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...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 4, 2018 | History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Music, PotW
Join us at Senate House on 8 June for a music recital of relevant French repertoire by outstanding young pianist, Alexander Soares. This event, part of the ‘Surrealism and music in France, 1924–52: interdisciplinary and international contexts’ conference organised by...
by Talking Humanities | May 28, 2018 | History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW
In recent years, a rich wave of scholarship has been examining representations of ‘blackness’ in the visual cultures of the Atlantic world. It is an avenue of enquiry particularly germane to Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the world’s largest...