Humanities

Two leading theologians have criticised the closure of several postgraduate theology and ministry programmes at King’s

Archive of Lake Distrtict dynasty also ‘invaluable’ for scholars studying John Ruskin and Arthur Ransome

Elisabeth Kendall’s work on jihadist poetry led to tribespeople seeking her expertise

Student claims University of the Arts London failed her work because it was not ‘clean, saleable art’

The importance of a durable European study infrastructure is explored in the book Facing the Future

More than 40 academics have been newly elected as fellows of the British Academy

An academic staging an immersive production of Moby-Dick discusses research and art

Lucinda Newns confronts frictions within the discipline and her own unease at a lack of non-white voices

Universities have a crucial role to play in “a national recovery programme” to improve the level of Britain’s linguistic skills.

Is it time to stop picking over the scandals of Paul de Man’s life and focus on his critical work? asks Martin McQuillan

At a British Academy debate, David Sweeney urges the sector to focus on producing graduates who will engage with society

Digital literacy can enhance humanities research as well as the skill set of graduates

A. W. Purdue on the battles among academics over the conflict’s place in history

Sea monsters are inspiring new critical theory and can even be a useful tool in the seminar room, says Roger Luckhurst

Which fairy tale is the greatest of them all? Sally Feldman on enduring themes

Seminar on strategies to tackle parlous state of discipline in UK told to note recent recovery of Classics

Christopher Bigsby on the hardships and high points of life under canvas

Melissa Terras to call for ‘better communication’ of benefits

Ignorance of one’s native English means other languages and cultures are a closed book, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

A postcolonial scholar began a troubling quest after learning about his father’s role in counterinsurgency in India

The continuing impact of historian Eric Hobsbawm was celebrated at a major conference held this week.

Emma Rees on the self-absorbed musings of Adrian Mole, the much-loved creation of the late Sue Townsend

Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman on the subject’s colour line

Despite the snobbery of Oxford, a young literary scholar found the liberty to know and speak his mind

A debate on whether “an arts degree is a waste of time and money” saw the motion decisively defeated.

Philosophers need to follow Socrates’ example and get back among the people, say John Kaag and David O’Hara

A new British Academy booklet aims to show how the social sciences and humanities can help build a society which combines prosperity with wisdom.

Historian Barbara Taylor’s account of the asylum system is woven into a memoir of breakdown and recovery aided by a ‘safe haven’, analysis and friendship

Milton and Alex Mermikides’ AHRC-funded work fuses music, dance and medicine

Food, feminism and assumptions about asylum seekers among areas explored in eight AHRC-backed projects

A former psychiatric nurse who is now a lecturer in creative writing has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year award for his debut novel.

Eminent academics restate worth of ‘knowledge for its own sake’

Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone

How has 16 years of growth in enrolment affected the fortunes of different disciplines?

The neglected, inaccessible land beside arterial routes is the subject of an exhibition and book

Oxford scholar says discipline can play vital role in meeting biggest challenges

Forcing students to choose sides leaves them, and society, poorer, says Christopher Bigsby

Lack of interdisciplinarity and pared funds a cause of concern for social sciences

A new booklet has been launched on the role of social science in promoting “mental wellbeing”.  

Academics must counter ‘verbicide’, which constrains expression, to foster new ideas and ways of seeing

Robert Colls on why E. P. Thompson’s landmark book belongs on more university reading lists

Symposium considers drawing’s role in refining and communicating knowledge, from geology to surgery to unicorns

Sally Feldman welcomes a modern reimagining of the incomparable Jane

On Halloween, Richard Sugg reveals how early stories of death from paralysing nightmares morphed into tales of vampires

Time is a harsh mistress but there’s much to look forward to, says the doyenne of the Left

Robert Eaglestone and Simon Kövesi ponder the problems that could sink the subject

Manchester Met launches interdisciplinary Centre for Gothic Studies

Cambridge critic points to July report’s ‘bad faith’ arguments

Discord over vocational and theoretical aspects of music study in the 19th century still resonates in today’s debates about higher education’s purpose

A new monthly online magazine of social research and policy analysis has been launched.

Born Global research looks to bridge gap between supply and demand

Q-Step programme at 15 universities set to improve social science students’ expertise

Imperial College London has moved its Translation Studies Unit to University College London.

New book aims to promote calm in place of ‘grievance’

Critics of The Satanic Verses lost the battle but are winning the war, warns Dennis Hayes

Matthew Reisz talks to academics who have devoted their lives to studying the Bard

Lecturer says profession should widen its global outlook

Hip programme targets the groups others cannot reach

John Williams’ novel about the careworn life of an obscure US academic deserves its belated success, Christopher Bigsby writes

Humanities and social sciences in Australia could lose A$100 million (£60 million) in funding following a change in government, it is feared.