Dr Michael Goodrum discusses diversity in Marvel comics.
The Canterbury Sound: music from the small city in the global history of popular culture
Guest blogger Dr Asya Draganova explains how Canterbury became the sound of prog rock and psychedelic music.
60 years of On the Road: what’s happened to the spirit of travel?
Jim Butcher explores the legacy of Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel On The Road 60 years after publication.
Breaking the gender stereotype toy trap
Dr Marios Kostas, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Care, explains why breaking away from traditional gender stereotype toys could be the best present you give your child this Christmas.
Dickens and Kent: did Scrooge visit the county?
Ahead of the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival 2016, Professor Carolyn Oulton, Director of the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (ICVWW) discusses Dickens’s Kent roots.
Arts, culture and poetry to the rescue
Dr Ken Fox, Principal Lecturer for School of Media, Art and Design, explains why the arts and creative industries are still so important for modern society.
Is Lady Audley guilty – you decide?
Professor Carolyn Oulton, Director of the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (ICVWW) explores the novel, Lady Audley’s Secret, complementing the Centre’s events taking place as part of the Being Human festival.
Leonard Cohen’s Jewish farewell
Dr Maria Diemling, Reader in Jewish-Christian Relations in the School of Humanities, looks at the influence of Leonard Cohen’s Jewish background on his final album.
The Gothic Novel Then and Now: An Undying Love
Dr Susan Civale, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, explores Gothic fiction through the years as we approach the Halloween holiday.