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Humanities at home: virtual museums, online learning and isolation creations

Humanities at home: virtual museums, online learning and isolation creations

by Talking Humanities | Apr 1, 2020 | Being Human festival, Digital, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement

As the world goes on lockdown Rose de Lara,  projects and communications officer for the School of Advanced Study’s Being Human Festival, explores various ways to enjoy the humanities at home. Over the past few weeks we’ve witnessed the extent to which people...
Can arts and culture boost the nation’s health?

Can arts and culture boost the nation’s health?

by Talking Humanities | Apr 6, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series

Dr Daisy Fancourt (above), an early-career scientist, talks about her research which focuses on the effects of arts participation on health, the use of the arts within clinical settings, and the psychosocial impact of cultural engagement at an individual and public...
Hope and fear in the humanities

Hope and fear in the humanities

by Talking Humanities | Nov 17, 2016 | Being Human festival, Features, Public Engagement, Republished

Are the humanities in crisis? Professor Rick Rylance, director of the Institute of English Studies at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, discusses the intricacies of the current climate around the humanities, laying out the hopes and fears of...
Punch and Judy’s Chocolate Cornucopia of Human Knowledge

Punch and Judy’s Chocolate Cornucopia of Human Knowledge

by aseifert | Sep 2, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Languages & Literature, Public Engagement

Dr Barnaby Dicker (Visiting Tutor in Critical and Historical Studies) and Dr Marquard Smith (Research Leader and Head of Doctoral Studies) of School of Humanities, Royal College of Art, London write about their innovative Being Human festival project. Humanities at...
Why it’s time for a festival of the humanities

Why it’s time for a festival of the humanities

by aseifert | Jul 10, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Digital, Public Engagement

By Professor Barry C. Smith What do you think of when someone tells you that they’re a scientist or an artist?  You probably don’t know exactly what they do – there is huge variety in the arts and the sciences – but you have a rough idea.  Compare this with someone...
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