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...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 1, 2020 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law
Visiting research fellow, Dr Juanita Cox, provides an update on a project exploring the importance of the Windrush generation in higher education and the complex story of Caribbean migration. During the Commonwealth Summit in London in April 2018, a major controversy...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 26, 2020 | Human Rights, Interviews, Politics & Law
Lindsay Alexander at the University of London talks to master’s graduates about how their human rights degrees opened up their personal and professional lives. The area of human rights is constantly evolving. As awareness of human rights infractions around the world...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 18, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Features, Politics & Law, Republished, Research & Resources
Law lecturers, Dr Faith Gordon, Dr Jess Mant and Dr Daniel Newman, examine how technological innovation might help law centres address the ‘justice gap’ and target advice and support for different communities during the pandemic and in the long-term. The COVID-19...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 13, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
For this year’s Being Human festival Dr Amy Kellam, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, is hosting two events on domestic abuse (see below). My colleagues and I use films – like ‘Gaslight’ – to explore the UK’s upcoming...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 6, 2020 | Features, Libraries & Publications, Politics & Law, Publications
As the UK endures its own truly horrible year, monarchy historian Dr Ed Owens sees opportunities for the still struggling Windsors. In a speech marking the 40th year since her accession to the throne, Elizabeth II described 1992 as her annus...