Welcome to the
Institute of English Studies

Welcome to the Institute of English Studies

The Institute of English Studies is an internationally renowned research centre, specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies and textual scholarship.

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J.M. Coetzee Reading

As part of the Coetzee & the Archive conference, Nobel Laureate and double Booker Prize winning author J.M. Coetzee will give a reading on Thursday, 5 October 2017. Advance registration is required.

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Palaeography Study Day

One-day intensive courses in Early Modern English Palaeography, Anglo-Saxon Palaeography, Latin Palaeography, and Codicology. Saturday 20 January 2018

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Blocks Plates Stones Conference

This deeply interdisciplinary conference (21 September) will survey the state of research into cut woodblocks, intaglio plates, lithographic stones, and other matrices/printing surfaces. The discussion will encompass all media and techniques, from the fifteenth century through the present.

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Punch Conference: Women in Punch 1841 - 1920

Although some work has been done on the social reform agenda of Punch, very little is known about women in the magazine. This conference, celebrating the end of Punch's 175th anniversary year, explores the role of women in Punch and welcome submissions of individual papers, panels and discussions.

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Dickens Day 2017

Jointly run by Birkbeck, Cardiff University, the Dickens Fellowship and the Institute of English Studies, this one-day conference (14 October) will explore all aspects of Dickens and fantasy.

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The Shelley Conference 2017

This two-day conference (15-16 September), supported by the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York, celebrates the writings of two major authors from the Romantic Period: Percy Bysshe Shelley (PBS) and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (MWS).

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MA/MRes in the History of the Book

The Institute’s unique programme prepares students for careers in special collections, curatorship, and the rare book trade.

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PhD Study

The Institute accepts applications from those who wish to to pursue doctoral research for the 2017/2018 academic year. We offer supervision for a range of topics, including the history of the book, the history of publishing, printing history, late nineteenth and early twentieth century literature, the Irish Revival and more. Applications are accepted through August.

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About Us

Founded as the Centre for English Studies in 1991, the Institute of English Studies is one of nine member institutes of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

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Research Fellowships

The Institute hosts research, visiting, and postdoctoral fellows who play an active role in the life of the Institute. Fellowship applications are accepted each spring.

Research Fellowships

Events

The Institute runs an active programme of conferences, symposia, lectures, readings, and seminars, while collaborating with organisations in the UK and abroad.

Events

History of the Book

Our MA/MRes programme teaches book history from c. 3000 BCE to 2000 CE. Many alumni establish careers in librarianship, curatorship, publishing, and the rare book trade.

History of the Book

Summer Schools

The London Rare Books School, London International Palaeography Summer School, and T.S. Eliot Summer School offer short, intensive courses for summer study.

Summer Schools

Welcome to the
Institute of English Studies