by sams | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Professor Clare Lees, Institute of English Studies director, and Dr Andrew Nash, director of the London Rare Books School, introduce this special issue of Talking Humanities, which describes the institute’s summer schools and short courses. These activities provide...
by sams | Aug 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
This edition of Talking Humanities reflects on how the humanities are changing and the future of the discipline over the next decade. We have perspectives from the UK, Ireland and the US, including a case study of how digital is changing the future of humanities...
by Talking Humanities | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Professor Keith Somerville dons his safari jacket and pith helmet to check whether a new game can help succour conservation in a time of shrinking funds. Wildlife conservation is a complex and highly nuanced issue. There are no simple and easy solutions for...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
On 13 November, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and History of Parliament hosted ‘One person, multiple votes’, a panel discussion on the history of university seats in British politics, 1868–1950. The event marked the 150th anniversary of Robert...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Jordan Landes, research librarian at Senate House Library and a co-organiser of History Day, on what to expect at this year’s event. History Day has developed and changed since the first event in 2014. The innovation in 2018 is the introduction of shorter lightning...
by Talking Humanities | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the fifth of a series of scholarly articles marking the Armistice centenary, Marika Sherwood, from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, on the lack of accurate data about the African men, women and children co-opted in a war that saw Britain and France carve up...
