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Digital diasporas: languages, cultures and communities across borders

Digital diasporas: languages, cultures and communities across borders

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...
Kepler’s Trial: out of many disciplines, one opera

Kepler’s Trial: out of many disciplines, one opera

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...
Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy

Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy

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...
Interview with Professor Barry Smith

Interview with Professor Barry Smith

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...
Interview with Professor Greg Woolf

Interview with Professor Greg Woolf

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...
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