Research in English and creative writing
Creativity, innovation and exploration in the beautiful South West
The English and Creative Writing department is home to a thriving and diverse research culture. Our work spans creative writing, cultural history and literary studies, combining excellence in established areas of research with the exploration of cutting-edge concerns.
Recent points of focus for the department have included literatures of place, memory, and identity; the environment and the Anthropocene; poetry and poetic practice; archival literary and historical study. Members of the department have worked with partner organisations and communities to bring about change in areas ranging from mental health, to an understanding of our colonial past, to our responses to the climate emergency.
We support a large and vibrant postgraduate community, with a portfolio of MAs and a ResM/PhD programme. Our postgraduate students benefit from targeted skills and career development training, situated within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.
English and Creative Writing at Plymouth was first in the South West for its 4/3* star research outputs and impact in REF2021, signifying 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' work.
Research highlights
Our researchers
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Professor Annika Bautz
Head of School
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Dr Mandy Bloomfield
Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature
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Professor Anthony Caleshu
Associate Head of School Research, Knowledge Exchange, Enterprise
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Dr Rachel Christofides
Associate Professor of English (Education)
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Dr Miriam Darlington
Lecturer in English and Creative Writing
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Dr Peter Hinds
Associate Professor in English
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Dr Bonnie Latimer
Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience
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Dr Kathryn Napier Gray
Associate Professor (Reader) in Early American Literature
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Dr David Sergeant
Associate Professor of Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature
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Professor Angela Smith
Professor of Modern Literature
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Dr Arun Sood
Lecturer in English
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Dr Min Wild
Lecturer in English
Postgraduate research opportunities
We supervise postgraduate research at doctoral and masters levels
