by Talking Humanities | Dec 27, 2018 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Research & Resources
In September 2018, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) launched Layers of London – a new website that enables the mapping and sharing of London’s history through community participation. The project is now engaging thousands of Londoners from across the city’s...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 8, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Projects, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Image: © Saira Awan – family lives of residents on the Gascoigne Estate taken for London’s Open Estate Festival Want to see what your street was like 300 years ago, or discover the location of ancient remains in places you pass through every day? What...
by aseifert | Apr 8, 2015 | Being Human festival, Digital, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
To mark the launch of our first SAS/Senate House Library ‘Public Engagement Innovators Scheme’, we asked some staff from across the School about their experiences of public engagement and how it has influenced their research and professional practice. In this fourth...
by aseifert | Mar 3, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Features, History & Classics, Magna Carta 800, Projects, Research & Resources
By Danny Millum Magna Carta has inspired some of today’s fundamental liberties, yet it began life 800 years ago as a practical solution to a political crisis. It has since evolved to become an international symbol of freedom, and with the creation of the largest...
by aseifert | Nov 20, 2014 | Archives & Libraries, Events
Senate House recently hosted a multi-disciplinary conference exploring the role libraries have played in restricting access to published works and archival materials deemed ‘erotic’. In this post, research librarian Richard Espley reflects on the...
