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From Tokyo to Toulouse: the harp in translation

From Tokyo to Toulouse: the harp in translation

by Talking Humanities | May 26, 2020 | Events, Features, Languages & Literature, Music

Ahead of her 30 May livestreamed concert as part of the OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics project at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, harpist Tamsin Dearnley reflects on her experiences moving between different musical traditions in Britain, France and Japan –...
‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it’ – the challenge of data verbalisation

‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it’ – the challenge of data verbalisation

by Talking Humanities | Apr 16, 2019 | Digital, Features, Music, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

Dr Martin Glynn, of Birmingham City University, has pioneered the use of spoken word, jazz, hip hop, and reggae theatrics to communicate and disseminate research data. He explains why ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it; that’s what gets results,’ sang...
Songs of suffrage: a feast for the eyes and ears

Songs of suffrage: a feast for the eyes and ears

by Talking Humanities | Oct 23, 2018 | Archives & Libraries, Events, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Music, Politics & Law, Republished

What was the music of the women’s suffrage campaign? Who were the leading female composers and musicians of the 1910s and 20s? What was their contribution to the suffrage cause? On 1 November, the Institute of Historical Research and Senate House Library will co-host...
#PoTW: Surrealism and music in France, 1924–52: Alexander Soares recital

#PoTW: Surrealism and music in France, 1924–52: Alexander Soares recital

by Talking Humanities | Jun 4, 2018 | History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Music, PotW

Join us at Senate House on 8 June for a music recital of relevant French repertoire by outstanding young pianist, Alexander Soares. This event, part of the ‘Surrealism and music in France, 1924–52: interdisciplinary and international contexts’ conference organised by...
There’s more to British pop music than meets the ear

There’s more to British pop music than meets the ear

by Talking Humanities | Feb 15, 2018 | Features, History & Classics, Music

Mykaell Riley, director of the Black Music Research Unit at the University of Westminster, talks about his Bass Culture project which aims to deliver a better understanding of the impact and legacy of Jamaican music on British culture and heritage over the last half...
Kepler’s Trial: out of many disciplines, one opera

Kepler’s Trial: out of many disciplines, one opera

by Talking Humanities | Dec 5, 2017 | History & Classics, Interviews, Music

Kepler’s Trial, an opera based on The Astronomer and the Witch by Professor Ulinka Rublack, tells the extraordinary story of Katharina Kepler (1546–1622), whose celebrated astronomer son, Johannes, defended her against accusations of witchcraft. It is the culmination...
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