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14/05/2026
Join Dr Declan Kavanagh for a bespoke creative writing workshop: “Nostalgia and Place” on 19 June in the Templeman Library’s Special Collections & Archive. Spaces are limited, so email Dr Kavanagh at [email protected] today!
12/05/2026
Join us this Saturday for a day with top postcolonial scholars discussing Edward Said’s influence and legacy. Archive material from Said’s Kent lectures on display and academics from across the university will be present to consider one of the 20th century’s most influential thinkers.
06/05/2026
Thinking about an MA at Kent? Drop in Friday to see what our current Medieval & Early Modern Studies are working on this year!
MA field trip with Dr Clare Wright, one of our medieval specialists in English at Kent. Dr Wright took PG students on the Medieval & Early Modern Studies MA to a Medieval Women exhibit where students engaged with a range of medieval texts and materials. Just one of the cool things you get to do on our MA programmes at Kent!
Join us for this interdisciplinary event on Palestinian intellectual Edward Said, whose lectures at the University of Kent formed the basis for his famous book.
English at Kent seminar for The Gothic module, stage 3 students in Special Collections & Archives in the Templeman Library learning about material culture and Victorian Gothic with a focus on asylums, bodies and documents. Thank you guys for an awesome week on The Woman in White!
08/04/2026
Last offer holder day of 2026! Sign up today to meet your future classmates and lecturers and check out campus in the spring 🌻
31/03/2026
Performance Coaching Workshop pitched by Creative Writing MA student Steve Johnson and delivered by the amazing .double, Reader in Drama at Kent! Looking forward to this event, designed as part of the MA module ‘The Literary Landscape’
09/03/2026
Looking for your next read? Or your next addition to your TBR stack? Dr Matt Whittle suggests Hamnet. Check out his thoughts and let us know if you loved the book, the film or both!
04/03/2026
Offer holder day coming up fast! Not gonna do the math (we are not that degree) but like… under 72 hours to go!! Whoop whoop! Looking forward to seeing our applicants there!
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