Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 29, 2017
Wherever you look these days, America is plastered across our screens in some shape or form whether it is in the form of Trump idiocy, the brink of nuclear war or crazy weather. We live in a time where America is centre stage and, whether we like it or not, impacts our everyday lives in […]
Posted in Dissertation, Future, News, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged america, american studies, degree, politics, trump
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 11, 2017
I happened to flick through my brother’s copy of the Gentleman’s Journal lying on the sofa and by some stroke of luck saw an interview between art curator Zoe Whitley and Babou Ceesay discussing the Tate Modern’s powerful new exhibition; Soul of a Nation, Art in the Age of Black Power. Having already set my […]
Posted in Dissertation, News, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Art, Black Power, Soul of a Nation, Tate Modern
Posted by Liv in American Studies on August 28, 2017
I feel like I’ve been in a weird transition, floating period since I got back from America mid-may. I had finished my year abroad in Florida and come to the end of my two week road trip around California but I still had the best part of four months until I embarked on my final […]
Posted in Dissertation, Societies, Study Abroad, Studying, Volunteering | Tagged america, dissertation, final year, leicester, study, year abroad
Posted by Liv in American Studies on December 27, 2015
Since the beginning of the presidential election campaign we’ve seen Donald Trump plastered across our screens and across all forms of media because of stupid things he’s said or extreme policies he’s backing. We’ve also seen his rise, with quite a lot of incredulity, to popularity and it really (really) begs the question; who is […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged america, election, politics, president, trump
Posted by Liv in American Studies on December 5, 2015
Is it just me or does anyone else get those middle of the night panic thoughts of “I have no idea what I want to do with my life”?! I mean obviously I don’t get them all the time, most nights I fall asleep instantly after watching I’m a celeb without any deep life concerns. […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Uncategorized | Tagged career, friends, future, USA
Posted by Liv in American Studies on November 4, 2015
Second year is well under-way and it has now hit me like a tonne of bricks. As much as I am enjoying my course and second year in general, my time management and balancing skills are really being tested. Whilst not being the most disorganised person I know, organisation and time management have never been […]
Posted in Essay, Friends, Health, Leisure, Societies, Studying | Tagged essays, socialising, Stress, timemanagement
Posted by Liv in American Studies on October 27, 2015
Last Monday I attended the 14th annual american studies lecture held by Renee Romano, Professor of History, Comparative American Studies and Africana studies. The title of the lecture, “The Great Force of History”: Collective Memory, White Innocence and Making Black Lives Matter, immediately appealed, as one of my favourite aspects of american studies is exploring […]
Posted in Reseach, Studying | Tagged americanstudies, blacklivesmatter, racerelations, whiteinnocence
Posted by Liv in American Studies on October 19, 2015
Thanks to the multi-disciplined nature of American Studies, this semester we have started a Film and Visual culture module which is run by the History of Art and Film department. Although we dabbled a little in film last year, this semester we’re delving far further into the more critical study of film as an art. […]
Posted in Leisure, Studying | Tagged americanstudies, cinema, filmstudies, hollywood
Posted by Liv in American Studies on October 5, 2015
I’ve now been in my house for around three weeks and so far I’m absolutely loving it. As fun as halls were for first year, there’s something so exciting about having your own house with your friends and taking on real, adult responsibilities which didn’t even occur to me during first year. Aside from the […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Leisure, Work
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 16, 2015
One of the many perks of American Studies is the wide variety of content its broad parameters cover. This coming term we’re going to be studying a film and visual culture module, which got me thinking about all my favourite American movies and sitcoms. By far my favourite TV show, including British ones, has to […]
Posted in Leisure | Tagged american studies, american tv, mockumentary
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