by Talking Humanities | Dec 26, 2019 | Archives & Libraries
British majolica guru Nicolaus Boston reflects on an important piece of French art gracing the foyer of Senate House, which houses the School of Advanced Study and the administrative centre of the University of London. ‘Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 3, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Features, History & Classics, Public Engagement, Republished
Professor Sarah Pedersen from Robert Gordon University’s School of Creative and Cultural Business, and Professor Andrea Peach of Konstfack University in Stockholm, chart the rise and fall of the Orkney tweed industry and the stories that were uncovered at their Being...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 18, 2019 | Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Politics & Law
Dr Edward Owens, author of ‘The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and British Public, 1932-53’, reflects on the current relationship between the British royal family and the press. Prince Harry has done something extraordinary. He has loudly and...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 10, 2019 | Events, History & Classics
Dr Philip Mansel, research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and author of ‘King of the World: the Life of Louis XIV’, previews his forthcoming lecture ‘The Sun King and the Sultan: Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire’, which takes place on 22 October at the...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 6, 2019 | Digital, Features, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
‘Flash Histories’, a recent symposium at the University of Bristol, brought together historians, creative writers and heritage professionals to explore short-form history. Topics included history as poetry, museum labelling, and the value of brief lives in an age of...
