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Postcolonial Studies MA,
PhD
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Staff supervise research in the
following areas: African literature
in English and in translation,
Caribbean literature, African-
American and Native American
literatures, Australian literature,
New Zealand and South Pacific
literature since 1800, Indian
and Southeast Asian literature
in English and in translation,
Middle-Eastern literature
and mediterranean literature,
postcolonial women writers,
theory, and travel writing.
Research centres
Research in the School of English
comes roughly under the following
areas. However, there is often
a degree of overlap between
groups and individual staff have
interests that range more widely.
Eighteenth century
The particular interests of the
Centre for Studies in the Long
Eighteenth Century converge
around gender, class, nation,
travel and empire, and the
relationship between print
and material culture. Staff in
the Centre pursue cutting-edge
approaches to the field and share
a commitment to interdisciplinary
methodologies.
Nineteenth century
The Centre for Victorian Literature
and Culture provides a stimulating
research environment for staff
and students. The Centre places
a particular emphasis on Victorian
literature and culture associated
with Kent and the south-east.
American literature
Research in north American
literature is conducted partly
through the Centre for American
Studies, which also facilitates
co-operation with modern US
historians. Staff research interests
include 20th-century American
literature, especially poetry, Native
American writing, modernism and
cultural history (see p37).
Creative writing
The Centre for Creative Writing is
the focus for most practice-based
research in the School.
Medieval and early modern
The Faculty-based Centre for
Medieval and Early Modern
Studies has a distinctive brand of
interdisciplinarity, strong links with
local archives and archaeological
trusts, and provides a forum for
investigating the relationships
between literary and non-literary
modes of writing in its weekly
research seminar (see p171).
Modern poetry
The Centre for Modern Poetry
is a leading centre for research
and publication in its field, and
participates in both critical and
creative research.
Postcolonial
The Centre for Colonial and
Postcolonial Studies has
an international reputation for
excellence and an outstanding
track record in publication. It
also hosts a visiting writer from
India every year in association
with the Charles Wallace Trust.
Academic staff
For details of individual
staff research interests, see
www.kent.ac.uk/english/staff
Dr Bashir Abu-Manneh: Lecturer
in Postcolonial Literature
Professor David Ayers: Professor
of Modernism and Critical Theory
Professor Jennie Batchelor:
Professor of 18th-Century Studies
Dr Stella Bolaki: Senior Lecturer
in American Literature
Professor Peter Brown: Professor
of Medieval English Literature
Dr Michael Collins: Lecturer
in American Literature
Dr Rosanna Cox: Lecturer in Early
Modern Studies
Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid: Senior
Lecturer in English and American
Literature
Patricia Debney: Reader
in Creative Writing
Dr Sarah Dustagheer: Lecturer
in Early Modern Literature
David Flusfeder: Senior Lecturer
in Creative Writing
Dr Nancy Gaffield: Senior
Lecturer in Creative Writing
Dr Sean Grattan: Lecturer
in American Literature
Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah:
Professor of English and
Postcolonial Literatures
Professor David Herd: Professor
of Modern Literature
Dr Ben Hickman: Senior Lecturer
in Modern Poetry
Dr Sarah James: Senior Lecturer
in Medieval Literature
Dr Declan Kavanagh: Lecturer
in 18th-Century Literature
Professor Bernhard Klein:
Professor of English Literature