by Talking Humanities | Feb 12, 2019 | Languages & Literature, Projects, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Dr María Soledad Montañez, a research fellow in community at the School of Advanced Study (SAS), outlines a new initiative in support of London’s Latin American community, which links several programmes prioritising collaboration, partnership and strategic change. In...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 29, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement
The academic partnership between the Institute of English Studies (IES) and the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery produced two major events in 2018: an international conference at the Blackburn University Centre and ‘Finding Mr Hart’, a specially written play based on...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 24, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement, Publications
Dr Henry Irving traces the hidden history of the famous authors who worked for the Ministry of Information during the war. Although government institutions can appear impersonal, all are shaped by those who work for them. This was especially true of the Ministry of...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 17, 2019 | Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Public Engagement
The seasonal festivities are over, the trimmings are thoroughly grazed and two weeks of over-indulgence require an antidote. One way residents of, and visitors to London’s Bloomsbury, can counter the side effects is to connect with the new Dalloway walk and podcast...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 10, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Digital, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement
Dr Elizabeth Dearnley, a researcher at University College London and an artist specialising in audio installations, revisits the spiritual home of British journalism. London’s Fleet Street has been associated with printers and bookbinders for hundreds of years, ever...
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...
