This year will mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Events are being organised up and down the country to celebrate … Read more
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The ‘I am not dead festival’ officially opens in Herne Bay
Over the last few weeks the School of English has been eagerly anticipating the opening of the Marcel Duchamp ‘I am not dead festival‘ in Herne … Read more
Star dancers come to Kent
Two university dance enthusiasts (including our very own Head of School, Professor Peter Brown) recently enjoyed a meeting with TV dancing stars, Vincent Simone and … Read more
Dr Sarah Wood coordinates successful ICA ‘Friday Salon’
Reading as a Contemporary Art at the ICA was a sell-out in the Friday Salon slot on the 5th of July. An enthusiastic audience participated … Read more
Final year undergraduate student Stuart Morrison gives first conference paper
Stuart Morrison, a final year English and American Literature student, gave his first conference paper last week entitled: The role of signatures in the creation of … Read more
Affiliation with the Institute of Contemporary Arts flourishes in its first year
School of English staff and students have benefited from an affiliation with the Institute of Contemporary Arts over the last year. Many students have had … Read more
School of English Postgraduate Conference
The School of English hosted the annual postgraduate conference on campus on Thursday 16th May. The event is organised every year by postgraduate students in … Read more
The School of English ranks 12th the Guardian University Guide 2014
The School of English has risen 7 places to be ranked 12th in the country (out of 102 departments) in the Guardian University Guide 2014. … Read more
The San Francisco Renaissance
On 31 May and 1 June, the Centre for Modern Poetry will be hosting a weekend discussion of one of the major avant-garde poetry movements … Read more
The School of English acquires the Maud-Olson Collection of Modern Poetry
The School of English is delighted to have acquired the Maud-Olson Collection of Modern Poetry. The collection is a reconstruction by leading Olson scholar, Ralph … Read more