by Talking Humanities | Oct 13, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
John Evelyn, the 17th-century diarist whose Restoration diary is recognised as the most extensive and informative record of a momentous period, even advised Samuel Pepys on libraries. Dr Karen Attar, research fellow at the Institute of English Studies, looks at his...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 8, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
About 50,000 years ago, Britain had great forests and populations of megafauna that most people would find it hard to believe inhabited this country, says Professor Keith Somerville, senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. They included the...
by Talking Humanities | May 16, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, From the Archives, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Research & Resources
Research librarian Andrea Meyer Ludowisy recalls the thrill of being invited to talk about Professor William Rose, a translator and proponent of a new psychoanalytical approach to German studies, and Sigmund Freud’s influence on his work. Professor Rose’s...
by Talking Humanities | May 1, 2019 | Features, From the Archives, History & Classics
May 2019 sees the 150th anniversary of the first examination sat by women students at a British university. Dr Philip Carter, of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), considers the challenges and the questions they faced. Over the week of 3–7 May, the IHR will...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 18, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Research & Resources
Robinson Crusoe has a strong claim to being the first real novel in English as well as the first colonial adventure story. But has it provided a fascinating legacy? Dr Karen Attar, Senate House Library’s curator of rare books and university art, thinks so. On 25 April...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 27, 2018 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Research & Resources
In September 2018, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) launched Layers of London – a new website that enables the mapping and sharing of London’s history through community participation. The project is now engaging thousands of Londoners from across the city’s...
