Here are the details of two upcoming talks by members of the IRHS on aspects of their interdisciplinary work: John Holmes will be speaking on ‘“A Just Debt of Gratitude”:…Read More >
IRHS interdisciplinary teaching on Humboldt
Alison Martin (German) writes: At the start of the year, I met up with Hilary Geoghegan from Geography who told me she was running a session on earth-writing for her 1st…Read More >
Modern art, Victorian sculpture and natural history
On Thursday evening John Holmes will be discussing the decorative art of the nineteenth-century Irish stone-carvers James and John O’Shea at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History with the contemporary…Read More >
George Levine’s talk
A quick reminder that George Levine, Emeritus Professor of English at Rutgers University, will be speaking tomorrow (Wednesday 30th April) at 2 p.m. in the Harborne Lecture Theatre on ‘Science and…Read More >
George Levine speaking on science and religion
George Levine, Emeritus Professor of English at Rutgers University, will be coming to speak at Reading next Wednesday (30th April) at 2 p.m. in the Harborne Lecture Theatre on ‘Science…Read More >
‘The Odd Ones’: Early Career Workshop in Science and the Humanities
Last week, I attended a one-day workshop at the University of Reading for early career scholars in Science and the Humanities. Funded by the British Academy, the workshop aimed to…Read More >
Science and the Humanities Workshop
Last Friday Reading played host to a British Academy funded workshop entitled Science and the Humanities for Early Career Scholars. Here the workshop organiser, Prof. David Stack explains the purpose…Read More >
PhD studentship on literature and zoology
A reminder that the University of Reading is offering a PhD studentship based at the IRHS to study the relationship between zoology and literature in relation to the Cole Library of Early…Read More >
Literature and science at the Cambridge Science Festival
Science as the spark: literature inspired by science Anglia Ruskin University, Thursday 20 March, 7:00pm – 8:30pm How has scientific inquiry lead to literary works? Why is the literary presentation of…Read More >