Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
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Faculty of English building, 9 West Road, Cambridge
The Faculty of English is a constituent part of the University of Cambridge. Its research focus is wide ranging: from Old English literature through to contemporary, and also associated themes such as digital humanities and the history of the book.[1] One of its sub-divisions is the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, the only department in the world dedicated to the Early Middle Ages.[2]
Notable staff
The faculty's senior teaching posts include a number of named professorships:
- Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon (currently Rosalind Love)
- King Edward VII Professor of English Literature (currently Clair Wills)
- Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English (Cambridge) (currently Nicolette Zeeman)
- Grace 2 Professor of English (currently Steven Connor)
Other notable current academics:
- Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies
- John Kerrigan, Professor of English
- Robert Macfarlane, Reader in Literature and the Geohumanities
