by Talking Humanities | Nov 19, 2019 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Features, Public Engagement, Republished
Geoffrey Crossick, distinguished professor of the humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, argues that in the west we ‘now live in societies where nuance and complexity seem unwelcome, where simple answers to complex realities are the...
by Talking Humanities | Sep 12, 2017 | Bloomsbury Festival, Bloomsbury Festival in a Box, Features, Music, Public Engagement
Vivien Conacher is a professional opera singer (mezzo-soprano), who trained at the Royal College of Music. In 2016 she founded Songhaven, a dementia-friendly concert series based in Bloomsbury. In this blog she reflects on how her involvement in the School of...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 20, 2016 | Being Human festival, Events, Features, Fellowships & Networks, History & Classics, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Public Engagement
Image: The Dig for Victory stall. Dr Henry Irving, senior lecturer in public history at Leeds Beckett University, reflects on his recent collaboration with a community allotment site. Public engagement can take many forms. This is one of its great strengths, and can...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 30, 2016 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Public Engagement
Dr Judith Townend previews The Body of Law, an exhibition inspired by the legal world which is on show at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Part of a public engagement programme by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies exploring and promoting the...
by Talking Humanities | May 17, 2016 | Features, Fellowships & Networks, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
The New Generation Thinkers scheme is an annual competition run jointly by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and BBC Radio 3 to give ten early career researchers from across the arts and humanities the chance to get their research onto broadcast media....
