The magazine has been one of the most accessible and influential cultural forms in America since the mid-18th century.įrom the wide-ranging political and literary magazines of this founding period through the emergence of specialised and mass-market periodicals in the 19th century to the counter-cultural and consumerist magazines of the 20th century, this distinctive mode of publication has reflected the tensions and ideals of a rapidly developing society. You will also select up to three 20-credit modules from a range of options offered by the department:
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Furthermore, you will develop a more nuanced understanding of your own research practice, inspiring you to explore different approaches questions.In addition, you will develop an understanding of professional practice in areas such as: You will build on your existing research skills gained from your university career to date. develop your confidence in communicating research findings to non-specialist audiences.train you in core research skills necessary for graduate-level study.enable you to practice critical self-reflexivity about the conventions and expectations of your own disciplines in relation to those of others.introduce the ideas, practices, complexities, and opportunities of interdisciplinary research in the arts.We invite you to ‘think outside the box’ in relation to your own research, while learning key research techniques and methods.The module aims to: This module introduces you to the wide range of interdisciplinary research happening in the Faculty of Arts. The focus will be on issues, figures, events and texts (visual as well as written) that have been “stopping places” in the development of American Studies: points where disciplines have come together or have been added to the founding literature/history axis. Students will be encouraged to recognise particular methodologies and approaches, with a view to testing out and developing their own preferred intellectual approaches along the way, in a coursework essay and in the dissertation proposal. These readings will accompany a key article that defined or changed that particular area of American Studies. Moving chronologically across more than 200 years of American culture, each week a different departmental expert in a particular American Studies discipline will assign and discuss some examples of her/his published work (an article or book chapter), discussing not only the content, but also how the work fits within the field of American Studies, and the process of writing and researching in this area. Literary (textual) criticism, visual culture, and cultural/intellectual/political history - along with interdisciplinary work – will be discussed in a seminar setting. It requires students to develop a reflexive understanding of the development of American Studies as a field of enquiry. This module offers an overview and analysis of the various approaches to American Studies. You will be involved in intellectual exchange among a group with shared interests, but with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.įor more details about our teaching, research and what it's like to study with us, see the Department of American and Canadian Studies website. how will cultural responses to changing political, media, and built environments work within and against established forms and traditions?.how should the Obama Presidency be understood within the history of race relations and the struggle for civil rights?.to what extent will the US be forced to renegotiate political, financial and cultural relationships long characterised by dominance?.Some of the core issues you will look at include: literature, culture and society of Canada.history, literature, politics, film and culture of the United States.Our MA in American Studies is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course, which enables you to focus on the study of:
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