by Talking Humanities | Nov 10, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources
Tucked away among the treasures of Senate House Library is this ‘foundation of human progress and empowerment’, writes Dr Karen Attar. In October 1620 Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans and Baron Verulam, introduced the system of inductive logic with the...
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 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 | Oct 6, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Republished, Research & Resources
Monarchies remain pivotal parts of several European countries, but how much power does a monarch really have? In a new book, The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy: European Monarchies Compared, edited by Professor Robert Hazell and Dr Bob Morris, contributors from...
by Talking Humanities | Sep 22, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Republished, Research & Resources
As Plymouth marks 400 years since the colonists set sail for what is now the US, Dr Fiona McCall, senior lecturer in early modern history at the University of Portsmouth, explores anti-puritan satire and how it was used to counteract their growing influence. England...
by Talking Humanities | Sep 8, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources
As oil prices tumble and we face high national debt, it seems particularly appropriate to reflect on the South Sea Bubble, a stock market crash from 300 years ago, and its contemporary documentation. Dr Karen Attar, research fellow at the Institute of English Studies,...