PhD Postcolonial Studies in Canterbury United Kingdom | University of Kent

Our faculty oversee research across diverse literary fields including: English and translated African literature, Caribbean works, African-American and Native American writings, Australian literature, post-1800 New Zealand and South Pacific literature, English and translated Indian/South-East Asian texts, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean literature, postcolonial women authors, literary theory, and travel narratives.

As a graduate researcher, you'll maintain regular contact with your advisor while participating in casual reading circles and academic seminars featuring presentations from peers, faculty, and guest lecturers. Each spring term offers specialized research methodology workshops, allowing you to tap into the collective knowledge of departmental faculty and postdoctoral researchers.

Kent University pioneered colonial and postcolonial studies in the UK, maintaining its influential role in shaping this academic discipline with distinguished global recognition. The institution houses the Centre for the Global Study of Empire - an innovative, multilingual hub fostering scholarly investigation and public discourse on colonialism, postcolonialism, and imperial studies worldwide. By joining us, you'll become part of a pioneering academic community leading cutting-edge research in these vital areas.