Joseph Spence (headmaster)
Joseph Arthur Francis Spence is the current Master of Dulwich College. He was previously Headmaster of Oakham School and Master in College at Eton College.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Spence was born on 18 December 1959. He was educated at St Philip's School, a grammar school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and at Salesian College, Battersea, a Roman Catholic school in Battersea, London. He studied modern history and politics at the University of Reading, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He then undertook postgraduate research at Birkbeck College, University of London, completing his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1991.[3] His doctoral thesis was titled "The philosophy of Irish Toryism, 1833-52: a study of reactions to liberal reformism in Ireland in the generation between the first Reform Act and the Famine: with especial reference to expressions of national feeling among Protestant ascendancy".[4]
Education career[edit]
From 1987 to 1992, Spence taught history and politics at Eton College, a public boys boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.[1][5] He served as Master in College, responsible for the boarding house containing the King's Scholars, from 1992 to 2002.[6] He then moved to Oakham School, a co-educational private school in Rutland, where he was Headmaster.[5] In 2009, he became Master of Dulwich College, a boys private school in South London.[7] In December 2023 he announced his retirement which is planned for 2025.
Literary work[edit]
Spence wrote the libretto for The Yellow Wallpaper, an opera by British composer Dani Howard based on the 1892 short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which premiered at the Copenhagen Opera Festival in August 2023.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Moss, Paul (12 May 2010). "Why has Eton produced so many prime ministers?". BBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Joe Spence". Board of trustees. Inspiring Futures. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Spence, Dr Joseph Arthur Francis". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.43127.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Spence, Joseph (1991). The philosophy of Irish Toryism, 1833-52: a study of reactions to liberal reformism in Ireland in the generation between the first Reform Act and the Famine : with especial reference to expressions of national feeling among Protestant ascendancy. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ a b "The Master's Welcome". Dulwich College. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "What makes a good school?". Service Parents' Guide to Boarding Schools. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "On the move". TES Newspaper. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Camilla (2023-06-04). "The Yellow Wallpaper". Copenhagen Opera Festival. Retrieved 2023-08-21.