Documentaries
Hey y’all. So over the last two nights I’ve watched two cracking television documentaries. One from my main man Louis Theroux and another from the old school Sir Trevor McDonald. Louis focused on...
View ArticleHouse Hunt
Hey y’all. You’ve probably already found a house for next year but I just wanted to let you know where I would recommend. Clarendon: Clarendon is the area where pretty much everyone wants to live....
View ArticleThe Masters
Hey y’all. Today is the last day of The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It’s the most prestigious golf tournament in the world and it’s sure to be a cracking day of golf. Those of you that...
View ArticleBritain VS America (Politics Special)
Hey y’all. The British general election is approaching and everyone’s got their own opinion on which party they want to vote for and why. I thought I’d do a little comparison between the political...
View ArticleDisso’ Life
Hey y’all. With just a few days left before I have to hand in my dissertation I thought I’d let you see what kind of conditions I’ve been working in… Laptop: The holy grail of dissertation writing – I...
View ArticleEnd Of Exams
Hey y’all. I hate to rub it in and all that but my exams have finished! When I say exams I only mean one. One, three hour exam about Screen Gothic. I never thought I’d be studying something so obscure...
View ArticlePost-Uni Life
Hey y’all. Sorry it’s been a while. The job search is going slow to say the least so I thought I would give an insight to some of the activities that a student could be doing after their exams. It’s...
View ArticleRESULTS
Hey y’all. So pretty much everyone has got their results back now and I hope that you got the results you deserved! It’s hard to avoid Facebook statuses confirming everyone’s final degree mark (guilty...
View ArticleNo longer a fresher
Hiya, I’m Olivia and I’m an American Studies student. I’ve just finished my first year at Leicester which flew by at record speed, which I guess is a good thing as it shows I’ve had a great time,...
View ArticleShould I be finding a job?
Having spent quite a hefty amount of money during first year (“no ragrets”), it’s finally sunk in that I should probably be getting some kind of part time job during second year to fund my (not so)...
View ArticleGo Set a Watchman: disappointing or a work of understated brilliance?
Less than ten minutes after having raced to the end of Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’, I’m taking to my laptop to express my thoughts towards the novel. Having highly anticipated the release of To...
View ArticleLife hacks for going into first year
It seemed appropriate as we approach the beginning of a new academic year to write a post attempting to provide some sort of guidance and advice for those of you going into your first year at...
View ArticleFinding inspiration
It’s now less than two weeks until I move into my second year uni house and I am unbelievably excited, not only to have our own space but also to see everyone again and get back into some sort of...
View ArticleWhy does The Catcher in the Rye attract such a psychotic fan base?
I realise now that the title of this post suggests a daunting/deep text post, but I promise it’s just my musings on the novel, which I happened to have only just read (cray I know). When I told my dad...
View ArticleThe rise of the mockumentary
One of the many perks of American Studies is the wide variety of content its broad parameters cover. This coming term we’re going to be studying a film and visual culture module, which got me thinking...
View ArticleFreshers 2.0
I’ve now been in my house for around three weeks and so far I’m absolutely loving it. As fun as halls were for first year, there’s something so exciting about having your own house with your friends...
View ArticleBecoming a film studies student
Thanks to the multi-disciplined nature of American Studies, this semester we have started a Film and Visual culture module which is run by the History of Art and Film department. Although we dabbled a...
View Article14th Annual American Studies Lecture
Last Monday I attended the 14th annual american studies lecture held by Renee Romano, Professor of History, Comparative American Studies and Africana studies. The title of the lecture, “The Great Force...
View ArticleDealing with stress and managing your time
Second year is well under-way and it has now hit me like a tonne of bricks. As much as I am enjoying my course and second year in general, my time management and balancing skills are really being...
View ArticleLooking ahead
Is it just me or does anyone else get those middle of the night panic thoughts of “I have no idea what I want to do with my life”?! I mean obviously I don’t get them all the time, most nights I fall...
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