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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MA Creative Writing Alumnus publishes new poetry book
MA Creative Writing Alumnus, David Ishaya Osu, has recently published his new book, Once in a Blue Life. David Ishaya Osu writes, “With nine poems, … Read more
Three terrifying reads for Halloween
As Halloween approaches on 31 October, we have a trio of macabre book recommendations for you from Dr Jenny Di Placidi, Gothic literature expert and … Read more
Jennie Batchelor on 100 years of Agatha Christie for BBC Radio Kent
To mark the 100th anniversary of Agatha Christie releasing her first novel, Professor Jennie Batchelor, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies in the School of English, was interviewed by … Read more
Alumna Jenny Kartupelis book launch for ‘Making Relational Care Work for Older People’
To mark the launch of her new book Making Relational Care Work for Older People: Exploring innovation and best practice in everyday life (Routledge, 2020), … Read more
School of English Creative Writing Competition
The School of English at the University of Kent is pleased to launch our Creative Writing Competition. The School of English offers a degree in … Read more
English alumnus David Mitchell participates in Riddley Walker celebration
The University of Kent, in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University and the Canterbury Festival, are organising a series of events to celebrate the 40th … Read more
PhD student Charlotte Cornell named Poet of the Year 2020
Charlotte Cornell, PhD Candidate in The Contemporary Novel: Practice as Research, has won Poet of the Year 2020 at the Canterbury Festival, for her poem The … Read more
David Stirrup on museum’s new Indigenous Engagement Policy
Professor David Stirrup, Professor of American Literature and Indigenous Studies in the School of English, has commented on Hasting Museum & Art Gallery’s new Indigenous … Read more
Callan Davies publishes on ‘Strangeness in Jacobean Drama’
Dr Callan Davies, Research Associate in the School of English, has published a monograph entitled Strangeness in Jacobean Drama (Routledge, 2020). In his book, Callan … Read more