An ‘Egypt’s Living Past’ workshop on ‘Literature, Heritage and Society’ was mounted at Beit es-Sinaari (the restored house that was once Napoleon’s headquarters in Cairo) … Read more
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Dragan Todorovic on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb
Dragan Todorovic, lecturer in Creative Writing, was a guest on BBC Radio 3 last week. He talked about his sound art and writing in general … Read more
Dr Rory Loughnane is awarded the Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research
This Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research has been awarded to Dr Rory Loughnane (School of English) in recognition of his significant contribution to the landmark new … Read more
‘Breaking the Generations’, a film co-directed by Prof. Caroline Rooney, is featured on the Medical Aid for Palestinians website.
Caroline Rooney, Professor of African and Middle Eastern Studies in the School of English, has directed a film with William Parry entitled ‘Breaking the Generations: … Read more
Dr Mike Collins on The Drama of the American Short Story
The second episode of the Research Podcast Series is a discussion of Mike Collins’s new book for University of Michigan Press, The Drama of the American … Read more
Shakespeare, Kent and Early Modern Drama Conference on 9th and 10th November at the University of Kent
Marking the quadricentennial anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this gathering celebrates the many connections found with the historic county of Kent in his works. Connections to … Read more
AHRC Research Grant Award for Lecturers in American Studies and English
Dr Sara Lyons and Dr Michael Collins, of the University of Kent’s School of English, have been awarded a £240,000 grant from the Arts and … Read more
Dickens Universe 2016: Dombey and Son, red-woods, deer, and friends
As happens with many things in life, I had heard wonders about Dickens Universe from former delegates, but you don’t really get an idea of … Read more
Una McIlvenna’s article reaches international readership
Una McIlvenna (Lecturer in Early Modern Literature in the School of English) recently published the article ‘French kissing to lesbian orgies: the origins of the … Read more
Successful Brontës Symposium
With the occasion of the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth the Centre for Victorian Literature and Culture held a symposium on 18th March entitled Writing … Read more