by aseifert | Sep 23, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, History & Classics, Public Engagement
In this guest post Dr. Sue Brunning, curator of Insular Early Medieval Collections at the British Museum, reflects on the human story behind the Sutton Hoo ship burial. Dr Brunning will be giving a gallery talk and tour the new Sutton Hoo gallery as part of the Being...
by aseifert | Sep 9, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
In this guest blog, Professor Geoffrey Crossick, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the School of Advanced Study, University of London, reflects upon the current status of the humanities in the UK and the USA. He argues the case for a self-confident...
by aseifert | Aug 12, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Public Engagement
Based at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, Professor Simon Eliot and Dr Henry Irving are leading research into the communications history of the Ministry of Information. Their post reflects on how this research has shaped their contributions to the...
by aseifert | Jul 10, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Digital, Public Engagement
By Professor Barry C. Smith What do you think of when someone tells you that they’re a scientist or an artist? You probably don’t know exactly what they do – there is huge variety in the arts and the sciences – but you have a rough idea. Compare this with someone...
by aseifert | Jul 8, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
Between 24-29 June, festival curator Dr Michael Eades spent six days at Glastonbury Festival – supervising an installation created for the School of Advanced Study’s 2013 Bloomsbury Festival. Six days of enduring mud, crowds, and lightning storms offered the perfect...
