by Talking Humanities | Apr 8, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, History & Classics
At the end of March around 90 academics gathered at the architecturally fascinating Robinson College in Cambridge for the annual meeting of the Urban History Group. Dr Tom Hulme, early career lecturer in urban history at the Institute of Historical Research, came away...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 7, 2016 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
Image: Illustration from Richard Foulkes, The Shakespeare Tercentenary of 1864 With just over two weeks until the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death on 23 April 1616, Professor Sir Brian Vickers, one of the UK’s most distinguished Shakespearian scholars,...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 16, 2016 | Director Series, Fellowships & Networks, Interviews, Languages & Literature
We talk to the director of the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR) about her desire for the institute to take the lead in putting modern languages high on the government’s agenda and the importance of modern languages research in multilingual, globalised...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 11, 2016 | Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, Research & Resources, Training and Research
The London Arts and Humanities Partnership, which is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), encompasses the School of Advanced Study (SAS), King’s College London (King’s), and University College London (UCL). Dr Claire Thomson, who is currently...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 23, 2015 | Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Publications, Research & Resources
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) has just published Using Film as a Source, the first in a new series of research guides designed to equip students and new researchers with the information they need to tackle a particular field. Written by Sian Barber a...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 16, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Events, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study
The complex processes and consequences of the political economy of screen media were at the core of The Political Screen conference organised for the Screen Studies Group by University College London (UCL) and London School of Economics (LSE), with support from SAS....
