by Talking Humanities | Jul 11, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Publications
Dr Karen Attar, Senate House Library’s curator of rare books and university art, removes the dust from a 206-year-old household management book to reveal some helpful hints that have stood the test of time. Since 2014, the generosity of University of London alumnus...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 17, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Publications, Research & Resources
Dr Karen Attar remembers the writer and politician Joseph Addison, who died on 17 June 1719, exactly 300 years ago today. He is probably best known for his literary journalism in partnership with Richard Steele on The Tatler and The Spectator. Unsurprisingly, Senate...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 11, 2019 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Publications, Research & Resources
Lucy McMahon, a contributor to Creative Spaces: Urban Culture and Marginality, published by the Institute of Latin American Studies, reflects on the challenges for creativity in Brazil’s favela neighbourhoods. ‘We create, we are not already created (Nóis é cria, não é...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 23, 2019 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Publications
Professor Henning Melber introduces his new book, which explores the years of African decolonisation during which Dag Hammarskjöld was in office at the United Nations, investigating the scope and limits of his influence within the context of global governance. The...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 5, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources
Ahead of Thursday’s (7 March) World Book Day, the annual celebration of books, authors and illustrators, Dr Maria Castrillo, head of special collections and engagement at Senate House Library, turns the page on a set of unique cardboard publications from Latin...
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...
