Organisation profile
Organisation profile
At the Centre for Studies in Literature, we promote academic research and innovation, and a framework for research excellence in the area of literary studies and associated disciplines.
For over a decade, the Centre has been home to our English Literature research, through which we uncover the history and culture of the English speaking world. Our researchers have expertise in early modern writing, nineteenth-century literature and culture, and twentieth-century British and American literature. We bring together scholars from different fields within literary studies to promote academic research and innovation in literary studies, and wider engagement with research through collaboration and dissemination.
The Centre is recognised nationally and internationally due to the expertise of our team of scholars, growing postgraduate community and a series of high-profile academic and public events.
Our members have interests in related fields within film studies, cultural studies and American studies, and we maintain strong links with two other research centres at Portsmouth: the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) and the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR).
Our research covers these areas of expertise:
- Body politics
- Time, space, environment
- Culture, community and heritage
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Charlotte Boyce
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature - Associate Professor in Victorian Literature and Culture
- Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation
- Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures
- Centre for Studies in Literature
Person: Associate, Academic
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Portrait of an aristocrat: James's Lord Warburton
Finnerty, P. M., 31 Jan 2026, In: Henry James Review. 47, 1, p. 61-87Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer's Search for Peace of Mind
Sykes, T., 26 Mar 2026, 1st ed. London: Icon. 272 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Advertising: stylistic aspects
Ringrow, H., 1 Jun 2025, International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Milin, P. & Nesi, H. (eds.). 3rd ed. ElsevierResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Student theses
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Possessions and obsessions: fandom and the case of Arthur Conan Doyle
Brombley, K. G. (Author), Pittard, C. (Supervisor), Jun 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Julia Margaret Cameron and archival creativity: traces of photographic imagination from the Victorian album to neo-Victorian fiction
Smith, L. C. (Author), Boyce, C. (Supervisor), Pulham, P. (Supervisor) & Finnerty, P. (Supervisor), Sept 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
File
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The Portsmouth Interactive Literary Map
Frost, M. (PI) & Bowers, M. (Team Member)
1/10/19 → …
Project: Innovation
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Hayworth: Rita Hayworth
Price, B. (PI), Doye, L. (CoI), Byrnes, B. (CoI), Counsell, A. (CoI) & Lenska, R. (CoI)
5/03/18 → …
Project: Innovation
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Portsmyth
Bassett, M. (Team Member), Bell, K. (PI), Habens, A. (CoI), Sykes, T. (Team Member), Sutton, W. (Team Member) & Garrie, A. (Team Member)
2/03/20 → 1/09/22
Project: Innovation
Activities
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Presentation to the Language and Literature Hub
Boyce, C. (Speaker) & Ringrow, H. (Speaker)
7 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Victorious Festival Spoken Arts Parlour
Sykes, T. (Presented paper)
23 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Do We Have the Power to Change Portsmouth? Free Workshop for Local Residents
Sykes, T. (Presented paper)
27 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
Press/Media
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Travels in Duterte's Philippines
14/12/18 → 25/06/19
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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The life and poetry of Emily Dickinson
11/06/18 → 12/06/18
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert comment