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 | Apr 16, 2019 | Digital, Features, Music, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Dr Martin Glynn, of Birmingham City University, has pioneered the use of spoken word, jazz, hip hop, and reggae theatrics to communicate and disseminate research data. He explains why ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it; that’s what gets results,’ sang...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 2, 2019 | Human Rights, Interviews, Public Engagement
Dr Ella Parry-Davies, a British Academy postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, talks about her research on the historical and social context of performance. She is one of ten 2019 New Generation Thinkers whose research will be made into...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 25, 2019 | Digital, Events, History & Classics, PotW, Public Engagement
AfroCROWD UK, part of an international initiative to create and improve information about the African diaspora, is holding a Wikipedia workshop at the Institute of Historical Research on 30 March, 10am–4pm. During the 6-hour event, which is run in partnership with the...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 8, 2019 | Bloomsbury Festival, Digital, Features, Human Rights, Public Engagement, Republished
To celebrate International Women’s Day, researcher and artist Dr Elizabeth Dearnley explores the ideas behind the Bloomsbury Festival’s ‘Senate Women’ audio installation. It tells the stories of ten women working in Senate House. In a series of interviews recorded...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 19, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Events, Features, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement
Research librarian Tansy Barton introduces Senate House Library’s exhibition on the history of magic from the 16th to the early 20th century, which taps into the fabulous world of the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature. Focusing on conjuring and magic...
