Department of History, English, Linguistics and Music
We have a long-standing reputation for excellent research in linguistics and English language, particularly research with an applied focus.
We are also active in making our research accessible to the wider public, which we do through a number of initiatives, including our consultancy, Language Unlocked, and Babel: The Language Magazine, which is published in the department.
In History our research encompasses a wide range chronologically, geographically and conceptually.
Spanning the Middle Ages to the modern day, Huddersfield’s historians have interests in the fields of oral history, gender history, health history, political history, digital history, religious history, social history and public history.
Staff
Our departments draw on the expertise of staff with national and international reputations for their research, teaching and professional engagement.
Courses
We offer courses at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level.
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Research Centres in the Department of History, English, Linguistics and Music
Stylistics Research Centre
The Centre provides a focal point for research and pedagogy in stylistics (the linguistic analysis of style in literary and non-literary discourse), one of the key research areas of Linguistics and Modern Languages at Huddersfield.
Institute for Applied Linguistics
The Institute for Applied Linguistics carries out linguistic research aimed at solving real world problems through the exploration of language in use.
ReCePP: Centre for Performance Practices
Established in 2018, ReCePP brings together Huddersfield's world-leading practitioners and scholars specialising in practice-research, performance studies, and historical, critical and analytical approaches to performing arts disciplines including music, drama and dance.
CMCI: Centre for Research in Culture and Identity
The Centre for Music, Culture and Identity brings together researchers investigating music and musical cultures through a variety of historical, critical and analytical methodologies.