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The value of the humanities goes way beyond money and jobs

The value of the humanities goes way beyond money and jobs

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Features, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

The humanities are often on a back foot when it comes to the ‘phoney’ dichotomy with the sciences, but the evidence shows this shouldn’t be the case, argues Professor Sarah Churchwell As my title, which does what it says on the tin, explains, I am a professor of...
The importance of doing history in public

The importance of doing history in public

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Research & Resources

In the era of ‘fake news’, history needs a good grounding by its publics, writes Professor Suzannah Lipscomb ‘Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.’ George Orwell, 1984 Bad history is the preserve of the charlatan....
Rehumanising scholarship

Rehumanising scholarship

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Research & Resources

Dr Farhan Samanani, an anthropologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, tests himself in a very public way – by working through a commercial publisher This isn’t about me – this is about the value of knowledge in a hurting...
Public feedback is a crucial element for the humanities research loop

Public feedback is a crucial element for the humanities research loop

by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

Research isn’t something that should be hidden away from prying eyes, writes Professor Sarah Churchwell. As chair of public understanding of the Humanities at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study she knows the value of built-in feedback from the public,...
Humanities at home: virtual museums, online learning and isolation creations

Humanities at home: virtual museums, online learning and isolation creations

by Talking Humanities | Apr 1, 2020 | Being Human festival, Digital, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement

As the world goes on lockdown Rose de Lara,  projects and communications officer for the School of Advanced Study’s Being Human Festival, explores various ways to enjoy the humanities at home. Over the past few weeks we’ve witnessed the extent to which people...
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