Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies
Encyclopedia
The Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS) is a research institution associated with the University of London
. A member of the School of Advanced Study
, its focus is to promote and facilitate the study of the cultures of German
-speaking and Romance language countries across a range of disciplines in the humanities.
The IGRS was established in 2004 with the merger of the two Institutes of Germanic Studies and Romance Studies, founded in 1950 and 1989 respectively.
The Institute currently offers two postgraduate degrees:
MA in Cultural Memory and
MRes in Modern Languages.
Research degrees are offered in the fields of Germanic & Romance Studies (French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese studies, Literature and Cultural Studies) and Comparative and Interdisciplinary studies (The City-especially Berlin or Trieste, The virtual or imagined city, Borders, The body, Psychoanalysis, German philosophy and history of ideas, Women's writing, Jewish writing, Exile writing, Children's literature and Feminism).
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. A member of the School of Advanced Study
School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social sciences...
, its focus is to promote and facilitate the study of the cultures of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking and Romance language countries across a range of disciplines in the humanities.
The IGRS was established in 2004 with the merger of the two Institutes of Germanic Studies and Romance Studies, founded in 1950 and 1989 respectively.
The Institute currently offers two postgraduate degrees:
MA in Cultural Memory and
MRes in Modern Languages.
Research degrees are offered in the fields of Germanic & Romance Studies (French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese studies, Literature and Cultural Studies) and Comparative and Interdisciplinary studies (The City-especially Berlin or Trieste, The virtual or imagined city, Borders, The body, Psychoanalysis, German philosophy and history of ideas, Women's writing, Jewish writing, Exile writing, Children's literature and Feminism).