by Talking Humanities | Nov 24, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Republished, Research & Resources
Dr Philip Carter, director of digital and publishing at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), marks the completion of an ambitious research partnership with historians from Birkbeck and University College London to digitise and publish more than 2,500 petitions...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 10, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources
Tucked away among the treasures of Senate House Library is this ‘foundation of human progress and empowerment’, writes Dr Karen Attar. In October 1620 Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans and Baron Verulam, introduced the system of inductive logic with the...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 28, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Publications, Republished
Dr Rajiv Prabhakar wonders whether utopian or speculative fiction, such as Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward: 2000–1887’, might be a useful guide when considering alternative visions for the future. The coronavirus crisis has ushered in its own...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 13, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
John Evelyn, the 17th-century diarist whose Restoration diary is recognised as the most extensive and informative record of a momentous period, even advised Samuel Pepys on libraries. Dr Karen Attar, research fellow at the Institute of English Studies, looks at his...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 7, 2020 | Events, Features, History & Classics
First created in the 1980s, Black History Month takes place each October with a host of events to acknowledge the presence of black people in the UK and their contributions to history, culture and society. Due to the pandemic some events will also be held online and...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 6, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Republished, Research & Resources
Monarchies remain pivotal parts of several European countries, but how much power does a monarch really have? In a new book, The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy: European Monarchies Compared, edited by Professor Robert Hazell and Dr Bob Morris, contributors from...