by Talking Humanities | Apr 25, 2017 | History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Emma Butcher (above) teaches in the English department at Manchester Metropolitan University. She argues that children provide some of the most thoughtful perspectives on war and their writing should be promoted as a useful historical resource. Tell us about...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 20, 2017 | History & Classics, Interviews, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Joanne Paul, a lecturer in early modern history at the University of Sussex, discusses her research on 16th and 17th-century political culture and ideas, and unpicks Theresa May’s election announcement. Tell us about yourself I’m primarily an...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 6, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Daisy Fancourt (above), an early-career scientist, talks about her research which focuses on the effects of arts participation on health, the use of the arts within clinical settings, and the psychosocial impact of cultural engagement at an individual and public...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 29, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
What does it mean to be normal? Dr Sarah Chaney talks about the history of being normal, cultural relativity and how the concept of normality has changed over time. ‘Am I normal?’ seems to be a defining question in modern western culture, across every area of human...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 24, 2016 | Digital, History & Classics, Interviews, Republished, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Elizabeth Savage is British Academy postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in book history and communications at the Institute of English Studies (IES), a member of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. In 2016, she won the Wolfgang Ratjen Award for...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 27, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Graduate Study, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Minah Ahn, a student on the understanding and securing human rights master’s course at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, reflects on a Geneva study tour, a highlight of the programme which is offered by the University of London’s School of Advanced Study (SAS)....
