by Talking Humanities | Feb 26, 2021 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Republished
Investigating Lesbian responses to the natural world, particularly the ‘back to the land’ movements of the late-20th century, Professor Nancy C Unger, author of Beyond Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History, considers how LGBTQ+ experiences...
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 | Nov 24, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Republished, Research & Resources
Dr Philip Carter, director of digital and publishing at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), marks the completion of an ambitious research partnership with historians from Birkbeck and University College London to digitise and publish more than 2,500 petitions...
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 3, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Philosophy, Republished, Research & Resources
Following the recent publication of his team’s research, Adam Zeman, professor of cognitive and behavioural neurology at the University of Exeter, looks back on his project The Eye’s Mind, an Arts and Humanities Research Council Science in Culture Theme initiative led...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 28, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Publications, Republished
Dr Rajiv Prabhakar wonders whether utopian or speculative fiction, such as Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward: 2000–1887’, might be a useful guide when considering alternative visions for the future. The coronavirus crisis has ushered in its own...
