by Talking Humanities | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Professor Keith Somerville reviews Robin Lustig’s highly personal memoir, which describes a career spanning more than 40 years, from his childhood as the son of German refugees to interviewing some of the world’s most revered and reviled leaders – from Nelson Mandela...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 26, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Republished
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles: ©Avillfoto / Shutterstock Yellow-gold swagged curtains, glimpsed in the first pictures from the Trump administration’s official duties in the Oval Office, have fuelled speculation over whether America’s new president will bring...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 24, 2017 | Graduate Study, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Rachael Anne Roberts, a student on the School of Advanced Study’s MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights, retraces the history of human rights activism in Bloomsbury by walking in the footsteps of some of its past residents. London has a rich history of human...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 19, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
This week sees the launch of the Humanities Digital Library, a new open access publishing platform for scholarly books. The Library is an initiative of the School of Advanced Study (SAS), led by the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and the Institute of Advanced...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 17, 2017 | Features, Research & Resources
Statistics reveal that black Americans are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be unarmed when killed during encounters with police. This is one of the most dramatic examples of how implicit stereotypes, usually consciously disavowed, influence behaviour...
