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Institute of English Studies
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Research centre specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing and new critical approaches to literary history at the School of Advanced Study, University of London https://ies.sas.ac.uk/
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Many thanks to @ies-sas.bsky.social graduate, Zachary Larsen, Charlotte Miller, and all the team @quaritch1847.bsky.social for welcoming our MA cohort so warmly today!
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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It’s Book Collecting Seminar day @ies-sas.bsky.social and @quaritch1847.bsky.social #BookHistory and we’re hearing from Jonathan Nathan about the Cymbalum Mundi
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Taster Session: Introduction to Responsible AI
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A big thank you to everyone who joined us for History Day 2025! 🎉

We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

#HistDay25
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Finally got to see The Nature of Gothic exhibition (and the small corner I got to curate). Go visit Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery before it closes on 13 December! #bookhistory @ies-sas.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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The sale of rights is crucial to the activities of literary agencies & publishing houses, and a major factor in building an author’s career and maintaining author loyalty.

Join our online short course to learn more!

Last chance to book, registration closes today ⤵️
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Selling Rights Short Course
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November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The sale of rights is crucial to the activities of literary agencies & publishing houses, and a major factor in building an author’s career and maintaining author loyalty.

Join our online short course to learn more!

Last chance to book, registration closes today ⤵️
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Selling Rights Short Course
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November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join the online roundtable event exploring different approaches to decolonising assessment, and the possibilities and barriers of using diverse assessment methods in the context of British/Western/Euro-centric education.

Nov 14, 3:30pm-5pm

Register now ⤵️
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Decolonising Assessment
Decolonising the Discipline is a collaborative initiative that aims to develop platforms for discipline-wide conversations.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Having fun at History Day with @ies-sas.bsky.social #HistDay25 ❤️📚📖
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We're thrilled to introduce our new IES Winter School in collaboration with LIPS and LRBS!

Choose from one of our four short courses and secure your spot now

Book here: buff.ly/ul7DsUz

#shortcourse #rarebooks #palaeography
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Join us in February 2026 for our acclaimed Latin Palaeography short courses led by Dr. Marigold Norbye.

Discover more and register here:
buff.ly/pBrdHHY

#Latin #Palaeography
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Interested in Greek Palaeography?

Join our LIPS Online Short Course with Dr. Laura Franco on the 4th-6th February 2026, from 14:00 - 17:00!

Sign up here: buff.ly/CcGO6QT
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Booking is open the short course 'Black Atlas in the Warburg Archives'

📅25-27 November 2025 🕔5-7pm 🏢Warburg

This course highlights resources for studying Africa and the Americas and their diasporas at @warburginstitute.bsky.social

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Black Atlas in the Warburg Archives
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October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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It’s History Day #HistDay25 🎉 I’ll be there to talk about the courses in Book History offered by @ies-sas.bsky.social 📖🪶
1 week to go until History Day - don't forget to sign up! Read about why History Day is such a fantastic event in this blog by Claire Langhamer: buff.ly/ySfBuWR

#HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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I'm delighted to be doing this #free #online #event with @englishassociation.bsky.social on Tuesday 9 December. What can we do with a poem, and where can close reading take us? Please share! #poetry #teaching #English #closereading #unseenpoetry #poem #teachers
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Adventures in Close Reading Poetry with A History of England in 25 Poems
This webinar explores new ways into poetry analysis and ‘unseen poetry’
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October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Our MA History of the Book students had a fantastic trip to St Bride Foundation, which houses the world's largest print and publishing library and a fabulous print workshop

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A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of joining the MA History of the Book students for a unique and fascinating experience to learn about historic printing techniques. Take a look!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Apply now for the SAS Public Humanities Fellowship!

Applications are invited from those working at the forefront of shaping the future of Public Humanities, deepening its reach, and expanding its impact.

Apply by 21 November: www.sas.ac.uk/research-eng...
Public Humanities Fellowship
Our Public Humanities Fellowship stimulates new ideas and conversations around public humanities.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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RESCHEDULED! Excited for Olivia Baskerville‘s @ies-sas.bsky.social seminar on the early 20C #manuscript trade and local&national claims made on Bede‘s Life of St Cuthbert & Carrow Psalter

🗓️ 25 Nov
⏰ 17.30 GMT
🏢 @ihr.bsky.social &online

Sign up 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

#medievalsky#skystorians
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Booking is open the short course 'Black Atlas in the Warburg Archives'

📅25-27 November 2025 🕔5-7pm 🏢Warburg

This course highlights resources for studying Africa and the Americas and their diasporas at @warburginstitute.bsky.social

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Black Atlas in the Warburg Archives
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October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The first of a series of postcards for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025, 5-7 November 2025. Full programme: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/...

Every day we'll share a postcard sent to us by one of our guest speakers. Watch out for tomorrow’s!
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Postcards continue to arrive from speakers all over the globe as we prepare for the upcoming international conference, Letters and Literature. Full details of the programme at
digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/...
@modernistudies.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Less than a week to go - don't forget to register!
We are delighted to host a major international symposium occasioned by the publication of 'Literature and Learning: A History of English Studies in Britain' by Stefan Collini

⏰Thurs 30 Oct 2025, 2-7pm

📍Senate House, London

The event is free to attend

BOOK NOW ⤵️
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The History of English Studies in Britain: a Symposium
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October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The @ies-sas.bsky.social online Winter School in Jan. 2026 includes courses by Michelle Brown (the Medieval Book); Anna Somfai (Medieval Scientific and Philosophical mss); and dream team @manuelmunoz.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and me (History Books). Book👇
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IES: LIPS & LRBS Winter School | 2026
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October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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As it's #OAWeek we'd like to ask #humanities researchers a few questions on how they feel about #OpenAccess - this will help us to inform the resources we create and share. If you have a couple of minutes, please fill this out, we'd love to hear from you!

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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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The Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum on 6 November will bring together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically. Find out more and register: www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum
This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM