by Talking Humanities | Jan 24, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement, Publications
Dr Henry Irving traces the hidden history of the famous authors who worked for the Ministry of Information during the war. Although government institutions can appear impersonal, all are shaped by those who work for them. This was especially true of the Ministry of...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 3, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Since the inauguration of President Trump sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have increased by 9,500 per cent, and at the time of publication it is still at the top of Amazon’s American best seller lists. But what might new readers learn from it?, asks Dr Marc Patrick...
by aseifert | Oct 7, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, Events, PotW, Public Engagement
In the run-up to #BloomsburyFest 2013, we are sharing a series of blog posts offering a sneak peak at this year’s line-up of performances, events, talks and workshops hosted by the School of Advanced Study. In this post we introduce Alex Beeching and his team who will...
by aseifert | Sep 5, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Bloomsbury Festival, Events, Public Engagement
“The vision is to create a living blanket of plants, succulents and ferns… to subvert the pomposity and tyranny of the office.” Alex Beeching and his team talking about the Bloomsbury Festival Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts offering a...
by aseifert | Jul 1, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, Events, History & Classics, Public Engagement
Post by Dr Michael Eades, Cultural Contexts Research Fellow. The first post, about Locating Bloomsbury, can be found here. Michael is working on the School of Advanced Study’s programme of events for the 2013 Bloomsbury Festival, as part of the Cultural...