by Talking Humanities | Apr 23, 2021 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law
I A Rehman, a journalist, prominent human rights activist and former general secretary of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, passed away in Lahore on 12 April. Syed Badrul Ahsan, editor-in-charge of The Asian Age, pays tribute to his work and some of South...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 14, 2021 | Events, Features, Human Rights, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law
As part of the School of Advanced Study’s ‘Open for Discussion’ series, the Institute of Modern Languages Research is holding two public events on 22 and 27 April to debate the lessons that can be learned by looking beyond our borders and languages. The first,...
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 26, 2021 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Republished
Investigating Lesbian responses to the natural world, particularly the ‘back to the land’ movements of the late-20th century, Professor Nancy C Unger, author of Beyond Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History, considers how LGBTQ+ experiences...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 16, 2021 | Features, Human Rights, Libraries & Publications, Politics & Law, Publications, Research & Resources
Graham McKerrow, a contributor to ‘Queer Between the Covers’ (University of London Press, May 2021), looks at Operation Tiger, the British state’s attempt in the 1980s to prohibit the importation of all queer books, newspapers and magazines, including the latest...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 8, 2020 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Republished
University of London master’s graduate Patrick Canagasingham is a world expert on human rights. Louise Fautley finds out what sparks his passion. From his time as a student on the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights course, to his 25 years of leadership in...
