Carolyn Oulton

Professor Carolyn Oulton serves as Professor of Victorian Literature and Co-Director of the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (ICVWW) at Canterbury Christ Church University's School of Humanities & Educational Studies, teaching across Creative and Professional Writing and English programs.

Her research centers on Victorian literary studies with specialized focus on women writers, expanded through digital humanities methodologies. Current projects demonstrate interdisciplinary innovation: Kent Maps Online (collaborating with JSTOR Labs) and the National Heritage Lottery Funded 'Let’s do the time walk again!: Exploring the East Kent Coast Through Digital Heritage' integrate literary scholarship with geospatial technology and public history initiatives.

Oulton leads significant externally funded research collaborations, including the aforementioned digital heritage projects examining East Kent's coastal landscape. Through the ICVWW, she advances archival recovery and critical analysis of Victorian women's literary contributions, fostering academic-community partnerships in heritage preservation.