Research at the Centre for the Study of North America

Our centre is one of the most dynamic in Britain. Our staff are at the forefront of research in American and Canadian Studies. Our multi-disciplinary approach links history, literature, politics and cultural studies to produce innovative and challenging work. The projects below are just some of the recent projects our members have been involved in.

  • A collage with bank notes a flower and scraps of other materials

    Make your own Brainard

    Celebrating the collages of artist and writer Joe Brainard, and the collaborative, experimental ethos of the New York School of poets more broadly, this project created a website where you can create your own unique collages using materials selected and cut out by Brainard himself.

    Make your own Brainard

  • Detail of a painting by Lina Zawati of a New York "One Way" street sign

    Network ​for New York School Studies

    In 2020, Rona Cran and Yasmine Shamma were awarded an AHRC Research Networking Grant to create and curate the Network for New York School Studies. The website that they built serves as a virtual meeting point for New York School poets, scholars, artists, and enthusiasts from across the world.

    Network for New York Studies