by Talking Humanities | Mar 25, 2019 | Digital, Events, History & Classics, PotW, Public Engagement
AfroCROWD UK, part of an international initiative to create and improve information about the African diaspora, is holding a Wikipedia workshop at the Institute of Historical Research on 30 March, 10am–4pm. During the 6-hour event, which is run in partnership with the...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 18, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Events, Features, From the Archives, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Professor Clem Seecharan (above) has written some ten books on the colonial history of Guyana including the recent Hand-in-Hand: History of Cricket in Guyana, 1865-1897. As part of this year’s Being Human humanities festival, academics from the Institute of...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 10, 2015 | Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Politics & Law, Republished
The National Archives records specialist Vicky Iglikowski and education officer Rowena Hillel, describe their innovative event that marked the start of an initiative to reclaim the largely forgotten histories of the black British civil rights movement. ‘Have you...