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History and legacy of the Ministry of Information

History and legacy of the Ministry of Information

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...
Commemorating the Spanish Civil War – eighty years of victimhood

Commemorating the Spanish Civil War – eighty years of victimhood

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...
Propaganda bestsellers: the role of paperbacks in the Second World War

Propaganda bestsellers: the role of paperbacks in the Second World War

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...
The #BloomsburyFest 2013 interviews: Ian Cooke, the British Library

The #BloomsburyFest 2013 interviews: Ian Cooke, the British Library

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...

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