by Talking Humanities | Jun 24, 2020 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law
Dr Laura Cleaver, senior lecturer in manuscript studies and principal investigator of the European Research Council-funded CULTIVATE MSS project at the Institute of English Studies, on why sending unwanted statues to museums isn’t necessarily a solution....
by Talking Humanities | Mar 5, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Languages & Literature
Student Mark Pickett (MA History of the Book) wonders at the splendour created in historical literary texts by the then emerging technologies. The Latin root noun textus (meaning ‘texture, tissue, structure’) indicates the sheer craftsmanship that goes into making...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 26, 2019 | Archives & Libraries
British majolica guru Nicolaus Boston reflects on an important piece of French art gracing the foyer of Senate House, which houses the School of Advanced Study and the administrative centre of the University of London. ‘Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 11, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Philosophy, Projects, Research & Resources
Professor Manos Tsakiris, a world expert on psychology and cognitive neurosciences, introduces the interdisciplinary ‘Body and Image in Arts and Sciences (BIAS)’ project. Based at the Warburg Institute, part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London, it...
by aseifert | Feb 16, 2015 | Events, History & Classics, Projects
An exhibition, co-curated by Dr Cynthia Johnston of the Institute of English Studies (IES), has been receiving a lot of attention. Here, Dr Johnston explains the reasons for showcasing the unusual treasures accumulated between 1850 and the First World War by some of...
