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Why squeezes on humanities and their status should raise stress levels

Why squeezes on humanities and their status should raise stress levels

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...
Why all artists should do community engagement work

Why all artists should do community engagement work

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...
Bringing public engagement to life

Bringing public engagement to life

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...
The Body of Law: a public exhibition in Senate House

The Body of Law: a public exhibition in Senate House

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...
Thinking aloud

Thinking aloud

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....
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