Hispanic Studies

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The Department of American and Canadian Studies offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in one of the most dynamic institutions in Britain. The Department gives all possible support to candidates, developing the resources available at the University of Birmingham and encouraging an active postgraduate environment for the exchange of information and concepts. All research students contribute to the Research Seminar and many contribute to the production of 49th Parallel, an electronic journal of American and Canadian Studies.

The Department of American and Canadian Studies has a vibrant and fast-growing postgraduate community. The Department draws on the research interests and projects of our staff in postgraduate teaching and on contributions from staff in allied Departments at University of Birmingham.

We have recognised research strengths in the fields of urban culture and representation, US foreign policy and intelligence services, literary and cultural studies, film and visual studies and African American studies. Staff contribute to joint initiatives in the presentation of research, notably through electronic publishing and the development of websites.

We provide a supportive and friendly environment for pursuing high quality postgraduate study, and our programmes offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity for study and highly respected qualification. Students can also take advantage of our research partnerships with universities in China, Iran, Italy and Ireland, as well as Canada and the USA.

Contents

Research interests
* Film studies; queer theory; Ethics and Spectatorship; Jewish Cultural Studies; identity and representation; representations of death.Contact: Dr Michele Aaron
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5750
Email: m.aaron@bham.ac.uk
* 19th- and 20th-century US literature and culture; African-American studies; 1950s US and the Beats.
Contact: Professor Dick Ellis
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5509
Email: r.j.ellis@bham.ac.uk
* 20th-century North American literature (especially Canadian fiction); Canadian Studies; gender studies in a Canadian context; contemporary print cultures/reading studies (UK & North America)Contact: Dr Danielle Fuller
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6611
Email: d.fuller@bham.ac.uk
* Canadian history and politics; North American security and foreign policy.
Contact: Dr Steve Hewitt
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6634
Email: s.r.hewitt@bham.ac.uk
* Film aesthetics; television studies; Hollywood cinema; authorship; fantasy and fictional worlds; performance; production communities; children's media.Contact: James Walters
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 8333
Email: j.r.walters@bham.ac.uk
* Gender and international history; civil rights; American women's history; Cold War film and history.Contact: Dr Helen Laville
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5737
Email: h.laville@bham.ac.uk
* Social/cultural history; African-American history (especially slavery); popular culture (especially commercial entertainment); 19th-century history.Contact: Dr Robert Lewis
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5745
Email: r.m.lewis@bham.ac.uk
* 20th-century US diplomatic and political history; history and the media; propaganda; US intelligence services; Anglo-American and US-European relations.Contact: Professor Scott Lucas
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5763
Email: w.s.lucas@bham.ac.uk
* Late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American literature and art, especially the movement between realism and modernism; American visual culture including genre painting and illustration, documentary art and photography.
Contact: John Fagg
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 7812
Email: j.m.fagg@bham.ac.uk
* 20th-century American literature and art, African American artists and abstraction; contemporary US fiction.Contact: Dr Sara Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 5681
Email: s.k.wood@bham.ac.uk

Requirements

To gain admission to a research degree programme an applicant must comply with the following entry requirements:

* MA: Attainment of an Honours degree (2.1) in a relevant subject awarded by an approved university.
* PhD: Masters degree in a relevant subject

English language requirements for IELTS (6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band) and TOEFL (88 with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 22 in Speaking and 21 in Writing.

English Language Requirements

IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa.

The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Funding

See the University of Birmingham Website for more details on fees and funding. Link can be found here:
We charge an annual tuition fee. Fees for 2014/15 are currently as follows:

* Home / EU £3,950 full-time; £1,975 part-time
* Overseas: £12,565 full-time