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Admissions T: +44 (0)1227 827272 www.kent.ac.uk/pg<br />
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Research programmes<br />
For the most up-to-date information,<br />
see website details below.<br />
German and Comparative<br />
Literature PhD<br />
www.kent.ac.uk/pg/33<br />
German PhD<br />
www.kent.ac.uk/pg/34<br />
Location: Canterbury<br />
Research areas<br />
Staff research interests in<br />
German include: Austrian<br />
studies; Austrian intellectual<br />
studies; post-idealist philosophy<br />
and the German lyric tradition;<br />
naturalism; modernism and<br />
20th-century literature, especially<br />
Rilke, Kafka, Mann, W G Sebald<br />
and Jean Améry. Other areas<br />
of specialism within the<br />
School include: Beckett;<br />
Proust; the European avant-garde;<br />
modernism and postmodernism;<br />
cross-cultural transmission;<br />
translation theory; literary theory<br />
and aesthetics; Jewish writing;<br />
and literature and fundamentalism.<br />
The research culture is<br />
interdisciplinary, through close<br />
links with the Centre for Modern<br />
European Literature (co-directed<br />
by German). Regular research<br />
“This combined MA gave<br />
me the ideal opportunity to<br />
pursue my interest in modern<br />
German literature without<br />
losing sight of its broader<br />
European context. I was able<br />
to deepen my knowledge, not<br />
only of modern literature, but<br />
also of European literary<br />
theory. It’s an exciting and<br />
challenging degree.”<br />
Angela Gerhardt<br />
MA Modern German and<br />
Comparative Literature<br />
seminars help to bring<br />
postgraduates together as<br />
a community, as well as to<br />
introduce them to visiting<br />
speakers.<br />
We can supervise postgraduate<br />
students in any of the areas listed<br />
here, as well as in other main<br />
fields of German and European<br />
literature. We encourage you to<br />
contact us to discuss your plans<br />
at an early stage of your<br />
application.<br />
Research centres<br />
Centre for Language and<br />
Linguistics (CLL)<br />
See p118.<br />
Centre for Modern European<br />
Literature<br />
See p73.<br />
Academic staff<br />
For details of individual<br />
staff research interests,<br />
see www.kent.ac.uk/secl/<br />
modern-languages/staff<br />
Dr Ian Cooper: Lecturer<br />
in German<br />
Dr Deborah Holmes: Senior<br />
Lecturer in German<br />
Professor Ben Hutchinson:<br />
Professor of European Literature;<br />
Co-director, Centre for Modern<br />
European Literature<br />
Dr Heide Kunzelmann: Lecturer<br />
in German<br />
For details of staff with research<br />
interests in comparative literature,<br />
see p73.<br />
Location<br />
Canterbury<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Usually, a minimum 2.1<br />
(or equivalent) in a relevant<br />
subject. For specific details,<br />
see www.kent.ac.uk/pg<br />
English language<br />
requirements<br />
See p244<br />
Fees<br />
See www.kent.ac.uk/pg<br />
Funding<br />
www.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding<br />
National ratings<br />
REF 2014, modern<br />
languages and linguistics:<br />
• 100% of our research<br />
judged to be of<br />
international quality<br />
• 3rd for research quality<br />
and research output<br />
• top 20 for research intensity,<br />
research impact and<br />
research power<br />
Applications<br />
Taught programmes<br />
Online at www.kent.ac.uk/<br />
courses/postgrad/apply<br />
Research programmes<br />
See p260 or contact the<br />
School for further details.<br />
Further information<br />
Professor Ben Hutchinson<br />
T: +44 (0)1227 823077<br />
E: b.hutchinson@kent.ac.uk
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