by Talking Humanities | Apr 27, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Fellowships & Networks, Research & Resources
On 5 May, the School of Advanced Study (SAS) is hosting ‘Beyond the Digital Humanities’, the final in a series of important events on the future of digital humanities organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) research network NeDiMAH (Network for Digital...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 16, 2015 | Analysis & Comment
This is an extract from a review of the British Library’s Magna Carta exhibition written by Dr John Sabapathy for the Reviews in History website, which is run by the Institute of Historical Research. The lecturer in medieval history at University College London,...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 14, 2015 | History & Classics
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States was assassinated 150 years ago while on a trip to the theatre. Here Dr Jennifer L. Weber, associate professor at the University of Kansas and an expert on the subject of Lincoln, gives a synopsis of the event...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 9, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Research & Resources
Every decade or so, dating back to the 1970s, there is an upsurge of media interest in the slaughter of elephants for their ivory, and the implications for wildlife conservation. Here, Keith Somerville a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 8, 2015 | Being Human festival, Research & Resources
To mark the launch of our first SAS/Senate House Library ‘Public Engagement Innovators Scheme’, we asked some staff from across the School about their experiences of public engagement and how it has influenced their research and professional practice. In this fourth...
