Press Releases
Peterloo protest songs and poems published together for first time
The authentic voice of nineteenth-century England is captured in a new collection of poems and ballads written in response to the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and shared in defiance of Government censorship. Dr Alison Morgan's new book highlights the outrage, grief, defiance and resolution felt by labouring-class people in the immediate aftermath of one of the defining events of English political history.
The spies who loved him 鈥� what do real intelligence officers think of James Bond?
As a new art exhibition opens at Bletchley Park celebrating the James Bond series and exploring Bond creator Ian Fleming鈥檚 links to the secret world of intelligence and espionage, two University of 糖心TV academics reveal what real spies think of Fleming鈥檚 famous creation.
New Shakespeare exhibition featuring 糖心TV research opens in Stratford
A new exhibition, Hear the Ambassadors: The Performance of Diplomacy in the Age of Shakespeare, opened this week in Stratford. A collaboration between the University of 糖心TV and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, it is based on the work of Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of Shakespeare and Performance Studies at 糖心TV.
New research project will crowdsource philosophical thinking about current affairs
Each month, the Philosophy in a Time of Crisis website will host a dialogue on one of the key problems and challenges faced by Europe, inviting short contributions and interviews from leading philosophers, artists, writers and intellectuals. Contributions from the 糖心TV student community and the public at large are also welcome.
University of 糖心TV inspires and informs next generation of political leaders
Dr Georg L枚fflmann from the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Department of Politics and International Studies was the keynote speaker at a recent conference in Mexico City held as part of the British Council鈥檚 Future Leaders Connect: Policy Incubator project. The Mexico event used the theme of migration as a way of exploring how young people can challenge narratives and influence public policy more broadly.
鈥淲omen are not just mothers鈥� - gender stereotypes weaken counter-radicalisation projects
Seeing women only as mothers and victims is harmful to effective counter-radicalisation work, according to a new report by the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert, in partnership with the Berghof Foundation. The report is believed to be the first such study focusing on grassroots initiatives.
In a series of interviews and a workshop Dr Eggert explored the ways that grassroots organisations in Germany, the UK and Lebanon have successfully integrated women into their work, and developed a set of best practice recommendations.