English and American Studies

Our English and American Studies PhD programme offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you.

Manchester has a strong tradition in research, and our current profile includes both traditional areas of research and new fields and methods.

Research in English and American Studies is conducted across both the chronological span and the theoretical range of the subject. Specific areas of international research excellence include:

Old and Middle English

Renaissance literature

Romanticism

Victorian literature and culture

Contemporary literature

Modern Irish and Scottish studies

American studies

Post-colonial and world literatures

Cultural theory.