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Beyond the digital humanities

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...

British Library’s Magna Carta exhibition is ‘nutritious food for thought’, says medieval history expert

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,...

Africa’s ivory trade – a history of criminalisation, corruption and violence

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...

Propaganda bestsellers: the role of paperbacks in the Second World War

by Talking Humanities | Apr 1, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Ministry of Information Digital, Projects

In anticipation of the 2015 London Rare Book School, this blog post by Dr Henry Irving examines the idea behind the Ministry of Information’s Official War Books series. What gives a book popular appeal? This question was raised repeatedly in the Ministry of...

Communicating the Ministry of Information (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Henry Irving)

by admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival

  To mark the launch of our call for applications for the 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...

May 2015: the austerity election

by Talking Humanities | Mar 12, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Research & Resources

As the 2015 election approaches the Coalition and the Labour party differences on fiscal policy appear to be ones of emphasis – how quickly and what to cut, says John Weeks, Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London.  In the debates preceding the election of...
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