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The School of English has a strong international reputation and global perspective, apparent both in the background of its staff and in the diversity of our teaching and research interests.

Our expertise ranges from the medieval to the postmodern, including British, American and Irish literature, postcolonial writing, 18th-century studies, Shakespeare, early modern literature and culture, Victorian studies, modern poetry, critical theory and cultural history.

The international standing of the Master of Arts in English ensures that we have a lively, confident research culture, sustained by a vibrant, ambitious intellectual community. We also count a number of distinguished creative writers among our staff, and we actively explore crossovers between critical and creative writing in all our areas of teaching and research.

The Research Excellence Framework 2021 has produced very strong results for the School of English at Kent. With 100% of its research environment and 100% of its research impact judged to be ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. The Times Higher Education has ranked English at Kent in the UK top 20 in its subject league table, out of 92 universities. As scholars and creative practitioners, academic staff in the School of English are national and international leaders in their fields. The expert panel judged 93% of its research overall and just under 90% of its research outputs, as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

Staff research interests:

Kent’s world-class academics provide research students with excellent supervision. The academic staff in this school and their research interests are shown below. You are strongly encouraged to contact the school to discuss your proposed research and potential supervision prior to making an application.

Please note, it is possible for students to be supervised by a member of academic staff from any of Kent’s schools, providing their expertise matches your research interests. Use our ‘find a supervisor’ search to search by staff member or keyword.

Staff supervise research in most areas of English and associated studies, and have expertise in the following areas:

• theory,
• modernism and postmodernism,
• 18th and 19th-century studies,
• women’s writing,
• literature and visual arts,
• Shakespeare and the Renaissance,
• early modern literature and culture,
• medieval studies,
• American literature,
• postcolonial literature
• modern poetry.

Your future:

Many career paths can benefit from the writing and analytical skills that you develop as a postgraduate student in the School of English. Our students have gone on to work in academia, journalism, broadcasting and media, publishing, writing and teaching; as well as more general areas such as banking, marketing analysis and project management.

By choosing postgraduate study you’re making an investment in your future. Our professional advisers are here to help you plan, not just for your first job, but for the career that follows.

As well as personal guidance and advice on career planning, interview techniques and assessment centres, there are over 160 lectures, workshops and training events each year to support your development.

We tailor our advice dependent on where you are on your career path and whether you’re a taught or research student.