The Case for English

The aim of this series is to consider how best to make a positive case for the subject at a time when it is especially – perhaps existentially – vulnerable. The tangible outcome of the events will be a report and a central repository of resources on the IES website.

Venue: These hybrid in-person/on Zoom events will be held at the IES at 1.00-2.30pm, with sandwiches provided.
Time: 1.00-2.30pm
Convenors: Eliane Glaser (IES)

Term 3- Spring/Summer 2023

26 apr 2023

The Value of Criticism

Rita Felski (Virginia), Nicholas Gaskill (University of Oxford), Erica McAlpine (University of Oxford), Ronan McDonald (University of Melbourne), Joseph North (Yale University)

Hybrid | Online Via Zoom & Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

10 may 2023

The Value of Literature

Isobel Armstrong (Birkbeck, University of London), Dinah Birch (University of Liverpool), Susan Elderkin (Bibliotherapy at The School of Life), John Schad (Lancaster University), Professor Helen Small (University of Oxford)

Hybrid | Online- via Zoom & Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

24 may 2023

The Value of the Material

Laura Cleaver (Institute of English Studies), Cynthia Johnston (), Gill Partington (Institute of English Studies), Sarah Pyke (Anglia Ruskin University), Bill Sherman (Warburg Institute)

Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU