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
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School of English develops relationship which leads to Erasmus+ funding to support educational reform in Georgia
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
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
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
Abdulrazak Gurnah publishes new novel: ‘Afterlives’
Abdulrazak Gurnah, School of English Emeritus Professor, has just published a new novel, entitled Afterlives (Bloomsbury, 2020). Afterlives tells the story of three characters whose lives … Read more
David Stirrup on 400th anniversary of Mayflower voyage for NBC
Professor David Stirrup, Professor of American Literature and Indigenous Studies in the School of English, has provided a comment for an article entitled Native Americans … Read more
Abdulrazak Gurnah’s new novel ‘Afterlives’ reviewed in Evening Standard
Abdulrazak Gurnah, School of English Emeritus Professor, has had his new novel Afterlives (Bloomsbury, 2020) reviewed in the Evening Standard. Afterlives tells the story of three … Read more
Jennie Batchelor to host ‘Crafting through COVID’ virtual event
Professor Jennie Batchelor, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies in the School of English, will host ‘Crafting through COVID: A Virtual Sew Along and Conversation‘ with practising … Read more
Declan Gilmore-Kavanagh guests edits journal issue on ‘Jonathan Swift and Queerness’
Dr Declan Gilmore-Kavanagh, Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Studies, has edited a special issue of the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies on ‘Jonathan Swift and Queerness’, published … Read more