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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
