by Talking Humanities | Oct 13, 2016 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, History & Classics, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Projects, Research & Resources
Image: © IWM (D 650A) Katherine Howells, a doctoral candidate at King’s College London, provides an overview of the ‘Publishing and Communications History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-45’ project being undertaken by the Institute of English Studies (IES) in...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 23, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Features, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Human Rights, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Public Engagement
Of the thousands of propaganda posters produced during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), one stands out for Dr Anindya Raychaudhuri, a lecturer in the School of English, University of St Andrews. This anonymous poster, which is signed R A and was produced for the...
by aseifert | Apr 1, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Ministry of Information Digital, Projects
In anticipation of the 2015 London Rare Book School, this blog post by Dr Henry Irving examines the idea behind the Ministry of Information’s Official War Books series. What gives a book popular appeal? This question was raised repeatedly in the Ministry of...
by aseifert | Sep 10, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Bloomsbury Festival, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement
In the run-up to #BloomsburyFest 2013, we are sharing a series of blog posts offering a sneak peak at this year’s line-up of performances, events, talks and workshops hosted by the School of Advanced Study. In this post we introduce Ian Cooke, who along with Sue Woods...
