The final Festival of English event will take place on the Canterbury campus next week. Dr Derek Ryan will be giving a paper entitled ‘Virginia … Read more
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Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2015
The School of English and the Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Kent were proud sponsors of this year’s Canterbury Festival Poet of … Read more
David Herd to open this year’s Esteem Lecture series
The Esteem Lectures series was introduced by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow in the University of Kent’s 50th anniversary year to celebrate the achievements and … Read more
Festival of English Open Lecture: 27 October
Festival of English Open Lecture Series: Professor Malcolm Andrews ‘Dickens’s ‘Imaginary Worlds’ in Kent: from Pickwick to Drood’ 6pm Tuesday 27 October, GLT2 Wine reception … Read more
2015 T S Eliot Memorial Lecture: Terry Eagleton
Jointly sponsored by Eliot College, the Centre for Postcolonial Studies and the School of English the T S Eliot Memorial Lecture will take place in … Read more
Festival of English Poet in Residence Patience Agbabi performs new material
English Literature was one of the University of Kent’s founding subjects. To celebrate the milestone of fifty years at the forefront of local, national and international … Read more
Iain Sinclair joins School of English as Guest Professor of Creative Writing
The School of English at the University of Kent is delighted to announce that Iain Sinclair has been appointed as its inaugural Guest Professor of … Read more
Professor Michael Neill publishes new edition of The Duchess of Malfi
Professor Michael Neill has published a new edition of The Duchess of Malfi for the prestigious Norton Critical Editions series. This edition of John Webster’s … Read more
‘Writing Buildings 2016’: a call for papers
Catherine Richardson is co-organising this innovative conference with CREAte, the research centre for architecture and the humanities at the University of Kent. In collaboration with … Read more
School of English 50th Festival lecture and reception
The School of English is hosting a lecture and drinks reception as part of the University of Kent’s 50th Festival on Saturday 5 September. Rod … Read more









