by Talking Humanities | Sep 3, 2018 | Events, History & Classics, Politics & Law, PotW
The extraordinary death tolls suffered on the fighting fronts of the First World War gave rise to devastating and unprecedented levels of loss for individuals and communities across Europe and the wider world. Indeed, bereavement became so widespread during the...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 23, 2018 | Digital, Events, Features, Languages & Literature
Migration and the rapid rise of digital media and communications are arguably two of the defining features of our contemporary age, says Dr Naomi Wells a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR). While individuals and...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 9, 2018 | Languages & Literature, PotW
The Journal of Romance Studies annual symposium celebrates excellence in modern languages research with a specific focus on the romance languages. Co-ordinated by the editors of the in-house journal of the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR), it will present...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 25, 2018 | Events, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, PotW
This free, one-day international conference on 27 June will explore how languages and cultural understanding affect international development, and help to respect communities. Taking place at Senate House from 9am–6pm, it has been organised by the Universities of...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 18, 2018 | Events, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW
This one-day workshop, sponsored by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, will pose a number of questions about global decolonisation. Was ‘decolonisation’ a European invention designed to ease the ‘white man’s burden’ and pave the way for a...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 11, 2018 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Politics & Law, PotW, Training and Research
Following two successful New York City conferences in 2014 and 2016, the International Society for Heresy Studies is holding its third biennial conference at Senate House, hosted by the Institute of English Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of...
