by Talking Humanities | Apr 4, 2019 | Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature
Dr Emma Bridges, public engagement fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies, explores the stories of soldiers’ wives in ancient myths to discover what they tell us about the psychological, emotional and social consequences of being a military spouse. ‘Bursting...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 5, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law
Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, explains why Soviet troops sang Boer War tunes while fighting Nazi forces. ‘The night is overthrown. The sun is rising. Forward, the Red Navy, forward, Soviet youth!’ The words are pure...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 25, 2017 | History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Emma Butcher (above) teaches in the English department at Manchester Metropolitan University. She argues that children provide some of the most thoughtful perspectives on war and their writing should be promoted as a useful historical resource. Tell us about...
by aseifert | Oct 22, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, History & Classics
By Professor William Philpott In October 1914 the British army found itself fighting near a Belgian town that was to become synonymous with British military experience in the First World War, Ypres. While traditional images of individual and collective heroism worthy...
