by Talking Humanities | Nov 11, 2014 | Being Human festival, Features, Ministry of Information Digital, Republished
From time to time members of the School of Advanced Study publish about their research on other websites. This post republishes that work from the original article. Republished from By Henry Irving, School of Advanced Study (Institute of English Studies) At...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 30, 2014 | Research & Resources, Uncategorized
The centenary of the First World War is described on the British Government’s website as “a significant milestone in world history”. On August 4 it was marked by a range of national commemorative events including services of remembrance. To coincide with the...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 29, 2014 | Features, Fellowships & Networks, Research & Resources
The economics of scholarly publishing are incredibly tangled. Even Harvard University cannot afford all the material that its researchers need to conduct their work. In this piece, Dr Martin Eve picks apart the histories and economics that have led to the open access...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 2, 2014 | Features, Republished
Radical left parties, Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain, did well in the recent European elections. But how far can they go? And what are the lessons for the UK? Republished from From time to time members of the School of Advanced Study publish...
by Talking Humanities | Sep 16, 2014 | Being Human festival, Features
Scotland votes on independence from the UK on 18 September. In this guest blog Professor Jolyon Mitchell, Academic Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the culture and rhetoric of fear...
