Modern
Our research interests centre on the period from 1830 to the present.
The range of topics we explore is extraordinarily diverse: from the Victorian novel to postcolonial theory, and from modern poetry to 21st-century fiction.
As well as English literature, our School has particular research strengths in South African, Asian, American, Irish and continental European writing. We are also interested in the relationship between the written word and the cinematic image. Staff and postgraduate researchers come from all over the world.
Centre for Modern Studies
Our School has close links with the Centre for Modern Studies.
The Centre provides an open forum for intellectual exchange among academic staff and postgraduates working in the modern period
Each academic year, the Centre selects three to four key research strands which become focal points for interdisciplinary research.
People
- Nicoletta Asciuto
- Clare Bielby (Centre for Women's Studies)
- Lola Boorman
- John Bowen
- Janine Bradbury
- Jonathan Brockbank
- Matthew Campbell
- Olivia Carpenter
- Maya Caspari
- Claire Chambers
- Victoria Coulson
- Alice Hall
- Tom Houlton
- Ayele Kedebe Roba
- Alexandra Kingston-Reese
- Daniel Matore
- Juliana Mensah
- Emilie Morin
- Melissa Oliver-Powell
- Pritika Pradhan
- Bryan Radley
- Hannah Roche
- Erica Sheen
- David Stirrup
- Natasha Tanna (Director)
- Richard Walsh
- J T Welsch
- Claire Westall
- James Williams
MA courses
Immerse yourself in the literary period that most excites you or specialise in a theme.