by Talking Humanities | Oct 30, 2017 | Events, Languages & Literature, PotW
When: Tuesday 31 October, 6-8pm Who: Institute of English Studies Where: The Chancellor’s Hall, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Wordsworth and Byron fell out in a not very dignified way over politics, and there was heavy collateral damage in...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 24, 2017 | Being Human festival, Digital, Events, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement
Image: The London by Willem van de Velde the younger © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London The London exploded and sank off Southend, concealing herself for centuries on the estuary bed. Her wreck was found in 2005, revealing a hidden history of early modern...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 23, 2017 | Events, Politics & Law, PotW, Uncategorized
When: Thursday 26 October, 5.30-7pm Who: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Where: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Diamond Ashiagbor, professor of law and director of research at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, will...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 16, 2017 | Events, History & Classics, PotW
When: Tuesday 17 October, 6-8pm Who: Institute of Classical Studies Where: Beveridge Hall, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Almost every society has imagined monsters, often hybrids of humans and beast. Today we worry about chimaeras,...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 10, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Events, Features, History & Classics, Research & Resources
The fifth History Day will be taking place on 31 October and we cannot think of a better way to spend your Halloween. Started in 2014 in response to the rising need for libraries and archives to participate more heavily in promotion of collections, as well as the...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 9, 2017 | Events, Languages & Literature, PotW
When: Saturday 14 October, 9am – 6pm Who: Institute of English Studies Where: Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Jointly run by Birkbeck, Cardiff University, the Dickens Fellowship, and the Institute of English Studies, this one-day conference will explore...
