Dr Karen A Lipsedge
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Humanities
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- Penrhyn Road
Associate Professor in English Literature and Senior Advisor for Teaching and Learning
About
I teach on English Literature undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and my teaching tends to focus on 18th-century literature and culture, Black and Asian British literature and culture, and academic writing skills. I am also a Senior Teaching and Learning Adviser for Access, Participation and Inclusion, and as part of that work I lead two University projects: the Writing and Oral Skills Project, which helps students to enhance their academic writing and speaking skills, and the Kingston University Reading Group Project. The KURG uses shared reading and discussion to help students, staff and members of the local community to discuss topics such as race, culture, diversity and inclusivity; topics that many of us find it difficult to talk about. I also work with students and course teams to provide opportunities to have meaningful and courageous conversations about race. In May 2017, I was awarded the SU Staff and Student prize for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning at KU.
I am committed to ensuring that EDI are at the heart of all we do, not only at Kingston but also outside, in the community. I am very proud, therefore, to have the opportunity to help to embed EDI at Kingston, in different spaces and for different groups. In 2020, I helped to set up the KU BAME Staff Network, I am also a member of Academic Council, Rep KSA, I am a Harassment Contact Scheme member, and an Inclusivity (EDI) Champion. I was the Chair of the REC SAT for the successful 2019 Bronze Renewal submission.
My published research focuses on the representation of the home in the 18th-century British Novel. Currently, I am working on a new project 'Speaking Texts: Uncovering Hidden Voices', which seeks to provide a platform for stories and authors often overlooked.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) in English Literature, Queen Mary, University of London
- MA in 18th Century Literature and Culture, Queen Mary, University of London
- PhD on Samuel Richardson and the Representation of the Home, Queen Mary, University of London
- Associate Professor
- KAPS SL
- NFTS reviewer