Contact

If you would like to know more about American (US) Studies please contact us. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities administers American (US) Studies.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities (CISH)
American Studies, room 6.130
University of Essex,
Wivenhoe Park,
Colchester
CO4 3SQ,
United Kingdom.

Centre Administrators

Lyn Loaring / Dawn Mott

Email: cish
(Non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email)

Telephone: +44 (0)1206 872688 or +44 (0)1206 873845

Office Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
(except Wednesdays when the office closes at 1pm)
Closed for lunch 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

The CISH Office is in room 6.130 which is along the corridor from the Registry on level 6 above the Campus Shop on Square 4.

American Studies Director

Dr Owen Robinson, Department of LiFTS
Room 5A.137 Tel: (01206) 872617 Internal: 2617

E-mail: orobin Note: Non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address.

The Director is responsible for the management and coordination of the degree scheme, for monitoring the progress of students and for quality assurance issues related to the degree. If you need any help or advice regarding your degree scheme, if you have complaints or queries about the courses or you are experiencing academic problems, please consult the  Director as soon as possible.

Departmental Advisor - Dr Owen Robinson

Departmental Disability Liaison Officer (DDLO)

The Departmental Disability Liaison Officer (DDLC) is Timo Juetten. Telephone (01206) 872988 or email tjuetten (non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address).

Student Representatives at the Staff-Student Liaison Committee for 2012-13 are:

  • 1st Year: Elliot Lazaus and Sarah Bingham
  • 2nd Year: Declan Proudfoot
  • Final Year: Lauren Osnowski

Minutes from the CISH SSLC meetings are available on the CISH Homepage

Student Satisfaction Survey 2009-10 Departmental response

There is an American (US) Studies at the University of Essex page on Facebook.

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