by katythompson | May 17, 2019 | Research Projects
The Institute of English Studies are proud to announce Senior Research Fellow Michelle Brown has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship. We asked Michelle to tell us about her plans....
by katythompson | May 10, 2019 | Collaborations
The idea of a Museum of Writing was conceived in October 1955. This was rather pompous, as the collection at the time consisted of just three items: a Parker 51 fountain pen, a letter purported to have been written by the secretary of Charles Dickens (that...
by katythompson | May 1, 2019 | Events
Join us in welcoming two Melville scholars who are engaging in new and exciting book historical research on Herman Melville. 7 May 2019, 17.30, Room 243, Senate House Dr Peter Riley (Exeter): “Melville’s Virtual Biographies”. Dr Peter Riley is...
by katythompson | May 1, 2019 | CFPS, Conferences
Introduction The British Academy and the UK-China Humanities Alliance are inviting applications for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration symposium on the theme of ‘Cities in Literary Imagination’. The...
