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
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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
Wise Words Festival 2013: this week!
This week sees the start of the Wise Words Festival 2013, running from Thursday 12 –Sunday 16 September, taking place in and around the City … Read more
Introducing: the Romanticism and Critical Theory film series
In a new initiative for the 2013/14 academic year, single and joint honours students of English and American Literature taking the year-long compulsory Stage 1 … Read more
Canterbury-based poets to enact a ‘completion’ of the Canterbury Tales journey
On Sunday 1 September Canterbury-based poets and readers will enact a ‘completion’ of the Canterbury Tales journey, walking the final (partly unfinished) leg of the … Read more
School of English placed in the top five for graduate level employment
Graduates from the School of English at the University of Kent are among the most employable in the UK. 67% of English students that graduated … Read more
Dr Will Norman selected for Fulbright Scholarship
Dr Will Norman, Lecturer in American Literature in the School of English, has received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. The scholarship, which begins this academic year, … Read more