Comparative Literature at Kent

Happy New Year!

Do you want to learn a new language?

Language Express will be offering a 10-week Ukrainian course from 16 January 2023.

The course is available to staff, students, and the general public at a special discounted price of £100.

Book on to the course here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/about/arts-and-humanities/14944/ukrainian-language-course-for-january-2023

Anna Katharina Schaffner, Professor of Cultural History, has written an excellent article for The Guardian.

Perfect for those New Years resolutions, Schaffner explores the top 10 books about self-improvement, some dating back to our earliest literature!

http://ow.ly/2ny950HnpWI

As the year draws to a close, we look back and thank our colleagues and students for being truly excellent - and for making the Kent community so special.

Looking to the future, if you want to be part of this wonderful community, book onto our January open event!

Join our world The University of Kent has exceptional campuses in the UK and centres in two of the most exciting and historic cities in Europe.

📢 Calling all prospective PhD students 📢

Dr Mark Lawrence, Senior Lecturer in Military History, offers advice on preparing a research proposal. You will find out:

- What is a research proposal?
- What should you include?
- How long should it be?
- Who should you talk to as you develop your research proposal?
- What are the potential pitfalls to avoid?

Come along in person or virtually! Event details: http://ow.ly/Uvul50GOYrb

TOMORROW! Do not miss a fantastic chance to explore the postgraduate opportunities at Kent. 🎓

Can't make it in person? Don't worry! You can attend virtually 👩‍💻

Book here: ow.ly/wOzz50GOyao

With a Comparative Literature degree, you could go on to work in ⤵️
Journalism, broadcasting, PR, teaching, marketing, publishing and writing, and loads more!

Find out where Comparative Literature can take you ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ruosMa

If you’re thinking of coming to university this year, Clearing is now open and you can apply to join our world at www.kent.ac.uk/clearing.

I'm Dr Jo Pettitt and it's my job as Admissions Officer for Comparative Literature to help you through the process. I teach modules on children’s literature, vampire literature and literature and politics, and I’m really interested in the representation of Holocaust perpetrators.

I'm here to make sure that you get all the expert academic advice you need on starting your degree with us at Kent. Get in touch at [email protected] if you want to ask me any questions or to book a chat about how you can create your future at Kent.

WHAT. A. YEAR.

After such a challenging time, let's look back at some of the highlights from our fantastic students in Arts and Humanities (plus Kent Law School), along with some messages for those of you who finished your degrees this year! 🙌

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Arts and Humanities year wrap-up 🙌 Congratulations to all our fantastic students for getting through this challenging year, and especially to those who have now finished their degrees 🎓💙 We'...

Your Comparative Literature degree has wider scope than you first thought... ⤵️

As part of your first year, you could study Freedom and Oppression in Modern Literature, looking at social, political, religious and racial oppression which have had international impact 🌍

Explore our modules ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ruosMa

Join us live in 15 minutes at today's Undergraduate Virtual Open Day with Dr Patricia Novillo-Corvalán and her talk on 'Global Shakespeares' at 11.15am via Zoom.

If you're signed up to today's event, you can join the live session using the link in the 'Info and schedule' tab.

We hope to see you there!