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End Of Exams

Posted by Jack in American Studies on May 31, 2015

Hey y’all. I hate to rub it in and all that but my exams have finished! When I say exams I only mean one. One, three hour exam about Screen Gothic. I never thought I’d be studying something so obscure at the beginning of my degree but there we go. Alas, it doesn’t really feel […]

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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 […]

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Open Days

Posted by Jack in American Studies on March 12, 2015

Hey y’all. It’s that time of year when prospective students are having a gander around the universities they’ve applied for through UCAS. I looked around so many. It’s good to get a feel for the city and the environment you’re going to be living in for the next 3 years. One of the main factor’s […]

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Homeland

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 […]

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Boardwalk Empire

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 […]

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Dissertation: The Beginning

Posted by Jack in American Studies on October 12, 2014

Hey y’all. So my dissertation has kicked off. I’ve chosen a question, found some things to read and a plan is slowly coming together. Thankfully I’ve been able to worm my way in to doing a question on Breaking Bad. Which, I might add, is by far the best TV programme. I don’t care if […]

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Soccer Eagles

Posted by Jack in American Studies on September 30, 2014

Hey y’all. So here I am in my new house and what a step up it is from last year. A fridge that isn’t sticky and a set of hobs that actually work are just a couple of the improvements. Just a little shameless plug this week from ‘The American Studies Soccer Eagles’. We’re the […]

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The Winding Down of Summer

Posted by Jack in American Studies on September 22, 2014

Hey y’all, The summer holidays are slowly coming to a close as the next academic is on our doorstep. I can imagine a lot of people are in the same situation as me as I impatiently wait for latest student loan installment. I’ve had 2 years experience being a stingy student living in both halls […]

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‘The Butler’

Posted by Jack in American Studies on September 10, 2014

Hey y’all Over the weekend I went to Bestival on the Isle Of Wight with some of my University house mates. It’s a music festival that showcases pretty much every genre of music. Outkast played on the Friday evening and I’m still in awe at their performance. After five days of sleeping in a leaking […]

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Volunteering

Posted by Jack in American Studies on August 30, 2014

Hey y’all! Last week I mentioned that I have been doing some volunteering at the city museum in Portsmouth. One of the main reasons for doing it is to boost the old CV in the hope it will provide something different to the generic work experience that has been plaguing my CV for years. Volunteering […]

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