the World
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/01/20 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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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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Black Beauty: Redwings Horse Sanctuary Edition
Ruys Smith, T., 1 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) UEA Publishing Project.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Coda: Where Do We Go From Here?
Emmett, H., 20 Feb 2023, The Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies. Emmett, H. & Lloyd, C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 211-217 7 p. (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
McMahon, Wendy (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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HUM Graduate School Annual Prize - Student Article Prize (co-recipient)
Barrett-Mills, J. (Recipient), 2 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Individual Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Engagement
McMahon, Wendy (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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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
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UEA Christmas Lectures for Children
Thomas Ruys Smith (Presenter) & Hilary Emmett (Presenter)
17 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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
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