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The '''Institute of English Studies''' (abbreviated as '''IES''') is a centre of excellence in the research, promotion and facilitation in the field English Literature and Language. With a specialisation in [[history of books|book history]], [[palaeography]] and textual scholarship, the IES facilitates the advanced study and research of English Studies in the national and international academic community. The Institute, located in [[Senate House (University of London)|Senate House]], London, is one of the nine institutes that together comprise the [[School of Advanced Study]], [[University of London]].
The '''Institute of English Studies''' (abbreviated as '''IES''') is a centre of excellence in the research, promotion and facilitation in the field English Literature and Language. With a specialisation in [[history of books|book history]], [[palaeography]] and textual scholarship, the IES facilitates the advanced study and research of English Studies in the national and international academic community. The institute, located in [[Senate House (University of London)|Senate House]], London, is one of the nine institutes that together comprise the [[School of Advanced Study]], [[University of London]].


==History==
==History==
The Institute was founded as the Centre for English Studies in 1991. Institute status was conferred by the University Council on 2 December 1998, and it officially became known as the Institute of English Studies on New Year's Day, 1999.<ref>[https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/about-us History and Overview of the Institute of English Studies]</ref> The Institute faced closure in 2014,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/may/22/university-london-plan-close-institute-english-studies-damned Guardian: University of London plan to close Institute of English Studies condemned]</ref> but a successful campaign in 2014<ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/institute-of-english-studies-planned-closure-put-on-hold/2013547.article THS: Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold]</ref> resulted in the reversal of this decision.
The institute was founded as the Centre for English studies in 1991. Institute status was conferred by the University Council on 2 December 1998, and it officially became known as the Institute of English Studies on New Year's Day, 1999.<ref>[https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/about-us History and Overview of the Institute of English Studies]</ref> The institute faced closure in 2014,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/may/22/university-london-plan-close-institute-english-studies-damned Guardian: University of London plan to close Institute of English Studies condemned]</ref> but a successful campaign in 2014<ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/institute-of-english-studies-planned-closure-put-on-hold/2013547.article THS: Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold]</ref> resulted in the reversal of this decision.


== Networks ==
== Networks ==
The Institute is partner in a number of important research networks and collaborations. In 2001 it helped establish the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, a collaboration between The British Library, St Bride Library, University of London Research Library Services (ULRLS), The English Department, University of Birmingham, School of English, University of Reading, Literature Department, Open University, The Shakespeare Institute, and The Centre for Textual Studies, De Montfort University. It hosts and administers two prestigious and distinguished societies: The Bibliographical Society and The Malone Society and provides administrative support to the London Palaeography Teachers' Group. The Institute has an established academic partnership with the [[Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery]].
The institute is partner in a number of important research networks and collaborations. In 2001 it helped establish the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, a collaboration between The British Library, St Bride Library, University of London Research Library Services (ULRLS), The English Department, University of Birmingham, School of English, University of Reading, Literature Department, Open University, The Shakespeare Institute, and The Centre for Textual Studies, De Montfort University. It hosts and administers two prestigious and distinguished societies: The Bibliographical Society and The Malone Society and provides administrative support to the London Palaeography Teachers' Group. The institute has an established academic partnership with the [[Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery]].


== Research ==
== Research ==
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== Teaching ==
== Teaching ==
The Institute's MA in [[history of books|book history]], which started in 1995, is credited as the United Kingdom's first postgraduate course in the subject.<ref>{{citation |last=Bowman |first=John H. |title=British librarianship and information work 1991–2000 |year=2006 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=978-0754647799 |page= 174}}</ref> The Institute currently offers MRes, MPhil, and PhD programmes.
The institute's MA in [[history of books|book history]], which started in 1995, is credited as the United Kingdom's first postgraduate course in the subject.<ref>{{citation |last=Bowman |first=John H. |title=British librarianship and information work 1991–2000 |page=174 |year=2006 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=978-0-7546-4779-9}}</ref> The institute currently offers MRes, MPhil, and PhD programmes.


The Institute hosts four intensive research training courses, including the London Rare Books School, the London International Palaeography Summer School, the T.S. Eliot Summer School, and the Nineteenth Century Study Week.
The institute hosts four intensive research training courses, including the London Rare Books School, the London International Palaeography Summer School, the T.S. Eliot Summer School, and the Nineteenth Century Study Week.


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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== Staff and fellows ==
== Staff and fellows ==
The intellectual and scholarly community of the institute thrives due to the collaboration between IES Staff, distinguished and senior research fellows, associate fellows, visiting fellows and students.
The intellectual and scholarly community of the institute thrives due to the collaboration between IES Staff, distinguished and senior research fellows, associate fellows, visiting fellows and students.


The current academic staff of the institute include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/about-us/staff|title=Staff|date=2016-12-15|website=Institute of English Studies|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
The current academic staff of the institute include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/about-us/staff|title=Staff|date=2016-12-15|website=Institute of English Studies|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
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*Christopher Ohge
*Christopher Ohge
*Elizabeth Savage
*Elizabeth Savage

Senior research fellows of the institute include:
Senior research fellows of the institute include:
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*John Spiers
*John Spiers
*Jeremy Treglown
*Jeremy Treglown
*[[William_St_Clair|William St. Clair]]
*[[William St Clair|William St. Clair]]
*[[Brian Vickers (literary scholar)|Sir Brian Vickers]]
*[[Brian Vickers (literary scholar)|Sir Brian Vickers]]
*Anthony J. West
*Anthony J. West
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ies.sas.ac.uk/ Homepage]
*{{official|http://ies.sas.ac.uk/}}

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Latest revision as of 11:25, 22 May 2024

Institute of English Studies
TypeGraduate school
Established1999 (1999)
Parent institution
School of Advanced Study, University of London
DirectorClare Lees
Location
London, England
,
United Kingdom
Websitewww.ies.sas.ac.uk

The Institute of English Studies (abbreviated as IES) is a centre of excellence in the research, promotion and facilitation in the field English Literature and Language. With a specialisation in book history, palaeography and textual scholarship, the IES facilitates the advanced study and research of English Studies in the national and international academic community. The institute, located in Senate House, London, is one of the nine institutes that together comprise the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

History

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The institute was founded as the Centre for English studies in 1991. Institute status was conferred by the University Council on 2 December 1998, and it officially became known as the Institute of English Studies on New Year's Day, 1999.[1] The institute faced closure in 2014,[2] but a successful campaign in 2014[3] resulted in the reversal of this decision.

Networks

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The institute is partner in a number of important research networks and collaborations. In 2001 it helped establish the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, a collaboration between The British Library, St Bride Library, University of London Research Library Services (ULRLS), The English Department, University of Birmingham, School of English, University of Reading, Literature Department, Open University, The Shakespeare Institute, and The Centre for Textual Studies, De Montfort University. It hosts and administers two prestigious and distinguished societies: The Bibliographical Society and The Malone Society and provides administrative support to the London Palaeography Teachers' Group. The institute has an established academic partnership with the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.

Research

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The Institute is a leading organisation in the research of English literary studies. Current projects include:

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Establishing Cataloguing & Research Guidelines for Artefacts of Printing Images
  • Early Modern Frisket Sheets
  • Yellow Text Blocks

Previous and ongoing projects include:

  • Make do and mend: A publishing and communications history of the Ministry of Information,
  • A History of Oxford University Press,
  • the T. S. Eliot Editorial Project,
  • the Virtual Museum of Writing,
  • Revising the Canon of Elizabethan Drama,
  • A Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, 1450–1700,
  • The Collected Works of John Ford,
  • The Oxford Francis Bacon Project,
  • Reading Experience Database,
  • DigCim: a Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts (in collaboration with the British Library),
  • "Between Two Worlds": Authors and Publishers 1870–1939 and
  • The Irish Book in the Twentieth Century.

Teaching

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The institute's MA in book history, which started in 1995, is credited as the United Kingdom's first postgraduate course in the subject.[4] The institute currently offers MRes, MPhil, and PhD programmes.

The institute hosts four intensive research training courses, including the London Rare Books School, the London International Palaeography Summer School, the T.S. Eliot Summer School, and the Nineteenth Century Study Week.

Publications

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The Institute of English is home to the Yeats Annual, edited by Professor Warwick Gould, and published in association with Palgrave Macmillan.

Staff and fellows

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The intellectual and scholarly community of the institute thrives due to the collaboration between IES Staff, distinguished and senior research fellows, associate fellows, visiting fellows and students.

The current academic staff of the institute include:[5]

Senior research fellows of the institute include:

References

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  1. ^ History and Overview of the Institute of English Studies
  2. ^ Guardian: University of London plan to close Institute of English Studies condemned
  3. ^ THS: Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold
  4. ^ Bowman, John H. (2006), British librarianship and information work 1991–2000, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 174, ISBN 978-0-7546-4779-9
  5. ^ "Staff". Institute of English Studies. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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