by Talking Humanities | Aug 23, 2018 | Digital, Events, Features, Languages & Literature
Migration and the rapid rise of digital media and communications are arguably two of the defining features of our contemporary age, says Dr Naomi Wells a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR). While individuals and...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 5, 2017 | History & Classics, Interviews, Music
Kepler’s Trial, an opera based on The Astronomer and the Witch by Professor Ulinka Rublack, tells the extraordinary story of Katharina Kepler (1546–1622), whose celebrated astronomer son, Johannes, defended her against accusations of witchcraft. It is the culmination...
by Talking Humanities | May 16, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics
Image: Woman at her devotions, c.1590–1600, Leandro Bassano (1557–1622) Italy, Veneto (oil on canvas, 105 x 88.5 cm), UK private collection The ‘Madonnas and Miracles’ exhibition at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum is a highly successful example of how interdisciplinary...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 8, 2016 | CenSes, Director Series, Interviews, Philosophy
We talk to the director of the Institute of Philosophy (IP) about fostering collaborative links between philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists and the launch of CREATE, a centre for experimental aesthetics. Professor Barry C Smith is director of the Institute...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 23, 2016 | Director Series, History & Classics, Interviews
Featured image: © S.Borisov / Shutterstock We talk to the director of the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) about how to bring the latest research to the public’s attention, and why it’s worth studying classics for the same reason we send probes beyond Pluto and...
