by Talking Humanities | Jan 14, 2016 | History & Classics, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Catherine Fletcher associate professor in history and heritage at Swansea University, says her interest in history was kindled by a holiday in Florence, and hopes her Alessandro de’ Medici research will bring debates about historical concepts of ‘race’ to new...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2016 | History & Classics, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Tom Hulme, early career lecturer in urban history at the School of Advanced Study’s Institute of Historical Research (IHR), explains how ‘shock cities’ and those that used to be shocking (such as Manchester and Chicago in the first half of the 20th century), shape...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 22, 2015 | Human Rights, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Catherine Gilbert, research officer at the School of Advanced Study’s Centre for Postcolonial Studies, discusses her current research analysing the role of China’s official cultural institutions in Africa, and the resources she is working on for policymakers and...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 9, 2015 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Events, Interviews, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
This month at the Social Scholar seminar we will be joined by Dr Nick Barratt, director of collections and engagement at Senate House Library. The medieval historian, who will be talking about personal heritage and the use and limitations of digital resources, has...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 8, 2015 | Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Joanne Anderson, a lecturer in art history at The Warburg Institute and convener of the MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture, talks about her research, which focuses on art and visual culture during the medieval and Renaissance periods. My...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 15, 2015 | Digital, Interviews, Research & Resources
Research for Commonwealth Oral Histories, hosted by the School of Advanced Study, began in 2013 with the aim to provide a world-class online resource for students, researchers, historians and policymakers. Dr Sue Onslow, senior lecturer at the Institute of...
