We’re pleased to announce the 2025 seminar series, with a line-up of talks from all aspects of the medical humanities. All seminars are online via Teams – email chh@reading.ac.uk for…Read More >
Events
Michael Ruse speaking on evolution as a religion
Prof Michael Ruse from Florida State University will be coming to speak on Tuesday 26th May (week 6) at 2 in the Harborne Lecture Theatre on the theme of ‘Is…Read More >
The limits of science
Dr Berry Billingsley from the department of education will be leading the next work-in-progress session of the IRHS on perceived boundaries defining the extent or limits of science. The session will…Read More >
Diachronic change in Bantu noun classes
We are holding our last work-in-progress session of term next week at 1 o’clock on Wednesday 2nd July in HumSS 175. Annemarie Verkerk from the School of Biological Sciences will be…Read More >
Science in modernist poetry
Our next work-in-progress meeting will be on science in modernist poetry. The IRHS was invited to submit a panel to the conference of the British Association of Modernist Studies, so…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 >
Work in progress: Karin Lesnik-Oberstein on neuroscience
We are launching our new series of work in progress sessions on Friday 7th March with a presentation by Karin Lesnik-Oberstein, Professor of Critical Theory in the Department of English…Read More >
Science and the Humanities for Early Career Scholars
We will be holding a one-day interdisciplinary workshop on Friday 14th March, funded by the British Academy, to bring together scholars working in the history of science with those working on literature…Read More >
Depsychologizing/deneurologizing modern subjectivity?
Karin Lesnik-Oberstein will be speaking at a one-day symposium at the University of Ghent on 8th January: What does it means to become the (neuro)psychologist of one’s own life? If…Read More >
Science and Storytelling Roundtable
We are launching our new research theme with a public roundtable discussion of Science and Storytelling at the University of Reading’s London Road campus (LO22, Lecture Room G01) on Wednesday 6…Read More >