by katythompson | Mar 19, 2018 | Conferences, Events
April Printing Colour 1700–1830 Conference (10-12) Following from Printing Colour 1400-1700, this conference will be the first interdisciplinary assessment of Western colour printmaking in the long eighteenth century, 1700–1830. It will bring together...
by katythompson | Feb 27, 2018 | Conferences, Events
Please join the Institute of English Studies this June for a series of events focused on the ruler of the Regency romance, Georgette Heyer. Writing Workshop: The Craft of Georgette Heyer Monday, 18 June 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm, G11-12, Senate House Georgette Heyer...
by katythompson | Feb 7, 2018 | CFPS
This one-day event, part of the annual programme of the History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) research collaboration at The Open University, explores in the centenary year of the war’s end the legacy of wartime bibliotherapy. It brings together early career researchers...
by chrisa | Jan 18, 2018 | Events
Over the winter months, the Institute of English Studies asked our staff and research fellows about their favourite winter reads. From the classic Dickens to a classic reinterpretation in the form of Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed, we’ve had a fantastic...
by chrisa | Dec 15, 2017 | CFPS
“In my craft or sullen art” – Dylan Thomas Thomas is one in a long line who self-reflexively meditates on his own work. Indeed, a writer’s craft has been the topic of much discussion both by critics and by authors themselves, considering the interplay between a...
