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 September 6, 2015
I realise now that the title of this post suggests a daunting/deep text post, but I promise it’s just my musings on the novel, which I happened to have only just read (cray I know). When I told my dad I was reading Salinger’s arguably most famous work, he commented “ah yeah loads of psychos […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on April 23, 2015
Hey y’all. The British general election is approaching and everyone’s got their own opinion on which party they want to vote for and why. I thought I’d do a little comparison between the political systems of both America and Britain to try and distinguish which is better and why. The most noticeable difference between both […]
Posted in Dissertation, News, Reseach, Studying, Year In Industry | Tagged america, civilrights, dissertation, election, government, history, life, politics, resolutions, Study Abroad, University of Leicester |
Posted by Jack in American Studies on April 12, 2015
Hey y’all. Today is the last day of The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It’s the most prestigious golf tournament in the world and it’s sure to be a cracking day of golf. Those of you that stereotype golf as an ‘expensive walk in the countryside’ should watch today’s actions (or at least the […]
Posted in Health, Leisure, Reseach, Societies, Sport, Stress | Tagged america, civilrights, friends, golf, history, life, masters, sport, Student Blogs, Study Abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Jack in American Studies on March 24, 2015
Hey y’all. So over the last two nights I’ve watched two cracking television documentaries. One from my main man Louis Theroux and another from the old school Sir Trevor McDonald. Louis focused on mental illness in America and Trevor spent three months with some of the most notorious mafioso in American history. Both of them […]
Posted in Dissertation, Employment, Leisure, News, Reseach, Revision, Stress, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged america, american, americanstudies, civilrights, documentaries, film, history, life, Student Blogs, Travel, tv
Posted by Jack in American Studies on March 1, 2015
Hey y’all. In past month or two there have been several prestigious occasions where celebrities have spoke about pressing societal issues, Civil rights being one of the most frequently talked topics. I think it’s important that high status celebrities voice the concerns of the public as they have a bigger platform to do so. People […]
Posted in News, Reseach, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged america, americanstudies, film, hiphop, life, music, oscars, Student Blogs
Posted by Jack in American Studies on February 17, 2015
Hey y’all. In the last few weeks I’ve seen mobs of people all in their graduation gear wandering around Uni. It’s scary to think that this will be me in a few months as my third year enters its entering its last stages. Recently I visited some friends in Kent and the droves and droves […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Essay, Graduation, Reseach, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged americanstudies, degree, dissertation, history, life, Stress, Student Blogs, University of Leicester, working
Posted by Jack in American Studies on November 24, 2014
Hey y’all. Yet another American television show has crept into my university routine. Some of you may have already started watching Homeland but if you haven’t I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you’re interested in American politics and foreign affairs because the show has them in abundance. The show follows several characters scattered around […]
Posted in Career, Dissertation, Leisure, News, Reseach, Revision, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged america, american, americanstudies, degree, film, history, homeland, tv
Posted by Jack in American Studies on October 26, 2014
Hey y’all. So tonight’s the night. It’s the last ever episode of Boardwalk Empire and it’s going to be an emotional one. Luckily the programme is based on real characters so technically I’m doing extra reading for my degree, right? One character in particular, Jay Edgar Hoover, is very prominent in my McCarthyism module. The […]
Posted in Dissertation, Exams, Holiday, Leisure, Reseach, Stress | Tagged america, american, degree, film, gangster, history, mccarthy, Modules, prohibition, University of Leicester
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