by Talking Humanities | Jun 21, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Training and Research
Strengthened deterrence at the southern US border, increased deportations to Honduras and El Salvador, and a political crisis in Nicaragua. ‘Where can displaced people in Central America find safety?’ asks Suzanna Nelson-Pollard, a researcher on...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 23, 2018 | Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Publications
A year ago Professor Sarah Churchwell, public engagement chair at the School of Advanced Study and professorial fellow in American literature at its Institute of English Studies, thought she knew what she would be doing – in terms of big projects at least – for 2017....
by Talking Humanities | May 4, 2017 | Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Hetta Howes (above), a lecturer in medieval literature at Queen Mary University of London, teases the emotional links in our interconnected world – all lubricated by liquids. Tell us about yourself I grew up in Skipton, North Yorkshire, where I could usually be...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 3, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Since the inauguration of President Trump sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have increased by 9,500 per cent, and at the time of publication it is still at the top of Amazon’s American best seller lists. But what might new readers learn from it?, asks Dr Marc Patrick...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 26, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Republished
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles: ©Avillfoto / Shutterstock Yellow-gold swagged curtains, glimpsed in the first pictures from the Trump administration’s official duties in the Oval Office, have fuelled speculation over whether America’s new president will bring...
