Doctor of Philosophy - Narrative Non-Fiction - Practice as Research

Students work will make an original contribution in the field of creative non-fiction and contribute new knowledge within, and occasionally beyond, the humanities. Alongside this, students will produce a situating document that contextualises the text’s ideas, placing it within its own practice, precursors and traditions (3,500-15,000 words plus full bibliography).

The School of English has a strong international reputation and global perspective, apparent both in the background of its staff and in the diversity of Kent's teaching and research interests.

Kent's expertise ranges from the medieval to the postmodern, including British, American and Irish literature, postcolonial writing, 18th-century studies, Shakespeare, early modern literature and culture, Victorian studies, modern poetry, critical theory and cultural history. The international standing of the School ensures that they have a lively, confident research culture, sustained by a vibrant, ambitious intellectual community. They also count a number of distinguished creative writers among their staff, and actively explore crossovers between critical and creative writing in all their areas of teaching and research.