by Talking Humanities | Jun 10, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW, Research & Resources
Self-translation was a widespread phenomenon in early modern Europe, but remains largely uncharted in modern scholarship. There have been isolated studies of important figures – mainly literary authors such as Leon Battista Alberti, Joachim Du Bellay or John Donne....
by Talking Humanities | May 22, 2019 | Events, Features, Languages & Literature
Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing (CCWW), previews one of the unmissable events celebrating the centre’s 10th anniversary. ‘Across languages’, a major international conference in the Institute of Modern...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 22, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, PotW, Public Engagement
Activists, enthusiasts, students and scholars are invited to come and join the conversation about Mary Wollstonecraft’s legacy on 27 April, the 260th anniversary of her birth. The day’s programme reveals a great line-up of speakers (see list below) who will...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 19, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Events, Features, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement
Research librarian Tansy Barton introduces Senate House Library’s exhibition on the history of magic from the 16th to the early 20th century, which taps into the fabulous world of the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature. Focusing on conjuring and magic...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 14, 2018 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Research & Resources
On 9–10 June, for London’s Open Garden Squares Weekend, the University of London held a series of tours and talks on ‘Leading Women’ associated with Gordon Square and its gardens. These included Dr Elizabeth Dearnley’s introduction to the code-breaker and garden...
