Acknowledgements Notes on the contributors Introduction: English Studies: The State of the Discipline, Past, Present, and Future; Niall Gildea, Helena Goodwyn, Megan Kitching and Helen Tyson PAST 1. English on its Borders; Ben Knights 2. The Literature Study Guide: Mastering the Art of English?; Mildrid Bjerke PRESENT 3. The Department of English and the Experience of Literature; Derek Attridge 4. The Public Sphere and Worldliness: the Present Dialogue within English Studies; Nigel Wood 5. The Dilemma of Cognitive Literary Studies; Sowon S. Park FUTURE 6. Employability and the English Literature Degree; Stephen Longstaffe 7. The Future of English and Institutional Consciousness: Threats and Disengagement; Robert Eaglestone Bibliography Index