Our research

Explorers of story and communication

We follow a distinctly comparative approach through critical and creative work in literature, drama, film, creative writing and journalism that extends across genres and media forms.

We have internationally recognised expertise in the literatures of the British Isles, the Americas, and Europe, from Shakespeare and transatlantic romanticism to global modernism and world literature, particularly from the United States and the Caribbean. This is combined with strengths in world cinema, film theory and practice, contemporary theatre, poetry, adaptation and translation studies, as well as political communication.

• Our postgraduate students actively contribute to our research profile. You can explore current PhD theses in our postgraduate students' profiles.

• You can discover our academic expertise, staff publications, research interests and supervision opportunities by visiting our academic staff profiles.