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Friends Across the Pond
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 29, 2019
This morning, I had to say “see you soon” (not goodbye!) to one of my closest university friends – Caitlin. She will be studying at the University of Florida for the next year during her year abroad, whilst I complete my degree here in Leicester. Caitlin is a friend I made on the first […]
Posted in Study Abroad | Tagged america, florida, friends, friendship, Travel, united states, year abroad
What is American Studies?
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on January 15, 2019
You may be wondering what American Studies actually is – as do a lot of people, and as did I about 3 months before I sent off my UCAS application! Well, I’m going to try and summarise for you exactly what it is I do for my degree, where I can go and what […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged america, american studies, course, course outline, leicester, Modules, subject, University of Leicester
American Studies – a degree more relevant than ever before?
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
Getting back into the swing of things: returning to Leicester after my year abroad
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
Who’s voting for Trump and why?
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
Go Set a Watchman: disappointing or a work of understated brilliance?
Posted by Liv in American Studies on July 28, 2015
Less than ten minutes after having raced to the end of Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’, I’m taking to my laptop to express my thoughts towards the novel. Having highly anticipated the release of To Kill a Mockingbird’s sequel (or prequel, as Lee technically wrote Watchman before Mockingbird) and realising the relevance of the […]
Posted in Leisure, Studying, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged america, americanstudied, gosetawatchman, harperlee, novel
Britain VS America (Politics Special)
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 | 1 Response
The Masters
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
Documentaries
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
Celebrity Activism
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
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