Alumnus and Honorary Graduate, Patrick Wright (English and American Literature 1970-73), will be talking about his latest book ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’, at Waterstones in Canterbury on Wednesday … Read more
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Kent alumnus and emeritus professor Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize In Literature 2021
The University and the School of English are delighted to announce that Emeritus Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the Nobel Prize In Literature 2021. … Read more
Arts and Humanities Heroes 2021
In a year quite unlike any other, we wanted to acknowledge how fantastically resilient our students have all been throughout an extremely difficult time. To … Read more
Arts and Humanities PhD and MA by Research student successes
A huge congratulations to our PhD and MA by Research students who have recently completed their theses. Find out more about our recent student completions … Read more
Summer internships: Beyond the Spectacle with Elizabeth Fraser
Every year, students in the School of English have the opportunity to take a summer internship on some of the School’s cutting-edge research projects. In … Read more
PhD student Sarah Marie Graye wins at Kent Researcher’s Showcase
Congratulations to PhD student, Sarah Marie Graye, for winning the Kent Researchers’ Showcase Academic Panel Award 2021 in the category of Research Creative for her … Read more
New Refugee Tales launch to raise awareness of indefinite detention of migrants
The University of Kent welcomes Volume IV of Refugee Tales, the latest in the series of books that shares the stories of people who have … Read more
Creative Writing ‘Foundations’
If you are a Creative Writing student, Foundations will be your introduction to the art and craft of writing. You will have the chance to … Read more
Changing Literatures: From Chaucer to the Contemporary
In your first module in the School of English, you will gain an overview of the whole history of English literature, from the time of … Read more
Student project: ‘Black Girl Magic’ with Vienna Shelton – Part 2
First year BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing student, Vienna Shelton, shares the second part of her two-part blog post series on her essay … Read more