The Humanities Research Blog archives research and scholarship by academics in the humanities at Sunderland. Humanities is a diverse area. We are historians, political scientists, linguists, and scholars of literature, art, media and film. Staff and PhD students should contact Dr Michael Pearce (mike.pearce@sunderland.ac.uk) to post news about publications, conference papers, successful funding bids, or anything else to do with their scholarly activities. Media reports associated with research can also be logged here, as well as information about upcoming research events taking place in the university, such as seminars and conferences.