tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81727696872617123202025-11-26T03:58:29.833+00:00Containing Multitudes - American Studies UEAUniversity of East AngliaContaining Multitudeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026705350917546822noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-16562673365727441682021-06-11T18:09:00.000+01:002021-06-11T18:09:12.018+01:00A recipe for poiThank you to all the students who contributed to the blog posts for MA module 'Race and Resistance', the range of topics and focus is fantastic! Our final blog post is by Kristina titled 'A recipe for poi': When the wolf is at the door one should invite him in and have him for dinner. [1]How do we begin to write on Native Hawaiians and food; these words intertwined in our westernFernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-38253070558355983542021-06-09T17:10:00.000+01:002021-06-09T17:10:52.590+01:00This is Paradise: Why literary research should begin with a short story. Our next blog post is by Edward on their essay on This is Paradise: Upon discovering a new genre or mode of fiction there is arguably no better place to start than a captivating and vibrant collection of short stories. As a masters student beginning new areas of research, I find it challenging when I am confronted with the daunting prospect of beginning research on a body of work IFernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-64903469116862601522021-06-05T17:23:00.001+01:002021-06-05T17:23:20.237+01:00The REDress Project Comes To University Campuses Our next blog post is from student Jasmine on their essay about The REDress project and violence against indigenous women in Canada: Figure 1: A picture of the REDress Project at Western University in 2018.From August 2018 to April 2019 I went on a year abroad at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. It is here where I was first introduced to the topic of the missing Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-15477133145337556742021-06-03T09:58:00.000+01:002021-06-03T09:58:48.060+01:00Native American Land and The Problem of Judicial Borders: An End in Sight?Our next blog piece is by John on his essay for the module 'Race and Resistance': For any of those that have studied Native American history will be familiar with the court case of Oliphant vs Suquamish. For those that haven't, this landmark case made it impossible for the Native American tribal courts to properly try or prosecute Americans that committed crimes on tribal land. Ever since Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-1112529631903467042021-05-28T17:16:00.000+01:002021-05-28T17:16:10.532+01:00Black Maternal Health WeekOur next blog post from the students of the module 'Race and Resistance' is by Leanne who is looking at Black Maternal Health Week: For four years, Black Maternal Health Week has taken place during a week in April. Founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (blackmamasmatter.org), it is a week dedicated to raising awareness about African American’s maternal health and the maternal mortality Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-67539547655011992542021-05-25T16:44:00.000+01:002021-05-25T16:44:16.204+01:00Bisa Butler: Reclaiming lost identities through the traditional craft of quilt makingHere is our next blog piece from our 'Race and Resistance' module by student Emma on her essay on Bisa Butler: “I realise how much of a responsibility you have as an artist. You are a reflection of our times, so whether you are a writer, a dancer, a filmmaker, painter, sculptor, you’re reflecting the times you live in and after you’re gone all that is left is that reflection” – Bisa Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-63925641977299513662021-05-21T10:59:00.000+01:002021-05-21T10:59:41.590+01:00The Art of Emory Douglas and Asali Gayle Dickson in the Black Panther Party On our MA module, 'Race and Resistance' (AMAS7019B), which is about theories of race and strategies of resistance within the Americas, our students have written blog pieces on their essay ideas! Here is our first one, written by Charlotte, on the Art of Emory Douglas and Asali Gayle Dickson in the Black Panther Party: The Black Panther Party remains to this day a cornerstone in black Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069464051514951843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-38738075880864207082021-01-09T10:25:00.000+00:002017-10-26T08:58:59.334+01:00Why Study American Studies?Please enjoy our new video!
Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-43010895602133041842020-03-30T13:32:00.001+01:002020-03-30T13:32:23.862+01:00Pictured: Nathaniel Hawthorne Today we’re starting #AMSathome to keep in touch during the lockdown. This week, we’re kicking off with a run-down of five nineteenth century American writers who can teach us a thing or two about isolation! He might not be the most famous reclusive New Englander, but Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his own words, had a “cursed habit of solitude.” In particular, he spent the years between 1825 (when he left Bowdoin College) and 1837 (when he got married) exploring his “natural tendency [...] toward seclusion.” For twelve years he sequestered himself away in a house in Salem with his widowed mother and two sisters while honing his writing skills. Above, a portrait from 1841, after his reemergence into the world. #americanstudies #amsathome #americanliterature #americanhistory
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-77859988877204693222017-12-13T17:26:00.001+00:002017-12-13T17:26:06.358+00:00Currently celebrating the publication of Nick Grant’s new book, Winning Our Freedoms Together: African Americans & Apartheid, 1945-1960. Out now from University of North Carolina Press! #americanstudies
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-63711421724836056222017-11-28T11:47:00.001+00:002017-11-28T11:47:49.062+00:00This Thursday we’re delighted to be welcoming Dr Sophie Seita from the University of Cambridge who’ll be talking about the Avant-Garde Little Magazine! Thursday 30 November, Queens 2.03, 3pm. See you there! #americanstudies #americanliterature
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-72559401771434410392017-11-21T07:48:00.001+00:002017-11-21T07:48:31.588+00:00PhD applications
The School of Art, Media and American Studies (AMA) at the University of East Anglia is inviting applications to our PhD programmes.
There are a large number of funding opportunities available for AMA PhD applicants.
The University of East Anglia is part of the AHRC consortium CHASE (Consortium for the Arts and Humanities in South East England) which offers around 75 fully funded (Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-7397767414233201512017-11-20T08:46:00.001+00:002017-11-20T08:46:54.702+00:00Azelina Flint, one of our PhD students, is currently organising a conference devoted to the life and work of Louisa May Alcott’s sister May - a talented artist - to be hosted in Paris next year. Here’s the CFP. Also visit mayalcottnieriker.com for more information. #americanstudies #americanliterature #littlewomen
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-33559548062194624262017-11-13T11:27:00.001+00:002017-11-13T11:27:29.390+00:00Today’s image: Florida Gothic No. 3 by Elie Wolf (2017). A reminder that this year’s 2017 Charles Walker Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the 2nd Air Division Memorial Trust, is taking place TODAY. This year's speaker is Professor Susan Castillo Street (King's College London): The Dark Side of Paradise: 21st Century Florida Gothic in Carl Hiaasen and Karen Russell. Earlham Hall 0.12, UEA, 3.30pm. All welcome! Hope to see you there. #americanstudies #americanhistory #americanliterature #2ndairdivision #uea #heyuea
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-80475926799714383492017-11-12T15:55:00.001+00:002017-11-12T15:55:32.954+00:00Tomorrow! Please join us for the 2017 Charles Walker Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the 2nd Air Division Memorial Trust. This year's speaker is Professor Susan Castillo Street (King's College London): The Dark Side of Paradise: 21st Century Florida Gothic in Carl Hiaasen and Karen Russell. Earlham Hall 0.12, UEA, 3.30pm. All welcome! Hope to see you there. #americanstudies #americanhistory #americanliterature #2ndairdivision #uea #heyuea
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Thomas Ruys Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11852643130989621838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172769687261712320.post-56142314315737590222017-11-06T14:08:00.001+00:002017-11-06T14:08:49.890+00:00Abraham Lincoln was elected today in 1860 - pictured here with son Tad. #americanhistory #americanstudies
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