by Talking Humanities | Mar 18, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Philosophy, Research & Resources
Why do irrational beliefs spread so easily? Lisa Bortolotti, professor of philosophy at the University of Birmingham, revisits her project, The Epistemic Innocence of Imperfect Cognitions, part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Science in Culture Theme led...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 16, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Publications, Research & Resources
Hyenas, the antithesis of gorgeous, graceful African wildlife, needs a rebrand. Ahead of the publication of his new book, ‘Humans and Hyenas: Monsters or Misunderstood’, Professor Keith Somerville says it is time to replace the myths with a more accurate...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 2, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law
Known for its steep, defined, fragile and mysterious landscape, the Himalayas, the third pole, recently witnessed a devastating flood. Dr Rahul Ranjan, a political anthropologist at Oslo Metropolitan University, explores the emotional impact of the disaster. On 7...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 23, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law
Over the past nine years, the white and black rhino populations of the Kruger National Park have plummeted by 66.4 and 64.5 per cent respectively. Professor Keith Somerville, a writer and lecturer on African affairs, reveals the crisis behind the figures. There are...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources
Dr Christopher Ohge delves into the multiple levels and meanings of a classic piece of American literature. ‘About the “whaling voyage”—I am half way in the work, & am very glad that your suggestion so jumps with mine. It will be a strange sort of a...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 13, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Publications
Self-help books about depression are nothing new. Institute of English Studies fellow, Dr Karen Attar, looks at an important example that was first published in 1621. The Anatomy of Melancholy is the subject of a double anniversary for Senate House Library. The year...
