University of Kent Paris School of Arts and Culture

The Paris Postgraduate Festival 2025 Schedule!

Our team has been hard at work putting together a range of events for the week, including: a street art walking tour, a multimedia art workshop, a playwriting master class with Dan Rebellato, a screening of L'auberge Espagnole in collaboration with Lost in Frenchlation, and The Menteur magazine launch.

Go check out kentparisfestival.com to sign up and see the festival mission, event pages, and our amazing team!

Last week’s on the theme of culminated in a fabulous launch of this year’s edition of magazine. Taking the theme of myth, the magazine was launched by this year’s editor-in-chief Julia Yee. Live readings and delicious refreshments were enjoyed in the stunning and historic and elegant . Un grand merci to this year’s editorial team and contributors for such a beautiful magazine and our generous hosts at the Cercle suédois for a wonderful reception!

Less than one week until the Paris Postgraduate Festival 2024 begins!

Our Festival Committee has been working hard putting together a n excellent range of events: a film screening of Peau d'âne with , a mime performance and discussion of performance history, magazine launch, and an Evening with Rachel Cusk, the author of the Outline trilogy.

Join next week to explore Inheritnace in the arts!

Today our Gothic art and architecture students visited the stunning medieval marvel that is the (consecrated 1248). Led by our expert Dr , MA students from our Paris and our Canterbury campuses examined how the chapel and its decoration served the political and religious ambitions of King Louis IX of France, later Saint Louis. As a research student, Dr Guerry re-discovered a lost wall painting at the Chapelle, and she was able to share that discovery with Kent students today!

🔷student profile🔷 Meet Valentin, currently studying on the MA in History and Philosophy of Art. Originally from Germany 🇩🇪 , Valentin says that “as long as you are passionate about a topic, you will be able to thoroughly explore it regardless of your prior education”. Resident in Paris for a year, he also admits that he has made peace with missing out on many exciting cultural happenings simply because Paris leaves students spoiled for choice! Read more about Valentin’s Paris adventure with Kent in the link in our bio.

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This week HRH Prince Louis of Luxembourg came to address students in our Film and Modernity module. Prince Louis is a trained psychologist and came to lecture on today’s unhappiness crisis after students read Sigmund Freud’s Civilisation and its Discontents (1929). Many thanks to HRH Prince Louis for visiting the Paris School and to our Film lecturer Dr John Chua for organising this session!

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Spring time stroll in the splendid Tuileries gardens 😎

8 March marks International Women’s Day, a day to raise awareness about sexism, discrimination, and violence that women continue to face in the workplace, on the streets, within their communities, and also in our law books. Equally, 8 March is a day to celebrate the accomplishments and crucial contributions women have made and continue to make to our societies. On 8 March, but not just, we’re grateful for the remarkable and inspiring women who break the glass ceiling in all manner of ways. 💜

Inspired by Jane Alison’s Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative, students in ‘s Paris: Portfolio class visited to select an object and write about it using one of the forms proposed in Meander, which offers approches to narrative structure inspired by patterns found in nature.

What is it like to make a career from writing? How do you find the time and discipline to write in the busy modern world? How do you deal with imposter syndrome?

These were just some of the questions answered at last night's "Writing Beyond the Classroom" panel with PSAC teachers , and , hosted by Paris Society reps Xoài and Elissa! Thank you to all those involved for helping prepare our students for life after their studies.

Last week Franco-Swedish actor .lundh , who appeared in Midnight in Paris, came to our Film and Modernity class to give a talk about working on that movie, which was inspired by ‘s Moveable Feast. Daniel also led us on a walk through historic locations featured in the film and discussed his career working in American TV movies and a Netflix series. Un grand merci à Daniel and to our wonderful film lecturer Dr John Chua for organising this stimulating session! 🎥♥️

Today’s winter sun made for a stunning and expert exploration of the mythical . Led by our brilliant , students talked height and light as they examined this Gothic marvel.