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OWRI, strategy, partnerships and the future of modern languages

OWRI, strategy, partnerships and the future of modern languages

by Talking Humanities | Dec 7, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Languages & Literature, Research & Resources

The Open World Research initiative (OWRI) has left rich legacies to build on, writes Professor Janice Carruthers, dean of research in arts, humanities and social sciences at Queen’s University Belfast I have just completed a four-year period as priority area...
The value of the humanities goes way beyond money and jobs

The value of the humanities goes way beyond money and jobs

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Features, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

The humanities are often on a back foot when it comes to the ‘phoney’ dichotomy with the sciences, but the evidence shows this shouldn’t be the case, argues Professor Sarah Churchwell As my title, which does what it says on the tin, explains, I am a professor of...
The importance of doing history in public

The importance of doing history in public

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Research & Resources

In the era of ‘fake news’, history needs a good grounding by its publics, writes Professor Suzannah Lipscomb ‘Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.’ George Orwell, 1984 Bad history is the preserve of the charlatan....
Rehumanising scholarship

Rehumanising scholarship

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Research & Resources

Dr Farhan Samanani, an anthropologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, tests himself in a very public way – by working through a commercial publisher This isn’t about me – this is about the value of knowledge in a hurting...
Public feedback is a crucial element for the humanities research loop

Public feedback is a crucial element for the humanities research loop

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

Research isn’t something that should be hidden away from prying eyes, writes Professor Sarah Churchwell. As chair of public understanding of the Humanities at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study she knows the value of built-in feedback from the public,...
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association and the London Rare Books School

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association and the London Rare Books School

by sams | Sep 28, 2021 | Features, Graduate Study, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources, Training and Research

Laurence Worms, owner of Ash Rare Books since 1971 and past president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, on a partnership that spans some 12 years. The Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) has long had a problem with the lack of training opportunities...
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