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Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London

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Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London
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The King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities is one of the nine academic Faculties of study of King's College London. It is situated on the Strand in the heart of central London, in the vicinity of many renowned cultural institutions with which the Faculty has close links, including the British Museum, Shakespeare's Globe, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library.[1] In the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject, King's Arts & Humanities ranked in the top twenty worldwide.[2]

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The Faculty of Arts & Humanities offers study at undergraduate and graduate level in a wide range of subject areas. Many of the departments and programmes offer joint undergraduate degrees, including some with the Departments of Geography and War Studies, in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, and with Mathematics in the Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences.[3] As a member of the Russell Group and the Golden triangle, the Faculty receives a high number of applications.

The Faculty is a member of The Council of University Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH UK), and of London Citizens. The current Executive Dean of Faculty is Professor Simon Tanner, who took over in an interim position from Professor Marion Thain in November 2024.

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History

In the late 1980s, King's College London's Faculty of Arts merged with the Faculties of Music and Theology as the School of Humanities and took on the name of the School of Arts & Humanities in 2009. The original Arts departments such as War Studies and Geography formed part of the Faculty known now as Social Science & Public Policy while the Arts & Humanities expanded from its 'classical' humanities roots.[4] Over the past few years, the Faculty has established interdisciplinary programmes such Liberal Arts and led new developments in teaching and research, for instance through the Department of Digital Humanities, Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries.The School of Arts & Humanities became the Faculty of Arts & Humanities in 2014.

In 2023, the Digital Futures Institute and the Global Cultures Institute were launched as part of a new Faculty vision to showcase how arts and humanities expertise were addressing some of society's most pressing challenges.[5]

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Departments

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Greek marble statues at the main hall of King's Building: lyric poet Sappho (fronting) and dramatist Sophocles (back turned)

The following departments and centres can be found in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities:

  • Classics
  • Culture, Media & Creative Industries
  • Digital Humanities
  • English
  • Film Studies
  • History
  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Theology & Religious Studies
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Notable people

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Current Professorial staff

Former academic staff

Deans of Faculty

  • Barry Ife (Spanish): August 1989 - July 1997
  • Linda Newson (Geography): August 1997 - July 2000
  • Michael Knibb (Theology): August 2000 - July 2001
  • David Ricks (CHS/CompLit): August 2001 - July 2004
  • Ann Thompson (English): August 2004 - December 2007
  • Jan Palmowski (German): January 2008 - December 2012
  • Simon Gaunt (French): January 2013 - December 2013
  • Russell Goulbourne (French): January 2014 - August 2018
  • Jo Malt (French): September 2018 - December 2018 (Interim)
  • Marion Thain (English): December 2018 - October 2024
  • Simon Tanner (Digital Humanities): November 2024 - Present Day (Interim)

Notable alumni

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References

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