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
Posted by Jack in American Studies on July 1, 2015
Hey y’all. So pretty much everyone has got their results back now and I hope that you got the results you deserved! It’s hard to avoid Facebook statuses confirming everyone’s final degree mark (guilty as charged) but it’s a time to celebrate whatever mark or whatever honour you get as you’ve now completed university! In […]
Posted in Career, Dissertation, Employment, Essay, Future, Graduation, Postgraduate Study, Work | Tagged americanstudies, dissertation, friends, history, Modules, Student Blogs, University of Leicester, working
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 […]
Posted in Career, Exams, Friends, Future, Graduation | Tagged american, career, friends, history, life, Modules, Moving House, Student Blogs
Posted by Jack in American Studies on January 23, 2015
Hey y’all. I’ve handed in my essay, done my dissertation presentation and now I’m preparing for the new semester. It’s fair to say I’ve had a couple days off and FIFA has been heavily exploited but now it’s time to start thinking about the next few months. I’m doing a Gothic Film module and a […]
Posted in City, Dissertation, Essay, Exams, Leisure, Revision, Sport, Studying | Tagged america, americanstudies, career, city, degree, dissertation, history, life, Modules, Stress, Student Blogs, University of Leicester
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
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 […]
Posted in Career, Dissertation, Essay, Exams, Graduation, Work | Tagged american, americanstudies, degree, dissertation, film, history, Modules, Student Blogs, Study Abroad, tv, University of Leicester, working
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 […]
Posted in Essay, Exams, Friends, Holiday, Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged american, americanstudies, civilrights, film, friends, history, Modules, music, Student Blogs, University of Leicester
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 […]
Posted in Career, Dissertation, Employment, Leisure, Volunteering | Tagged american, americanstudies, history, home, life, Modules, volunteering, working, ww1
Posted by Jack in American Studies on August 11, 2014
Hey y’all! My name’s Jack and I have been given the privilege to take over the reins of this American Studies Blog. I’m just about to enter my final year at Leicester which means I’m only one year away from entering the real world which is a horrifying but exciting thought. Hopefully you will find […]
Posted in Career, City, Holiday, Leisure | Tagged american, americanstudies, film, home, life, Modules, New Year, Student Blogs, University of Leicester
Posted by Kathryn in American Studies on December 13, 2013
Deathlines. The last 10 days have been positively manic. At least inside my head. On one day I had both my dissertation presentation and a presentation for my module on FDR. The next day was the deadline for my portfolio written about the presentation I had done two weeks previously on McCarthyism. Less than a […]
Posted in Stress, Studying, Work | Tagged Christmas, Modules, Stress, Student Blogs, University of Leicester, working
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