Comparative Literature Research

Overview
REF rankings 2014: King's is one of the top 20 leading institutions worldwide (2014 QS World University Rankings). The 2014 Research Excellence Framework confirmed the world-class standard of research undertaken in the School of Arts & Humanities and its leading international reputation. The Department of English is ranked 8th in the UK and 2nd amongst Russell Group universities according to the framework's "power" metric, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity.
Research supervision: Coordinated by the Postgraduate and Research Committee, it links some of the highest-rated literature teaching departments in the country.
Current number of academic staff: 10.
Recent research projects:
Metonymy in ancient Greek and German poetry
French critical thought and comparative literature
The Bengali novel and representations of Africa
Transnational modernisms
Modern Chinese literary representations of the city
Illness narratives in Arabic
Domestic space i the Euopean novel
Palestinian and Arab-American speculative fiction.
Partner organisations

Partner organisations: ongoing co-operation in research and student exchange takes place between the programme and the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Joint PhDs available: Exciting opportunities to gain a joint PhD with the University of Hong Kong or National University of Singapore.