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Lee Kuan Yew as Commonwealth statesman

by Talking Humanities | Apr 6, 2015 | Features, Projects, Republished

By Dr Ruth Craggs, lecturer in human geography, King’s College London. Politicians and diplomats from around the world have begun to offer tributes this week as it was announced that Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died on Monday, 23 March 2015. Lee...

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 Law and Information Policy (Public Engagement Case Study – Judith Townend)

by Talking Humanities | Mar 31, 2015 | Being Human festival, Interviews, Projects

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...

Rethinking the Senses (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Merle Fairhurst)

by Talking Humanities | Mar 24, 2015 | Being Human festival, Censes, Fellowships & Networks, Interviews, Philosophy, Projects, Research & Resources

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...

Magna Carta: the international symbol of freedom

by Talking Humanities | Mar 3, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Features, History & Classics, Projects, Research & Resources

By Danny Millum Magna Carta has inspired some of today’s fundamental liberties, yet it began life 800 years ago as a practical solution to a political crisis. It has since evolved to become an international symbol of freedom, and with the creation of the largest...

Pleasures and perils of Public Engagement

by Talking Humanities | Feb 16, 2015 | Events, History & Classics, Projects

An exhibition, co-curated by Dr Cynthia Johnston of the Institute of English Studies (IES), has been receiving a lot of attention. Here, Dr Johnston explains the reasons for showcasing the unusual treasures accumulated between 1850 and the First World War by some of...
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