work in the department reflects and leads a growing transnational agenda and research students are encouraged to think about america in a global context. we have long-standing experience and expertise in supervising phds to successful completion. particular areas of research specialism include: - african american literature, history and culture - american art and visual culture - american intellectual history - american labour history - american music and popular culture - american political history - american print culture and book history - asian american literature and culture - border studies - civil rights and social justice - contemporary american fiction - crime, prisons and criminal justice - feminist theory - gender and queer studies - indigenous culture - latinx culture - memory studies - nineteenth-century american literature and culture - us foreign policy