Welcome to American and contemporary Literature and Culture at Queen’s, a blog by the Americanists in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s University Belfast. Here you’ll find critical reviews and articles written by the postgraduate students on the MA pathway, news items, events listings, discussion points, think pieces, and updates on activities connected to our subject.

Open to all students – current, past and prospective – as well as anyone with an interest in American writing and culture, this site offers a forum for intellectual debate and a platform for more informal engagement with American studies.

– Dr Andrew Pepper, convenor, Contemporary Literature in Crisis