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  • Civil rights expert to deliver annual American Studies lecture

    Date: 13/10/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-american-studies-lecture

    An expert on the history of the Black Power movement will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 October.

  • Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America

    Date: 30/07/2018 09:33:06

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/richard-iii-geneticist-leads-dna-search-to-identify-the-man-who-shaped-early-america

    The University of Leicester geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to...

  • Voices of mental health

    Date: 12/10/2017 13:01:18

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health

    Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.

  • 16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester

    Date: 03/10/2017 08:45:59

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester

    The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New...

  • EXPERT COMMENT Donalds Disappointing Days Trumps First Hundred Days in Office

    Date: 28/04/2017 13:42:42

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/expert-comment-donald2019s-disappointing-days-trump2019s-first-hundred-days-in-office

    In an article for Think: Leicester, Dr Andrew Johnstone, Director of American Studies, has commented on President Trump's first 100 days in the...

  • Event to discuss the 2016 Presidential Election and political divisions in the United States

    Date: 19/10/2016 14:53:50

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/event-to-discuss-the-2016-presidential-election-and-political-divisions-in-the-united-states

    A visiting professor from the United States will be discussing the 2016 US Presidential Election and the politically polarised state of the...

  • One hundred Leicester academics writing articles for The Conversation

    Date: 29/09/2016 10:52:06

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/one-hundred-leicester-academics-now-writing-articles-for-the-conversation

    One hundred academics from across our University have written more than 180 articles for The Conversation, applying their research expertise to...

  • Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers

    Date: 09/03/2016 12:46:33

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers

    Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.

  • Leicester academic to appear on BBC Radio 4 to discuss celebrated American author J D Salinger

    Date: 15/02/2016 11:12:59

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-of-leicester-academic-to-appear-on-bbc-radio-4-to-discuss-celebrated-american-author-j-d-salinger

    A University of Leicester lecturer in American Literature will be exploring the English influences on J. D.

  • The human legacy of American troops in Leicester

    Date: 02/12/2015 11:44:07

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester

    The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who...

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