We have a long and distinguished record of research since the establishment of Bangor University in 1884. English Literature was a founding discipline of the institution and we have since expanded our research interests into other creative arts.
We have a thriving and friendly research culture that is inter-disciplinary, collaborative, creative and critical. Our key strengths are the work of our staff include:
- American Film;
- Digital culture;
- Media and persuasive communication;
- Creative theory and practice (practice-as-research);
- Material texts and culture
- The literatures of Wales;
- Four-Nations Literature;
- Arthurian studies;
- World literature;
- Adaptation, Experimentation and Translation
- Creative Writing
Our weekly research seminars feature Bangor colleagues, postgraduate students, and researchers and practitioners from across the UK and beyond in a supportive, if critical, environment.
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OUR RESEARCH Research in Media
Our key strengths are the work of our staff in digital culture, media and persuasive communication and creative theory and practice (practice-as-research).
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Our Research Research in Creative Writing
The expertise of Creative Writing staff lies in the craft of language and storytelling within the broad context of professional practice
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Our Research Research in English Literature
We had an overall ranking for our publications which placed us in the top twenty English Literature departments in the UK.