by Talking Humanities | Apr 21, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature
Dr Anna-Louise Milne decided to take the plunge and set aside her native English tongue in order to write her recent book in French, a language she learnt as a teenager and adult. In this post she discusses the reasons for this choice and how it relates to the concept...
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...
by aseifert | Jan 21, 2015 | Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Training and Research
Black Caribbean musical traditions are rich in variety and the biguine, originating before emancipation, epitomises French Antillean Creole music. In this post Dr John Cowley, senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, discusses his essay...
by aseifert | Jun 3, 2014 | Training and Research
Science in Culture is one of the key areas of AHRC funding and supports projects committed to developing reciprocal relationships between scientists and arts and humanities researchers. It is not easy to impress judges in any competition, but the 14 Early Career...
by aseifert | Jan 23, 2014 | Events, History & Classics
A guest post by Justin Bengry (Birkbeck/McGill) While numerous seminars at the Institute for Historical Research have long welcomed papers from historians of sex and sexuality, no single seminar provided for a broader dialogue on the subject across region, period and...
