The Centre for Victorian Literature and Culture was officially launched at a festive event on October 16, attended by over sixty people. Staff (past and … Read more
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Second annual TEEME conference announced
The international TEEME (Text and Event in Early Modern Europe) Erasmus Mundus Conference, Between Words and Worlds: Texts and Contexts in the Early Modern Period, … Read more
The School of English welcomes alumnus David Mitchell back to Kent
On Thursday 3rd of October the School of English alumnus and twice Booker nominated author David Mitchell gave a talk to welcome back stage 2 … Read more
Kent English Excellence Network – Curriculum afternoon
On Wednesday 25th September some 40 sixth-formers from local schools arrived to take part in the inaugural event of the Kent English Excellence Network (KEEN). … Read more
Author of Submarine Joe Dunthorne welcomes first year English students
Welcome week is always the busiest week in the student calendar but the School of English put on even more activities this year, which made … Read more
Creative writing exchange with the Gorky Institute in Moscow
The Creative Writing team in the School of English has pioneered a new initiative, the first of its kind in the UK, to offer Creative … Read more
The School of English welcomes Alex McKay as Artist in Residence
From October 14th to 26th, Canadian artist Alex McKay will be artist in residence in Keynes College at the University of Kent, where he will … Read more
Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid article appears in The Telegraph
The Telegraph this weekend (Saturday 21 September) featured an extensive article by School of English lecturer Vybarr Cregan-Reid. The article chronicles the ill-fated journey of George Smith … Read more
Patricia Debney ‘Highly Commended’ by the Forward Prizes
Senior Lecturer Patricia Debney’s prose poem ‘Whitstable Spit’ has been Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes, and included in this year’s anthology, the Forward Book of Poetry … Read more
Saturday at the Turner Contemporary: Assembly (Curiosity) by Agency
As part of the Turner Contemporary’s Curiosity exhibition, three lecturers from the School of English – Ben Hickman, Juha Virtanen and Dorothy Lehane – will … Read more