School of Art, Media and American Studies
Welcome to the School of Art, Media and American Studies.
We bring together expertise in world arts and heritage; in British and global film and television; and in media and culture. We also explore the literature, history and politics of the United States and the Atlantic and Pacific worlds.
Our students can explore outstanding facilities, including the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, the Norwich Castle Museum, and a purpose-built TV studio and media suite. Our partnerships with overseas institutions also gives them the chance to spend time studying on a semester or year abroad.
Alongside critical and historical studies our students have opportunities to develop their creative skills, and gain an understanding of how these abilities can be applied to the creative industries. They can discover more about the techniques of writing, adaptation, film, television, and media production, and the art of curating gallery collections and displays here in the UK or in international contexts.
We draw strength from our diverse range of specialisms, which animate bold and adventurous research and teaching.
Courses
American Literature with Creative Writing
Explore the literary tradition of the world’s most influential culture while developing your own distinctive voice. You’ll be studying in Norwich, an ideal...
American Studies
Understanding America in the 21st century is more essential now than ever. Studying the world’s most significant superpower at this fascinating moment of crisis...
American Studies (3 years)
Understanding America in the 21st century is more essential now than ever. Studying the world’s most significant superpower at this fascinating moment of flux...
Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History
Discover how society’s views, beliefs and actions are recorded in the things we make, use and value.
Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad
Discover how society’s views, beliefs and actions are recorded in the things we make, use and value.
Film and Television Production
With an emphasis on production, this course develops your creative work through the exploration of critical studies in film and television history and theory....
Film and Television Studies
Film and television are multi-billion pound, interrelated global industries that play a crucial role in shaping how we see the world around us. UEA has pioneered...
American History
Understanding the history of the world’s foremost superpower at this fascinating moment of crisis and change is more essential than ever. On this four year...
Research
School of Art, Media and American Studies
Domestic abuse frontline staff reveal strain of work in lockdown
In the upheaval of Britain’s first national lockdown, one crucial sector of social care workers were largely overlooked – but new research from the University of...
Decision 2020: UEA experts on next week’s US presidential election
UEA experts in American politics, courts, society, history and international relations are providing analysis and context around the approaching US presidential...
How can we tackle inequalities?
Understanding how and why gender matters is vital to the arts and humanities, whether our interests lie primarily in artistic, social and cultural questions or...
Tatlin's Tower - An Outdoor Cabaret-Style Play with Music
- May 19, 2021 19:30PM
- Sainsbury Centre - exterior
- Drama
- Free
A collaboration between America’s Dickinson College, UEA Drama Department and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, this UK premiere and will be performed in front of the 10-metre scale model of the Vladimir Tatlin’s monument erected next to the Sainsbury Centre. Bring your own chairs or ground cover. Rain or Shine! Spaces limited. Pre-booking essential to insure social distancing.
Tatlin's Tower - An Outdoor Cabaret-Style Play with Music
- May 18, 2021 19:30PM
- Sainsbury Centre - exterior
- Drama
- Free
A collaboration between America’s Dickinson College, UEA Drama Department and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, this UK premiere and will be performed in front of the 10-metre scale model of the Vladimir Tatlin’s monument erected next to the Sainsbury Centre. Bring your own chairs or ground cover. Rain or Shine! Spaces limited. Pre-booking essential to insure social distancing.
Tatlin's Tower - An Outdoor Cabaret-Style Play with Music
- May 17, 2021 19:30PM
- Sainsbury Centre - exterior
- Drama
- Free
A collaboration between America’s Dickinson College, UEA Drama Department and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, this UK premiere and will be performed in front of the 10-metre scale model of the Vladimir Tatlin’s monument erected next to the Sainsbury Centre. Bring your own chairs or ground cover. Rain or Shine! Spaces limited. Pre-booking essential to insure social distancing.
The Internet's [White] boyfriend - MA Gender Studies talk
- Apr 30, 2021 14:00PM
- Online
- Talk
- Free
From feminist Ryan Gosling memes to Timothee Chalamet Twitter Disclosure - with Dr Francesca Sobande, Cardiff University