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 | Oct 17, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Digital, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Hollie Price introduces her 2017 Being Human event – a recreation of a wartime film show originally created by the Ministry of Information (MoI) which was responsible for government publicity and propaganda during the Second World War. It will be held at Senate House,...
by Talking Humanities | May 25, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, Discipline, Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Image: © Shutterstock The Second World War has been the subject of many books, documentaries and films, creating a large popular memory of wartime campaigns such as ‘Make do and mend’ and ‘Dig for victory’. Dr Christopher Bannister, a historian at the Institute 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 Talking Humanities | Oct 20, 2016 | Being Human festival, Events, Features, Fellowships & Networks, History & Classics, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Public Engagement
Image: The Dig for Victory stall. Dr Henry Irving, senior lecturer in public history at Leeds Beckett University, reflects on his recent collaboration with a community allotment site. Public engagement can take many forms. This is one of its great strengths, and can...
