by Talking Humanities | Jul 1, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW
‘Decolonisation’ has become a buzzword. However, few of those who deploy the term know much about its history, and perhaps more surprisingly, the same is true for ‘enlightenment’. This blissful tandem of historical ignorance is not as innocent as it appears. For...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 24, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW
To celebrate National Writing Day, the Book and Print Initiative at the Institute of English Studies has invited Kaoru Akagawa to tell the story of Kana Shodo, a forgotten female script. It was developed and used by noblewomen to express themselves freely within the...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 17, 2019 | Events, Politics & Law, PotW
State pensions are the largest item in the UK social security budget. It is estimated to cost £91.6 billion in 2016/17, with 12.9 million recipients paid an average of £7,100 each. Enormous wealth is also managed by the trustees of occupational pension schemes on...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 10, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW, Research & Resources
Self-translation was a widespread phenomenon in early modern Europe, but remains largely uncharted in modern scholarship. There have been isolated studies of important figures – mainly literary authors such as Leon Battista Alberti, Joachim Du Bellay or John Donne....
by Talking Humanities | Jun 3, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Human Rights, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, PotW
‘It soon come’, runs the refrain in Linton Kwesi Johnson’s 1974 poem ‘Time Come’. ‘It soon come / look out! look out! look out!’. In the Institute of Historical Research’s 2019 Wiley Lecture, Dr Rob Waters will draw on the research for his new book, Thinking Black:...
by Talking Humanities | May 27, 2019 | Events, Politics & Law, PotW, Public Engagement
Jointly organised by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and the Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools (CHULS) this workshop, aimed at law school managers and leaders, will focus on wellbeing challenges in relation to performing those leadership roles. Some...
