by Talking Humanities | Oct 10, 2019 | Events, History & Classics
Dr Philip Mansel, research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and author of ‘King of the World: the Life of Louis XIV’, previews his forthcoming lecture ‘The Sun King and the Sultan: Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire’, which takes place on 22 October at the...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 1, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW
‘Decolonisation’ has become a buzzword. However, few of those who deploy the term know much about its history, and perhaps more surprisingly, the same is true for ‘enlightenment’. This blissful tandem of historical ignorance is not as innocent as it appears. For...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 25, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Public Engagement
Kaoru Akagawa, a Master of Japanese calligraphy and guardian of the Kana Shodo (Women Hand) script, discusses her work and why it is her ‘duty to preserve this old tradition’ and bring it to the world’s attention. As a guest of the Book and Print Initiative at the...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 24, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW
To celebrate National Writing Day, the Book and Print Initiative at the Institute of English Studies has invited Kaoru Akagawa to tell the story of Kana Shodo, a forgotten female script. It was developed and used by noblewomen to express themselves freely within the...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 17, 2019 | Events, Politics & Law, PotW
State pensions are the largest item in the UK social security budget. It is estimated to cost £91.6 billion in 2016/17, with 12.9 million recipients paid an average of £7,100 each. Enormous wealth is also managed by the trustees of occupational pension schemes on...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 10, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW, Research & Resources
Self-translation was a widespread phenomenon in early modern Europe, but remains largely uncharted in modern scholarship. There have been isolated studies of important figures – mainly literary authors such as Leon Battista Alberti, Joachim Du Bellay or John Donne....
