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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....
Museums may not thank you for your unloved statues

Museums may not thank you for your unloved statues

by Talking Humanities | Jun 24, 2020 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law

Dr Laura Cleaver, senior lecturer in manuscript studies and principal investigator of the European Research Council-funded CULTIVATE MSS project at the Institute of English Studies, on why sending unwanted statues to museums isn’t necessarily a solution....
Renaissance politics

Renaissance politics

by Talking Humanities | Jan 14, 2016 | History & Classics, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series

 Dr Catherine Fletcher associate professor in history and heritage at Swansea University, says her interest in history was kindled by a holiday in Florence, and hopes her Alessandro de’ Medici research will bring debates about historical concepts of ‘race’ to new...

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