Talking Humanities
  • Analysis & Comment
  • Training and Research
  • Events
  • Publications
  • Projects
Select Page
‘History and Policy’ and the communication challenge

‘History and Policy’ and the communication challenge

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law

Cambridge academic Professor Simon Szreter on two decades of the pioneering network for historians Why would professional historians not want their knowledge and expertise to be understood by policymakers, politicians and advisers? Why would any of the latter want to...
History and the state: supporting institutional memory or challenging national myths?

History and the state: supporting institutional memory or challenging national myths?

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | History & Classics, Politics & Law

Should historians talk to government? Professor of British and Commonwealth history, Philip Murphy, introduces the tensions underlying the relationship between historians and politicians. As an academic discipline, history can be thought of as something between a game...
#PoTW: How to respect communities in international development work: languages and cultural knowledge

#PoTW: How to respect communities in international development work: languages and cultural knowledge

by Talking Humanities | Jun 25, 2018 | Events, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, PotW

This free, one-day international conference on 27 June will explore how languages and cultural understanding affect international development, and help to respect communities. Taking place at Senate House from 9am–6pm, it has been organised by the Universities of...

© School of Advanced Study 2021

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok