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
The School of English prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice
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
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