Being Human Festival 2018

 

Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national festival promoting public engagement with humanities research. Between 17 and 23 November 2018, the School of Culture is hosting a series of public talks looking at this year’s theme of ‘Origins and Endings’ through the lens of Sunderland’s local history. The topics range from the Wearside origins of English republicanism to the end of heavy industry in the city. All are free to attend and open to all.


Click on the links to find out about these events.

• The North East Coast, the Sea and its Dangers (Dr Peter Hayes)
• A Place Fit for Heroes? The End of the First World War in the North East (Dr André Keil)
• Suffrage and Beyond in Sunderland: The City’s First Female MP  (Dr Sarah Hellawell)
•  The Lilburne Family and the Origins of English Republicanism (Dr Delphine Doucet)

Codex 2018

The latest edition of Codex has been published. Are you interested in Newcastle's invasion preparations during the Second World War, North East miners and political reform in the 1830s or gender stereotyping and children's language? If so, visit Codex for articles on these topics and more from our class of 2018 graduates in the School of Culture.

Sarah Hellawell in the Northern Echo

A recent piece in the paper reports on Dr Sarah Hellawell's research on the often overlooked role North East students played in the First World War. Read all about it here.