Working in the humanities means uncovering fascinating secrets and stories. It means challenging received ideas, and finding new perspectives on histories, cultures and languages. It means working with archives and collections, and gaining access to places, ideas and knowledge that are often off-limits and ‘hidden’ for the vast majority of people. In 2015, we want… Continue reading Introducing the SAS theme for Being Human 2015 – Hidden and Revealed
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Engaging the Public with Digital History (Public Engagement Case Study – Professor Jane Winters)
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 post Jane Winters, professor of digital history at the Institute of Historical Research, answers our… Continue reading Engaging the Public with Digital History (Public Engagement Case Study – Professor Jane Winters)
Communicating Law and Information Policy (Public Engagement Case Study – Judith Townend)
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 professional practice. In this third post Judith Townend, Director of the Centre for Law and… Continue reading Communicating Law and Information Policy (Public Engagement Case Study – Judith Townend)
Rethinking the Senses (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Merle Fairhurst)
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 professional practice. In this second post Dr Merle Fairhurst, research fellow in the Institute… Continue reading Rethinking the Senses (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Merle Fairhurst)
Communicating the Ministry of Information (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Henry Irving)
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 professional practice. In this first post, Dr Henry Irving – postdoctoral researcher in… Continue reading Communicating the Ministry of Information (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Henry Irving)