American Studies at Leicester
Research degrees
Our expertise is extensive but especially strong in the modern and contemporary periods, with interests including:
- The civil rights movement
- American culture of the 1950s
- 20th century US foreign policy
- Hollywood melodrama
- American culture since 9/11
Take a look at our staff list to find a suitable supervisor for your research interests.
Our staff are drawn from a number of the University's Schools and subject areas, so you may be supervised by someone from a different department who specialises in your area of interest. See information about PhDs in the following subjects:
Funding opportunities
Find out more about our available postgraduate funding opportunities.