Dr. Esther De Bruijn

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Esther joined King's in 2019 after five years at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, where she served as an Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Literature. She earned her SSHRC-funded Ph.D. and MA in English from the University of Toronto, following a year of African Studies at the University of Ghana and a Diploma in Theatre Studies and Performance from Red Deer College. Her research interests include Ghanaian popular fiction, African multimedia performance practices, Afro-gothic narrative, and comics and graphic novels. At the undergraduate level, she teaches modules on Afrofuturism and Afro-Gothic literature and film, while her MA courses focus on Popular Fiction in Africa and the development of the Global Graphic Novel. She is engaged in public discourse, having contributed to interviews and discussions on Afrofuturism and Black British popular arts, and she has published articles on Ghanaian market fiction and graphic novels in various academic journals. Esther advocates for radical equality in children's literature, as evident in her selected publications. She is actively involved in collaborative research projects with international universities, including a recent initiative with Algerian institutions.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2019-01-01 — Present

King's College London • London

Lecturer in African Literature and Postcolonial Literature.

Assistant Professor

2014-01-01 — 2019-01-01

University of Lethbridge • Alberta, Canada

Taught and researched in the field of Postcolonial Literature.

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.