Kieran Howard

Kieran Howard is a funded PhD candidate in Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on Germany's engagement with its colonial past through literary works by Black German writers and authors from former African colonies. He has presented lectures on the module MDL117 Resist! The Art of Protest in Berlin and Amsterdam.

Education

• MA Modern Languages and Cultures (German), University of Sheffield (2021-2023)
• BSc Chemistry with German, University College London (2014-2017)

Research Interests

• Colonial and postcolonial literature in Germany
• Decolonization narratives in Afro-German writing
• Museum memorialization strategies for colonial and Holocaust histories
• Intersections of Afrofuturism and historical discourse

Scientific Awards

• WRoCAH AHRC PhD Studentship (2023-2027)
• Two Sheffield Language Centre Postgraduate Prizes (2022-2023)
• Petrie Watson Exhibition grant (2021-2022)

Formerly a Digital Marketing Executive in London, Howard's work bridges literary analysis and cultural memory studies. His MA dissertation explored Sharon Dodua Otoo's Adas Raum as Afrofuturist intervention, including an original interview with the author.