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#PoTW: Privacy in the new public sphere, its value and its threats

#PoTW: Privacy in the new public sphere, its value and its threats

by Talking Humanities | Sep 10, 2018 | Events, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW

Privacy in the new public sphere, its value and its threats will draw together philosophers, legal scholars and practitioners to facilitate an interdisciplinary dialogue focused on the value of privacy in contemporary society, and the threats it faces. Organised by...
Personal heritage and the academy (Social Scholar – 16 December)

Personal heritage and the academy (Social Scholar – 16 December)

by Talking Humanities | Dec 9, 2015 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Events, Interviews, The Social Scholar, Training and Research

This month at the Social Scholar seminar we will be joined by Dr Nick Barratt, director of collections and engagement at Senate House Library. The medieval historian, who will be talking about personal heritage and the use and limitations of digital resources, has...
Opening the book: reading and the evolving technology(ies) of the book

Opening the book: reading and the evolving technology(ies) of the book

by Talking Humanities | Nov 3, 2015 | Digital, Events, History & Classics, Research & Resources

Professor Jane Winters, the School of Advanced Study’s chair in digital history at the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the forthcoming Academic Book Week, the ‘evolving technology(ies) of the book’ event she is chairing, and what else is on the agenda...
The ‘human’ side of computing

The ‘human’ side of computing

by Talking Humanities | Oct 1, 2015 | Digital, Interviews, Research & Resources

Digital technologies hold huge potential for disabled artists, says Dr Chris Creed, but no studies to date have investigated their impact on practice for physically impaired visual artists. Here, he explains how his research is exploring the potential of these novel...

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