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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.

• Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers

  Date: 17/08/2018 13:07:50

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers

  Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and...

• 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...

• 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...