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School of Histories, Languages and Cultures Research

Research in School of Histories, Languages and Cultures brings together researchers working in and across the disciplines of American Studies, History, Modern Languages, and Philosophy.

AMERICAN STUDIES

Our research reflects the rapid historical and cultural development of America, and how in turn American culture represents history.

Our research focusses on three themes:

Censorship, Propaganda and Radicalism in American Culture
The History of Race and Gender in the United States
American Dreams and Nightmares

Our diverse research output ranges from an exploration of the political tensions of the American Revolution to appraising gender roles in US animation. Our research is a rich and varied examination of the world's ultimate super power.

Director: Dr David Eldridge

HISTORY

Our established strengths in social, international and economic histories have delivered top rankings in research assessments.

Wilberforce Institute

Founded in 2006, the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation is one of the leading research institutes in the world working to advance the end of labour exploitation and slavery around the world. The Institute equips leaders, Government and communities through their internationally recognised research and practices, actively partnering with others to provide a lead to inform policy, practice and public participation.

Director:
Professor John Oldfield

Maritime Historical Studies Centre

The Maritime Historical Studies Centre undertakes research into the interaction of human societies and the marine environment - the relationship. that lies at the heart of maritime historical studies.

Director:
Doctor Richard Gorski

Andrew Marvell Centre

The Andrew Marvell Centre facilitates interdisciplinary research and teaching in the Medieval and Early Modern periods. The Centre offers postgraduates the opportunity to cross disciplinary and period boundaries or to specialize in subject and period.

Co-Directors:
Professor Janet Clare Dr David Bagchi

Heritage Consortium

The University of Hull is the lead partner for The Heritage Consortium, established in 2013 and supported by %26pound;1.85 million of postgraduate funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and %26pound;1.11 million provided by its seven members. The Consortium embraces an inclusive, open-ended approach to all aspects of heritage research.

The Heritage Consortium

Academic Co-ordinator:
Dr Sarah McKeon

Languages

Research in Modern Languages cuts across traditional language-centred boundaries. Our areas of expertise are grouped into five distinct areas:

Popular cultures
Political and cultural encounters
Gender, sexuality and race
Language learning and teaching
Applied language and linguistics

The Confucius Institute is working towards generating interdisciplinary research in areas such as adaptation and semiotics, and fostering research opportunities between Hull and Tianjin Normal University, our partner university in China.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy at Hull has an unusually rich variety of areas of research, ranging from ethics to metaphilosophy. Philosophy staff have been instrumental in establishing successful research centres, including the ground-breaking Centre for Gender Studies (with its Journal for Gender Studies) and the Institute for Applied Ethics.

Institute of Applied Ethics

The Institute of Applied Ethics brings together complementary interests to provide a supportive and creative forum for the development of programmes and projects allowing for the empirical grounding and rigorous theoretical input and interaction necessary to research in applied ethics.

Director:
Professor James Connelly

Centre for Gender Studies

The Centre for Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary forum for gender research, comprising researchers from a range of disciplines and schools. The Centre for Gender Studies launched the Journal of Gender Studies in 1991 (now published by Routledge) and was pivotal in the development of undergraduate and postgraduate Gender Studies programmes at the University of Hull.

Journal of Gender Studies

Co-Directors:
Dr Rachel Alsop Dr Suzanne Clisby

Centre for Research In Embodied Subjectivity

The Centre for Research In Embodied Subjectivity aims to undertake and promote research into the embodied mind and self. Attention to the nature of embodiment is currently at the forefront of research in a number of related areas. These form inter-related research strands within the centre.

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Research in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education

From medieval literature to modern slavery, our diverse research output drives change and shines a light on the world around us, explores where we've been and illuminates where we are going.

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Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
  • University of Hull
  • Hull, UK
  • HU6 7RX