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Professor David Stirrup and Dr Matthew Whittle win prestigious CHASE collaborative doctoral award

By Sharmini M | 25 February 2021

Professor of American Literature and Indigenous Studies, David Stirrup, and Dr Matthew Whittle from the Centre for Indigenous and Settler Colonial Studies (CISCS) at the … Read more

Professor David Herd reads excerpt from Refugee Tales on new Penguin Classics podcast

By Sharmini M | 19 February 2021

Professor of Modern Literature, David Herd, recites passage from Refugee Tales in recent podcast episode of ‘On the road with Penguin Classics‘, hosted by host, … Read more

Dr Juha Virtanen shares the highlights of studying English at Kent

By Sharmini M | 12 February 2021

We caught up with Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, Dr Juha Virtanen, to find out more about studying English at Kent. Dr Virtanen shares the … Read more

Dr Michael Falk’s article featured in Oxford Research Encyclopaedia in Literature

By Sharmini M | 02 February 2021

Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Studies, Dr Michael Falk, has recently published an article, Digital Humanities, which has been featured in the Oxford Research Encyclopaedia in Literature … Read more

School of English lecturers contribute to Litmus Magazine #5

By Sharmini M | 01 February 2021

Many of our staff in the School of English are professional writers and publishers. Dorothy Lehane, as well as being a Lecturer in Creative Writing … Read more

Refugee Tales project reaches school students in lockdown

By Sharmini M | 29 January 2021

The Refugee Tales project recently notched up another success. Since 2015, Refugee Tales has enriched the national conversation about migration and the situation of refugees. Inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury … Read more

School of English Festive Recommendations List

By Sharmini M | 16 December 2020

We asked our lecturers in the School of English for their recommendations on books, podcasts and films to get stuck into over the festive season, … Read more

BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine premieres ‘Across the Big Water’ animated film based on Professor David Stirrup’s AHRC research

By Sharmini M | 09 December 2020

Professor David Stirrup’s extensive research into Indigenous people from North America, and their journey to, and life in Britain, is one of nine selected Arts … Read more

School of English develops relationship which leads to Erasmus+ funding to support educational reform in Georgia

By Sharmini M | 23 November 2020

Erasmus+ funding has been awarded to the University of Kent to lead a project supporting higher education reform in Georgia.  Kent will work with Ilia State University (ISU), which is based in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi to support initiatives focused on curriculum … Read more

Shakespeare’s Playhouses: How Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies were staged

By Sharmini M | 18 November 2020

The School of English are excited to invite you to their first taster event of the year, ‘Shakespeare’s Playhouses: How Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies were … Read more

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