All posts by Samantha Seto

Professor Clare Pettitt’s Valedictory Lecture

White Gold: Clare Pettitt Valedictory

 

Clare Pettitt’s Valedictory Lecture is on Wednesday, the 29th of March, at 6pm in the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre on the Strand and will be followed by a drinks reception at the Terrace Café in the Macadam Building.     All welcome!

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Somersetting Magazine: English Student Reps’ Advice to Freshers

Each year, departing third-year students in the English department put together a guide for arriving first years. This year’s Somersetting magazine offers a student perspective on studying English at King’s and addresses some issues of concern for new students. 

I present English Student Representatives, Giulia Cellerini and Madiha Qureshi, in conversation with Dr Josh Davies, Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature. The student reps share advice that they would give to first-year students starting their time in King’s English Department.

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A Reflection on the KCL PGR 2022 Conference

By Samantha Seto (editor)

In June 2022, the English Department’s PGR community circulated the brilliant news about an annual conference. The event was a hybrid presentation as it took place in-person and online. It welcomed research presentations from postgraduate students at UK and international universities. This year’s papers addressed the theme of “Terms and Conditions: Methods and Disciplines of Knowledge.”

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