by Talking Humanities | Mar 14, 2016 | Director Series, History & Classics, Human Rights, Interviews, Politics & Law
We talk to the director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS), who says ‘far from gently fading away, the collective memory of empire and its consequences is becoming an ever more prominent element in current political debates.’ Professor Philip Murphy...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 8, 2016 | CenSes, Director Series, Interviews, Philosophy
We talk to the director of the Institute of Philosophy (IP) about fostering collaborative links between philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists and the launch of CREATE, a centre for experimental aesthetics. Professor Barry C Smith is director of the Institute...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 1, 2016 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Director Series, Interviews, Politics & Law
We talk to the director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) about legal challenges, and the dramatic increase in the need to adapt the law, and understand our rights in an increasingly digital age. Jules Winterton, who took up the IALS directorship in...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 23, 2016 | Director Series, History & Classics, Interviews
Featured image: © S.Borisov / Shutterstock We talk to the director of the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) about how to bring the latest research to the public’s attention, and why it’s worth studying classics for the same reason we send probes beyond Pluto and...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 16, 2016 | Director Series, Fellowships & Networks, Interviews, Languages & Literature
We talk to the director of the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR) about her desire for the institute to take the lead in putting modern languages high on the government’s agenda and the importance of modern languages research in multilingual, globalised...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 9, 2016 | Director Series, History & Classics, Interviews
We talk to the director of the Institute of Latin American Studies about the institute’s Caribbean and Latin American research initiatives. Professor Linda Newson, who received an OBE in 2015 for services to Latin American Studies, became director of ILAS in 2012. She...
