European Society for the Study of English

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Founded in 1990 in Rome, the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) is an organization for university teachers and researchers in English Studies, including literature, linguistics, and cultural studies, throughout Europe. [2] It is an association (Verein) conformable to articles 60ff of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB) with its seat in Basle. [3] Currently, ESSE has 33 national associations and, according to the November 2021 membership lists, there are 7,590 members of ESSE.[ citation needed ] ESSE is a member of The International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures (FILLM). [4] [5] As of 2025, the President of ESSE is Prof. Lieven Buysse of KU Leuven, Belgium. [6]

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Activities

The activities of ESSE include providing a network for communication between individuals working in English Studies, publication of journals, allocation of bursaries and book prizes to outstanding works in the field of English studies, and organization of regular international conferences. [3] ESSE offers a bursary scheme to help support young academics, and provides book grants to researchers. ESSE also awards prizes to junior and senior scholars for books they wrote in the field of English studies (literature, language, cultural and area studies). ESSE offers financial support for parallel lecture speakers at ESSE conferences and for plenary speakers at national conferences of affiliated national associations. [2] [7] In parallel, ESSE also organises a Doctoral Symposium, open to PhD students who are writing their theses in English Studies. [8]

Publications

ESSE is the editor of a biannual publication which was issued as a newsletter under the name TheEuropean English Messenger, in printed format (1990–2015). [3] [9] [10] In 2016 it became an online publication, an academic journal [11] renamed The ESSE Messenger. [12] ESSE also edits TheEuropean Journal of English Studies, published by Routledge.

Conferences

The Society holds biennial conferences with approximately 400-700 participants. [3] The ESSE conferences consist of plenary and parallel lectures, seminars, round tables, and other events covering all aspects of English Studies including literature, linguistics and cultural and area studies. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Logo – ESSE" . Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "What We Do – ESSE" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Constitution – ESSE" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "What we do – ESSE". essenglish.org. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "FILLM | Member Associations". fillm.org. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Executive – ESSE" . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Research and Support – ESSE" . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "ESSE Doctoral Symposium for 2022 – ESSE" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "The European English Messenger Archives 1990-2005 – The ESSE Messenger" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "The European English Messenger Archives 2006-2015 – The ESSE Messenger" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "The ESSE Messenger – The ESSE Messenger" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Issues – The ESSE Messenger" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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