http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/news.aspx?SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx Congratulations to our successful Music student Mimi Doulton who set out her responses to questions facing the cultural sector in last week's final of King's Cultural Challenge, winning a paid internship at the Royal Opera House. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx Congratulations to our successful MA Cultural and Creative Industries students who set out their responses to questions facing the cultural sector in last week's final of King's Cultural Challenge, competing to win one of four paid internships. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx English PhD student Kate McEnery has won a paid internship with the Royal Shakespeare Company after her proposal won the 'I Hate Shakespeare' category of the Cultural Institute's first King's Cultural Challenge Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/Internships-awarded-at-Kings-Cultural-Challenge-final.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/guardian2014.aspx The School has achieved exceptional results in the Guardian University guide 2014 subject league tables released last week, with seven out of eight subject areas being rated in the top 10 in the country. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:38:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/guardian2014.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/guardian2014.aspx The School has achieved exceptional results in the Guardian University guide 2014 subject league tables released last week, with Film Studies ranked second in the country. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/guardian2014.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/rohopera.aspx We are delighted to note that The Royal Opera has commissioned a new opera from George Benjamin and Martin Crimp for the 2018 season. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/rohopera.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/specialcities.aspx CMCI's Andy Pratt, Professor of Culture, Media and Economy is pleased to report the publication today of a special issue of the international peer review journal Cities that he co-edited on the topic of the cultural economy and the recession. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:22:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/specialcities.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/conversi.aspx The Departments of European & International Studies and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies recently hosted a seminar given by Professor Daniele Conversi who spoke about 'The new secessionist wave –Reflections on the crisis of the neo-liberal state'. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/conversi.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/reuter.aspx English research student Kathryn Maude wins the Reuter Masterclass prize 2013. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/reuter.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/teacexc.aspx The Department of European & International Studies is pleased to announce that Dr Roberto Roccu has been awarded a King's Teaching Excellence Award. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/teacexc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/blaxhill.aspx Department of History alumnus Dr Luke Blaxill has been elected to a Draper's Company Junior Research Fellowship in History at Hertford College Oxford. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/blaxhill.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/guardian2014.aspx The School has achieved exceptional results in the Guardian University guide 2014 subject league tables released last week, with seven out of eight subject areas being rated in the top 10 in the country. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/guardian2014.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/guardian2014.aspx The School has achieved exceptional results in the Guardian University guide 2014 subject league tables released last week, with seven out of eight subject areas being rated in the top 10 in the country. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/guardian2014.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/brilliantidea.aspx Professor Anna Reading took a Leading Role this week in presenting on ways in which University research is partnering with the creative industries in a triple helix conference 'The Life Cycle of a Brilliant Idea' that brings together academics with government bodies and business leaders. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/brilliantidea.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/initiatives/partners/unc/newsandevents/musicconference.aspx In May 2013 students from King's and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) came together for the second, London-based Joint Graduate Music Conference: 'Performing the Metropolis: Music, Urban Geography and Spatial Practices since 1789'. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/initiatives/partners/unc/newsandevents/musicconference.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/uncevents.aspx Last month, staff and students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were welcomed to London for a series of collaborative events with the School of Arts & Humanities. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/uncevents.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/uncevents.aspx Last month, staff and students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were welcomed to London for a series of collaborative events with the School of Arts & Humanities. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/uncevents.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/sleightbook.aspx Dr Simon Sleight, Senior Lecturer in Modern British History in the Department of History, has released a new book Young People and the Shaping of Public Space in Melbourne, 1870–1914. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:07:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/sleightbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/translationgames.aspx The Department of German and King's Cultural Institute Creative Futures initiative are funding the pilot phase of the research and exhibition project Translation Games. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/translationgames.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2012-13/dtbookrel.aspx Congratulations to Professor David Treece, Camoens Professor of Portuguese in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies who has just had his book Brazilian Jive: From Samba to Bossa and Rappublished by Reaktion Books Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2012-13/dtbookrel.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/rppasiamed.aspx Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo from the Department of European & International Studies has recently been interviewed on Asian affairs by different media outlets. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/rppasiamed.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/academicscommentonTurkey.aspx See what the academics in the Department are saying about the current events in Turkey. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/academicscommentonTurkey.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/boutieriseedgrant.aspx Dr Charis Boutieri has been awarded funding to conduct preliminary fieldwork in Tunisia, summer 2013. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/boutieriseedgrant.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/sowerbychairofphilosophymedicine.aspx King's College London receives a major endowment from the Peter Sowerby Foundation to establish the first Chair in Philosophy and Medicine. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/sowerbychairofphilosophymedicine.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/philosophyrankings2013.aspx The Department is delighted to announce that it has been ranked the second best department of its kind in the UK in The Guardian's 2014 subject table, and 16th in the QS World University Subject Rankings. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/philosophyrankings2013.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx Politics, sport, food, culture and more in the final edition of the 2012-13 Königspost newspaper. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/worldinflux2.aspx In the second of a new series of podcasts, academic staff in the Department of European & International Studies discuss German politics and the broader question of Germany's power status within the EU. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/worldinflux2.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/redress.aspx In collaboration with the universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, and the King's Department of Digital Humanities, the Department of History has received funding for a major research project examining historical pageants in twentieth-century Britain. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/redress.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrcourts.aspx Professor Michael Kerr will speak at the Book Launch and Panel Discussion event for 'Courts and Consociations: Human Rights versus Power-Sharing' by Professor Christopher McCrudden & Professor Brendan O'Leary at Queens University Belfast. Wed, 29 May 2013 10:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrcourts.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/oneshowcm.aspx Professor Christoph Meyer, Head of Department of European & International Studies recently featured on the BBC One prime-time show The One Show. Wed, 29 May 2013 08:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/oneshowcm.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/EIS20.aspx The Department of European & International Studies recently celebrated 20 years of European Studies at King's College London. Tue, 28 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/EIS20.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/maltprize.aspx Congratulations to Dr Jo Malt, French, who has won the inaugural prize in Paragraph: A Journal of Modern Critical Theory. Tue, 28 May 2013 15:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/maltprize.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/historical-research.aspx The International Conference on 'Public History of the Holocaust – Historical Research in the Digital Age', will take place on 9 July 2013 in the Jewish Museum Berlin, and is organised by EHRI (European Holocaust Research Infrastructure), DARIAH (Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities) and TextGrid. Tue, 28 May 2013 15:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/historical-research.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cmciesrc.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI) are delighted to announce that we have successfully secured two ESRC scholarships. Tue, 28 May 2013 13:49:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cmciesrc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/research/cultsoc/contestedclassrooms.aspx On 24 May 2013, the Middle East & Mediterranean Studies programme hosted an International workshop on Contested Classrooms: Education in North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf. The event was organized by Dr Charis Boutieri. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/research/cultsoc/contestedclassrooms.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/carcanet.aspx Read the new poetry showcase review featuring five new Carcanet press poets. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/carcanet.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/mccabewest.aspx Watch Cornel West, one of America's most celebrated and provocative public intellectuals, in conversation with our own Professor MM McCabe on Philosophy in the Public Sphere Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/mccabewest.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/Liberal-Arts-IHT.aspx US newspaper feature on the emergence of the UK's first Liberal Arts degrees focuses on King's programme, and includes interviews with staff and students. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/Liberal-Arts-IHT.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/bookmagruder.aspx Michael Takeo Magruder has recently published a new monograph entitled (re)mediation_s 2000-2010, (Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, UK, 2012), that outlines the last decade of his work within the areas of news media, mobile devices and virtual worlds. Mon, 13 May 2013 11:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/bookmagruder.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/byrongreece.aspx As King's prepares to host the 39th International Byron Conference, CHS director Roderick Beaton publishes his latest book, Byron's war: Romantic rebellion, Greek revolution. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/byrongreece.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/studentship.aspx Dr Elisabeth Kelan (Department of Management) and Professor Rosalind Gill (Department of CMCI) have been successful in obtaining another Collaborative Studentship from the ESRC, to explore gender inequalities in work and organisations. Thu, 09 May 2013 11:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/studentship.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/volunteers.aspx We have now recruited volunteers aged eighteen and upwards who are smartphone users and / or own other mobile devices such as tablets, to take part in a one-and-a-half week study investigating how people use their mobile devices when connecting with arts and cultural resources. Wed, 08 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/volunteers.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/unequalacademia.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis Rosalind Gill will be speaking at Manchester Business School on 5 June 2013, as part of a day conference concerned with the position of women in academia. Wed, 08 May 2013 12:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/unequalacademia.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/future-sex-conference.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis Rosalind Gill was a plenary speaker at the recent Future Sex conference held at UEL's Docklands campus. Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/future-sex-conference.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/watts.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries would like to congratulate Dr Anna Watts who was awarded her PhD in April for a study of mediated sex advice in Poland. Fri, 03 May 2013 17:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/watts.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cohenmovies.aspx Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries, Dr Harvey G Cohen appeared this week on BBC Radio 2 as part of a new documentary entitled "Jazz at the Movies," hosted by British jazz performer Jamie Cullum. Fri, 03 May 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cohenmovies.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papineau3ammagazine13.aspx David Papineau talks to Richard Marshall about philosophy and his own philosophical beliefs. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papineau3ammagazine13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/millerlseblog13.aspx Professor Rory Miller has published an article on the London School of Economics' international affairs blog. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/millerlseblog13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/Rory-Miller-in-Science--Diplomacy-journal.aspx Professor Rory Miller has published an article on EU funding in the Palestinian private sector in the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/Rory-Miller-in-Science--Diplomacy-journal.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/panjwanireview13.aspx Dr Imranali Panjwani, who recently completed his PhD in TRS, discusses his edited book 'The Shi'a of Samarra: The Heritage and Politics of a Community in Iraq'. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/panjwanireview13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/prattlocality.aspx Andy Pratt, Professor of Culture, Media and Economy in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, recently gave a paper at a conference of the American Association of Geographers in Los Angeles. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/prattlocality.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/englishheritage.aspx Dr Ruth Adams recently appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Thinking Allowed on Wednesday 17 April. She was invited on to talk to Laurie Taylor about her recently published paper, 'The V&A, "The Destruction of the Country House", and the Creation of English Heritage'. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/englishheritage.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/worldinflux1.aspx As news is released that the German parliament has backed the Cyprus bailout, experts at King's unpick the circumstances that led to Cyprus' bankruptcy and discuss the stability of the Eurozone in the first of a new series of podcasts. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:13:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/worldinflux1.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/larkinsyria13.aspx Craig Larkin comments on Syria in the Daily Mail. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/larkinsyria13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/cardaun.aspx The Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's is delighted to announce that Sarah Cardaun has been appointed as the new fixed term Lecturer in Political Science and Religion, starting September 2013. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:22:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/cardaun.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/cardaun.aspx The Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's is delighted to announce that Sarah Cardaun has been appointed as the new fixed term Lecturer in Political Science and Religion, starting September 2013. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:22:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/cardaun.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/carlislekierkegaard13.aspx Dr Clare Carlisle will talk on 'Humble Courage: Discourse on the Occasion of a Birthday' at an event in honour of Søren Kierkegaard. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/carlislekierkegaard13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/ptes2013.aspx The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) for 2013 is now open. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/ptes2013.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/jobs.aspx The Department of Digital Humanties at King's College London currently has various job vacancies available, allowing an unprecedented opportunity to actually get involved in the practice of Digital Humanities, working on some exciting and challenging projects. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/jobs.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/publicarchives.aspx Recently students on the MA Digital Asset Management programme had a great discussion with parts of the BBC Research and Development group about their BBC World Service Radio Archive Prototype research project. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/publicarchives.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/aap.aspx The Aesthetic Archive is an exciting new project that has been awarded a Creative Futures grant from the King's Cultural Institute. It looks at expanding the use of digital media archives through the processes of artistic transformation and refinement. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/aap.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/daadscholar.aspx Three undergraduate students from the Department of German have received a University Summer Course Scholarship worth €850 from the German Academic Exchange Service Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/daadscholar.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/scholarship.aspx The Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London, announces up to 4 scholarships for its MA (Master's) programmes in Modern Greek Studies and in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, beginning in September 2013. Each scholarship has the value of £2,500 and is offered for either one year of full-time study or two years part-time. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/scholarship.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrinternationalaffairssymposium.aspx Professor Michael Kerr speaks on 'Parceling Peace: Seeking Solutions to Intrastate Ethnic Conflict' at the 51st International Affairs Symposium. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrinternationalaffairssymposium.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/fernriddellcoast.aspx Fern Riddell, research student in the Department of History, appeared on BBC2's Coast discussing Edwardian theatre at Blackpool. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/fernriddellcoast.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/joy.aspx Professor Andrew O'Hagan talks about his upcoming 'Joy of Influence' events. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:07:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/joy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/german-play-koenigspost.aspx The annual German play and Königspost take German undergraduates beyond the classroom. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/german-play-koenigspost.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Adamssocialclass.aspx Dr Ruth Adams recently made an appearance on the BBC Radio programme, 'Good Evening Wales' to comment on new research on social class in Britain, published this week. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Adamssocialclass.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/carnival2020.aspx Nicole Ferdinand, PhD student in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries has been awarded a research grant from the King's Cultural Institute for a research project entitled 'Carnival Futures: Notting Hill Carnival 2020'. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/carnival2020.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/HODreading.aspx Professor Anna Reading, Head of Department takes a few minutes to tell us about her plans for the future of CMCI at King's, how London's academic life compares with Sydney's and what 'Globital' research actually means. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/HODreading.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/ananyakabir.aspx A new project led by Professor Ananya Jahanara Kabir which has secured a £2.2 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC) will explore what makes the salsa, rumba and samba so popular throughout the world and promises to cross many disciplinary boundaries in the process. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/ananyakabir.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Vodafone.aspx Emanuela Guastella has been selected for the Vodafone World of Difference programme, which gives 500 people the chance to work for their dream charity and get paid. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Vodafone.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/classicsclass.aspx Classics and Class, an AHRC-funded project based at King's and led by Professor Edith Hall has launched a website at www.classicsandclass.info. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/classicsclass.aspx https://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/student/news/stories/2013/Writing-success-for-European-Studies-student.aspx Daisy Bartlett, a student in the Department of European & International Studies at King's, has won second prize in the FV1 Young Writers Competition 2013. FV1 is a magazine which is part of Futureversity, a youth charity in East London. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:31:00 GMT https://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/student/news/stories/2013/Writing-success-for-European-Studies-student.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/lionsden2013.aspx History students Ashleigh Mackenzie and Giles Strachan won 'Best Pitch' for their business plan 'A Little Knowledge', a historical research consultancy offering historical reports to commercial media and public sector clients. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/lionsden2013.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/heritage.aspx Research on the politics of heritage by Dr Ruth Adams, lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, has just been published in the journal museum and society. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/heritage.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/metalages.aspx A new AHRC funded project, Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages, will explore the archaeological background of the emergence of the Celtic languages in western Europe. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/metalages.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/cabbages8.aspx Issue 8 of the English Society's student-run literary journal, '...Of Cabbages & Kings' is now available. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/cabbages8.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/readingbooks.aspx Professor Anna Reading the new Head of the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, recently spoke on "From Holy Book to Face Book: the iPhone, iMemory and the Connective Text". Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/readingbooks.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/berrygrant.aspx Professor Chris Berry of King's College London (PI) and Luke Robinson of Nottingham University (Co-I) have been awarded an AHRC Research Network Grant under the Translating Cultures theme. Their Network entitled Chinese Film Festival Studies will bring together researchers working on film festivals in the Chinese-speaking world and Chinese film festivals elsewhere. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/berrygrant.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/strategicalliance.aspx Professor Andy Pratt has recently attended the Creative Economy Strategic Alliance (Americas) Meeting in Medellin, Colombia with the British Council. He was invited to speak at a special meeting of those engaging in creative industries policy making in the Americas. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/strategicalliance.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/edlingaward.aspx The Swedish Research Council has awarded Max Edling, Lecturer in Early North American History, a major research grant for a project entitled "The birth of the American empire: An inquiry into the founding of the United States." Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/edlingaward.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/taylormagdalene.aspx Professor Joan Taylor has been working as script consultant and advisor for this BBC documentary that celebrates Mary Magdalene, to be shown on BBC 1 this Good Friday Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:13:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/taylormagdalene.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/kerstenpartnershipawards.aspx Dr Carool Kersten from the Department of Theology & Religious Studies has been awarded an NUS Partnership Award to work on 'Translating Cultures Transforming Societies', Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/kerstenpartnershipawards.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/readmanbook.aspx Dr Paul Readman, Senior Lecturer in Modern British History in the Department of History, has released a new book By-elections in British politics 1832-1914, co-edited with T.G. Otte of the University of East Anglia. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/readmanbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/classicalscholars.aspx Scholars from across the globe will gather this weekend to explore the role of women as classical scholars as part of Women's History Month. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:06:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/classicalscholars.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/ginettebb.aspx Ginette Vincendeau professor of Film Studies at King's College London, has published a new book entitled Brigitte Bardot (BFI, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/ginettebb.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/EU-commitment-needed-on-preventing-mass-atrocities.aspx The EU needs to strengthen its commitment, and its strategic toolkit, to prevent mass atrocities, such as those perpetrated in Syria, according to a new report by the Task Force on the EU Prevention of Mass Atrocities, co-chaired by Professor Christoph Meyer, released recently. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/EU-commitment-needed-on-preventing-mass-atrocities.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/golobnpg.aspx Dr Sacha Golob gives two seminars on 'Creativity, Chance and the work of Man Ray' at the National Portrait Gallery Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/golobnpg.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/jordanbook.aspx A new book from Dr Tim Jordan, Digital Humanities and Culture, Media and Creatie Industries, analyses whether fundamental forms of communication have changed with the rise of the internet. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/jordanbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/jordanbook.aspx A new book from Dr Tim Jordan, Digital Humanities and Culture, Media and Creative Industries, analyses whether fundamental forms of communication have changed with the rise of the internet. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/jordanbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/scharffeminism.aspx Young women may reject feminism as marginal and old-fashioned and may view feminism as 'no longer necessary to modern life' states CMCI's Dr Christina Scharff in research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/scharffeminism.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/stökl.aspx The Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London is very pleased to be able to announce the appointment of Dr Jonathan Stökl to the Lectureship in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, from September 2013 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/stökl.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrlebanonmarch13.aspx Professor Michael Kerr's latest book Lebanon: After The Cedar Revolution was recently launched at events in Lyon, as part of a conference entitled Le Liban et la crise Syrienne, and in Lebanon at the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/kerrlebanonmarch13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/cabbages7.aspx Issue 7 of the English Society's student-run literary journal, '...Of Cabbages & Kings' is now available. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/cabbages7.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/entretenida.aspx King's College London is delighted to announce the launch of the digital edition of La entretenida, which takes a bold and innovative approach to the editing of Spanish Golden Age plays. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/entretenida.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/ocvefilm.aspx The current Online Chopin Variorum Edition project is now in its second developmental phase. The technical development is being pursued collaboratively by the Department of Digital Humanities and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET) at the University of Cambridge under the direction of Paul Vetch and John Norman respectively. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:51:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/ocvefilm.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papknoxbristoldec2012.aspx Dr Eleanor Knox (Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow) and Professor David Papineau (Professor of Philosophy of Science) of King's both spoke at the official launch of the Centre for Science and Philosophy at Bristol University in December 2012. Watch their talks here. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papknoxbristoldec2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedwowmar13.aspx Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed will appear as a panelist in the discussion of Global Feminism and the Middle East at the South Bank Centre's Women of the World (WoW) festival in March 2013 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedwowmar13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/nesbitprize.aspx Congratulations to Composer and current PhD student Edward Nesbit who has received the first Verbier Festival Academy Composer Prize. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/nesbitprize.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/welshsaints.aspx The AHRC are funding a £774k project on Medieval Welsh Saints in Medieval Welsh-language sources and their transmission. The project will create a digital research platform providing a basis for comparative study. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/welshsaints.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/browning.aspx The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College London is pleased to announce the award of one new Graduate Scholarship from the Robert Browning Memorial Fund, tenable for up to 3 years from September 2013. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/browning.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/pericles.aspx The PERICLES (Promoting and Enhancing Reuse of Information throughout the Content Lifecycle taking account of Evolving Semantics) project is a consortium led by the Centre for e-Research in the Department of Digital Humanities as part of the EU's FP7 Digital Preservation programme. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/pericles.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2012-13/concert.aspx The Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies' Luís Rebaza-Soraluz performed alongside Peruvian group Malambo at a concert hosted by St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:51:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2012-13/concert.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Shakespeare-season.aspx Leading cultural organisations signed a letter of intent to confirm their partnership with King's in a co-ordinated season of events for the Shakespeare quatercentenary in 2016. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:07:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Shakespeare-season.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/colonusreview.aspx The 60th Anniversary 2013 Greek Play was Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus directed by Ian Wong was performed Wednesday 13 Februrary - Friday 15 February at the Greenwood Theatre. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/colonusreview.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/rohpartner.aspx The Department of Digital Humanities at King's is partnering with the Royal Opera House and digital agency POP on one of the first collaborative projects funded by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts programme. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/rohpartner.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/contlit.aspx The Department of English have launched a new MA in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory which offers a range of expertise unlike any other in the UK. The new Masters programme will be taught by amongst others, Paul Gilroy, Andrew O'Hagan, Patrick Wright and Zoe Norridge. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/contlit.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/medieval.aspx Medievalist visions, a new collaborative exhibtion, explores how the art and literature of the European Middle Ages, as well as medieval events, ideas and people, have been represented in post-medieval Britain. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/medieval.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/millerarabspring.aspx Professor Rory Miller (Director of the MEMS programme at King's College London) has co-authored a report on Adapting to the Arab Spring: Chinese Economic Statecraft and the Quest for Stability in the Contemporary Middle East. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/millerarabspring.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/neoliberalism.aspx Paul Gilroy, Professor of American and English Literature, joins the debate on neo-liberalism on BBC Radio 4's 'Thinking Allowed' Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:59:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/neoliberalism.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/sixbooks.aspx The Department of English is celebrating the launch of a number of new books by academic staff Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/sixbooks.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/duffy.aspx The writer and activist, and alumna of the Department of English, Maureen Duffy is honoured with a photograph at the Strand campus. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/duffy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/fernriddell.aspx Fern Riddell, research student in the Department of History, will take part in the next BBC Expert Women Training Day to be held in March. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/fernriddell.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/med-swansea.aspx A joint initiative between the University of Southampton, Queen's University Belfast and King's College London and has been awarded £290,000 by the Arts & Humanities Research Council. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/med-swansea.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/liparmproject.aspx An article on the recently completed Linking Parliamentary Records Through Metadata (LIPARM) project led by Richard Gartner of the Centre for e-Research appears in the latest edition of the e-Government Bulletin. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/liparmproject.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/ahlife-launch.aspx The School of Arts & Humanities has launched a new blog offering a fresh perspective on the day-to-day lives of our undergraduate, postgraduate and study abroad students. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2013/ahlife-launch.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/humanitieshack.aspx Humanities Hack was the first Digital Humanities hack organised jointly by the Department of Digital Humanities, DARIAH, the Digitised Manuscripts to Europeana (DM2E) project and the Open Humanities Working Group at the Open Knowledge Foundation. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/humanitieshack.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/Maylovefeb.aspx Visiting Professor Simon May, Philosophy, talks about 'the impossible expectations of romantic love' in an article in The Washington Post. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/Maylovefeb.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedfeb13.aspx Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed appeared on the Today programme to comment on Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasir al Saud, who killed one of his servants. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedfeb13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/readingkeynote.aspx Newly appointed Professor Anna Reading recently gave a Keynote Address at an International Conference, Memories of Conflict, Conflicts of Memory, on 12-13 February 2013 at Senate House, London. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/readingkeynote.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/tannerpodcast.aspx Simon Tanner has taken part in the latest Arts Council podcast exploring the innovative use of digital technology in the arts and cultural sector. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:41:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/tannerpodcast.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/mulondon.aspx The new, ERC-funded research project at King's College London: Music in London 1800-1851 is a five-year research project (2013-2018) funded by the European Research Council, based in the Music Department at King's College London. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/mulondon.aspx http://asiancorrespondent.com/96739/leading-creative-industry-programs-for-asian-students/ The School of Arts & Humanities features prominently as one of the continent's biggest English-language sites rounds up the best creative industry programmes for Asian students. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:57:00 GMT http://asiancorrespondent.com/96739/leading-creative-industry-programs-for-asian-students/ http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/wylesbbc.aspx Dr Rosie Wyles, Lecturer in Greek Language and Literature, in the Department of Classics was one of just 30 experts selected from over two thousand applicants to take part in the first Female Expert Day, held by the BBC. She is also organising the international conference, 'Women as Classical Scholars' Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/wylesbbc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/moyesbook.aspx Dr Craig Moyes, Lecturer in the Department of French has recently had his book Furetière's Roman bourgeois and the Problem of Exchange published by Legenda. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:14:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/moyesbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/gordon.aspx Department of English lecturer Edmund Gordon has won the prestigious Jerwood Award for non-fiction from the Royal Society of Literature. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/gordon.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/brewerwaiting.aspx Professor Bill Brewer, along with composer Paul Clark, explores day-to-day waiting and how the use of electronic devices has radically changed how we fill gaps of time in the first of a series of podcasts exploring the concept of waiting. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/brewerwaiting.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedjan13.aspx Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed was interviewed for Jadaliyya magazine, in connection with the launch of her latest book A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics, and Religion in Saudi Arabia. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/alrasheedjan13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/shadyac.aspx On 23 January 2013, the Department of Theology & Religious Studies hosted a guest lecture by Hollywood film director Tom Shadyac, preceded by a screening of his new film I AM. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2013/shadyac.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/engagecrowd.aspx 'Engaging the Crowd with Humanities Research' is a report recently written by Stuart Dunn and Mark Hedges of the Centre for e-Research in DDH, funded by the AHRC under its 'Connected Communities' programme. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/engagecrowd.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/lovecharm.aspx Dr Lara Feigel, Lecturer in English and the Medical Humanities, discusses her new book 'The Love-charm of Bombs' on BBC Radio 3's Night Waves and Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/lovecharm.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/agegames.aspx Dr Tim Jordan recently appeared on the BBC World Service to discuss whether computer gaming is gaining older gamers Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/agegames.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/agegames.aspx Dr Tim Jordan recently appeared on the BBC World Service to discuss whether computer gaming is gaining older gamers Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/agegames.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/wheatleyhobbit.aspx Dr Catherine Wheatley has recently taken part in a couple of BBC radio 4 programmes to discuss The Hobbit and its use of a Higher Frame Rate and Michael Haneke's latest film Amour. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/wheatleyhobbit.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/hoppe.aspx Felicitas Hoppe, winner of the prestigious Georg Büchner Preis for her contributions to German literature, came to King's in December to answer questions from staff and students and take part in a translation workshop. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:56:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/hoppe.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/gutkowskivoafeb13.aspx Dr Stacey Gutkowski was recently interviewed on The Arab Spring by Al Pessin on Voice of America. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2013/gutkowskivoafeb13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cyberwarconfe.aspx Dr Tim Jordan is to speak on the topic of cyberwar and non-state actors at the annual international conference in Toronto organised by the International Relations Society of the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cyberwarconfe.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/zemondavis.aspx Dr Emily Butterworth, Senior Lecturer in the Department of French, has won the Natalie Zemon Davis prize for the best essay published annually in the Toronto journal Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:12:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/zemondavis.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cyberwarconf.aspx Dr Tim Jordan is to speak on the topic of cyberwar and non-state actors at the annual international conference in Toronto organised by the International Relations Society of the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cyberwarconf.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/depardieustory.aspx As the French screen icon decamps to Russia, Professor Ginette Vincendeau wonders how he has managed to keep so much public support. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/depardieustory.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/prideprejudice.aspx 200 years ago this month, Jane Austen published her much-loved novel Pride and Prejudice. Dr Elizabeth Eger, explains her love of the work, her interest in other female literary figures of the time and her research into the life of an eminent 18th century female critic and patron of the arts, Elizabeth Montagu. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:14:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/prideprejudice.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/mharrod.aspx The Film Studies department is delighted to announce that PhD student Mary Harrod has won the Studies in French Cinema Susan Hayward prize for her 2012 article, 'Linguistic difference as ontological sameness in "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis"', published in Studies in French Cinema vol 12 no 1 (2008). Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:49:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/mharrod.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/thehindu.aspx Javed Majeed, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, gave a paper on his research on the Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) in Bangalore at the start of the month and featured in leading English newspaper The Hindu. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/thehindu.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/better-off-out.aspx Professor Christoph Meyer, Head of Department, European & International Studies gives an insight into what David Cameron might say about the UK's future in the EU prior to his speech on Friday 18 January. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/better-off-out.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/Tambakaki-at-Megaro-Mousikis.aspx Dr Polina Tambakaki, George Seferis Research Associate in Modern Greek and Comparative Literature in the Centre for Hellenic Studies, gave an invited lecture as part of a forum on Music-Art-Science at the prestigious Athens concert hall, the Megaro Mousikis, organised by the Lilian Voudouri Musical Library of Greece. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/Tambakaki-at-Megaro-Mousikis.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/leescupbook.aspx Clare Lees publishes the first full-scale history of early medieval English literature in nearly a century. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/leescupbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/chicago2012.aspx The Department of Theology & Religious Studies invites alumni, students, prospective students and friends to a reception at the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature in Chicago. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/chicago2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/justinianic-plague.aspx Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos, Lecturer in Byzantine Studies in the Centre for Hellenic Studies and the Department of History, was filmed in early January in Istanbul for a documentary entitled Vanishing Sun. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/justinianic-plague.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/pedagogy.aspx We are pleased to announce the publication of Digital Humanities Pedagogy: Practices, Principles and Politics (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers), December 2012, edited by Brett D. Hirsch (University of Western Australia). Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/pedagogy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/memoryconflictlebanon.aspx Following its launch event in October, Dr Craig Larkin's new book 'Memory and Conflict in Lebanon' has received a very positive reception. The book examines the legacy of Lebanon's civil war and how the population, and the youth in particular, are dealing with their national past. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/memoryconflictlebanon.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/ambassador-kings.aspx The new Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr Konstantinos Bikas, visited the College and met members of the Centre of Hellenic Studies, at the invitation of the Principal. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:33:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/2013/ambassador-kings.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/student/news/stories/2013/Greta-Bellamacina-The-fusion-of-fashion-and-poetry.aspx Student Life profiles poet, model and recent English Literature graduate Greta Bellamacina Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/student/news/stories/2013/Greta-Bellamacina-The-fusion-of-fashion-and-poetry.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/adventures-with-iphigenia.aspx Professor Edith Hall's new book "Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris: a Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy" published by OUP New York Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2013/adventures-with-iphigenia.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/andyccs.aspx Professor Andy Pratt has recently visited Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan where he gave a keynote lecture, and took part in a specialist symposium on cultural economics. He was also delighted to be invited to become editor of the international journal City, Culture and Society. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/andyccs.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/New-Years-Honours.aspx Dr Lisa Appignanesi, Visiting Professor in the Department of English, was awarded an OBE for services to Literature in the 2013 New Year's Honours list. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/New-Years-Honours.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/cinémathèquesem2.aspx Details of the Cinémathèque 2012-13 Programme (semester two). Monday evenings will be devoted to Stardom and Performance. Tuesday evenings will be a repertory night. Screenings begin at 5.15pm in the Arthur and Paula Lucas Lecture Theatre (room S-2.18) on the Strand Campus; doors open at 5.05pm. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:12:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/cinémathèquesem2.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/adventures-with-iphigenia.aspx Professor Edith Hall's new book "Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris: a Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy" published by OUP New York Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/adventures-with-iphigenia.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/enquirer.aspx Creative Writing Fellow Professor Andrew O'Hagan discusses his play Enquirer, a unique and innovative investigation of the state of British journalism. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/enquirer.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/taylorstar.aspx Professor Joan Taylor appears on the BBC this Christmas as a contributor to BBC Radio 2's seasonal special 'Follow The Star', in "a virtual journey more reminiscent of the Da Vinci Code than a nativity play". Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/taylorstar.aspx http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20803579 Dr. Adrian Pearce, Department of History and SPLAS, appeared on the BBC News this morning to explain the ancient beliefs that explain why many think the world will end today. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:10:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20803579 http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/EUChina.aspx The Lau China Institute, the Department of European & International Studies and the College of Europe hosted a workshop on 'EU-China Relations in a Globalised World'. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/EUChina.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Salihnewchaucer.aspx Dr Sarah Salih, Senior Lecturer in the Department of English is to take over the editorship of Studies in the Age of Chaucer, the yearbook of the New Chaucer Society. Studies in the Age of Chaucer was first printed in 1979 and has become a seminal work on Chaucer and later Middle English literature. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/Salihnewchaucer.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/leverhulme.aspx The Vice Principal of Arts & Sciences of King's College London is able to support a limited number of applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2013 competition. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/leverhulme.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx The sixth edition of the student-led German newspaper is now available to read online or in print. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/royal.aspx CMCI's Dr Richard Howells was an invited participant in an overnight consultation meeting at Windsor Castle. The event was set up to discuss "The Value of Culture and The Crisis of Judgement" and was hosted by St George's House. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:16:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/royal.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/sevigne.aspx The Department of French has announced the establishment of a Sévigné studentship for one full-time student on the MA French Literature and Culture in 2013-14. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:49:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/sevigne.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/hobbitrelease.aspx Dr Bridget Conor, Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, reflects on her 2004 research into the affect the Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy has had on New Zealand ahead of the release of The Hobbit. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:59:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/hobbitrelease.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/TEL-launch.aspx The Arts & Humanities Learning and Teaching team has launched a new blog to highlight the range of ways in which staff across the School are using innovative ideas to improve the learning experience. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/TEL-launch.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/hosgaunt.aspx Professor Simon Gaunt, Professor of French Language and Literature has been appointed Interim Head of School of Arts and Humanities. Professor Gaunt will take up the post for 12 months from 1 January 2013. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/hosgaunt.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/rppinterviewed.aspx Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo, lecturer in the departments of European & International Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, has been interviewed by Al Jazeera and Reuters on the 22nd Ibero-American Summit taking place in Cadiz, Spain. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/rppinterviewed.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/aristotle.aspx On 4 and 5 December the Centre for Hellenic Studies was able to participate in the celebration of the publication of the 100th volume in the series of Commentators on Aristotle devised and led, from King's, by Richard Sorabji. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/aristotle.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/chostm.aspx King's College London announces today that it will welcome the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the Department of History from August 2013. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/chostm.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/quashkingsaward.aspx Professor Ben Quash was awarded this year's King's Award for Excellence & Innovation in the Arts in November 2012 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/quashkingsaward.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Whats-it-really-like-studying-at-Kings.aspx You can follow the daily lives of several King's undergraduate students on Twitter and Facebook this week. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Whats-it-really-like-studying-at-Kings.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/burnsvp.aspx Professor Arthur Burns, Professor of Modern British History in the Department of History, has been elected a Vice President of the Royal Historical Society from November 2012. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/burnsvp.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/gowerskingsaward.aspx Dr Bernard Gowers, Lecturer in the Department of History, has won a King's Award for Excellence in Outreach & Widening Participation. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/gowerskingsaward.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/athensdialogues.aspx Professor Roueché spoke on 'Sharing Teaching: Teaching Sharing at the Athens Dialogues on 1 December 2012. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/athensdialogues.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/kingsawards2012.aspx Three staff from the School of Arts & Humanities have this week earned College-wide recognition for excellence in their teaching and research at the 2012 King's Awards. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/kingsawards2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/bbfcbook.aspx The Film Studies Department is delighted to announce the publication Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age, edited by Edward Lamberti, a current PhD student in the Department. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/bbfcbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/carnival.aspx Nicole Ferdinand, PhD Candidate in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries recently hosted a one-day symposium on the Entrepreneurial Legacies of the Notting Carnival. She organized this symposium with the help of a small grant she was awarded from the Arts and Humanities Research Institute, and Dr Ruth Adams, Nicole's supervisor chaired the symposium. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/carnival.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/fashioningmodels.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' Dr Joanne Entwistle has just published a new book. Fashioning Models: Image, Text and Industry edited by Joanne Entwistle and Elizabeth Wissinger (Berg, Oxford). Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/fashioningmodels.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/vinzent-ahrc.aspx Markus Vinzent has secured an AHRC-Major Research Grant (£571,000 for the years 2013-16) for the project 'Meister Eckhart and the Parisian University in the early 14th century - Codex Vaticanus Latinus 1086'. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/vinzent-ahrc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/hareprizetor.aspx Dr Shaul Tor has been awarded the 2012 Cambridge Hare Prize for his doctoral thesis 'Mortal and Divine in Early Greek Epistemology' Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/hareprizetor.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/larkinreviewsklein.aspx Craig Larkin publishes review of Menachem Klein's latest book. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/larkinreviewsklein.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/metaverse.aspx A virtual/ physical artwork examining the underlying digital systems, network infrastructures and ubiquitous technologies that comprise today's shared virtual environments. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/metaverse.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/outrage.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' Dr Richard Howells has just published a new book entitled Outrage: Art, Controversy and Society. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/outrage.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/lloydjonesblog.aspx Naomi Lloyd-Jones, research student in the Department of History, has published an article on Welsh reactions to Irish Home Rule on the BBC History Magazine website Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/lloydjonesblog.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/bibleontv.aspx Prompted by a renewed TV interest in the Bible, King's is hosting a major conference on Tuesday 11 December 2012 entitled 'The Bible on TV'. Dr Edwards Adams previews the event here. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/bibleontv.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/newrps.aspx The Department of Theology & Religious Studies is delighted to announce the BA in Religion, Politics & Society, new for 2013! Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/newrps.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/culturerecession.aspx In a paper published today, Andy Pratt, Professor of Culture, Media and Economy at King's, argues that the relationship between culture and the economy has changed, challenging the popular view that, in times of austerity, culture is the first to suffer. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/culturerecession.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/staff2012.aspx The Centre for Hellenic Studies welcomes new director, Professor Roderick Beaton, and four new staff members in Autumn 2012. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/staff2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/pariscinema.aspx The recent conference Paris in film: places, people, history: beyond the flaneur took place on 6-7 December 2012 at the Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 (INHA Auditorium). It was organised by Irène Bessière, Laurent Creton, Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/pariscinema.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/phdaward.aspx CMCI PhD Student B McClure recently presented a paper and was the recipient of the Graduate Award at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy (CSWIP). Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/phdaward.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/operaparker.aspx Professor Roger Parker has a new book A History of Opera, a definitive modern work on opera's history and its meaning across the generations, written with Carolyn Abbate. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:25:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/operaparker.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/worldpratt.aspx Professor Andy Pratt will give a keynote paper 'A World Turned Upside Down: The Cultural Economy, Cities and the New Austerity ' at the Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2012 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/worldpratt.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/writtenonskin2.aspx Music Department Professor George Benjamin will conduct five performances of his new and greatly acclaimed opera Written on Skin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 8, 11, 16, 18 and 22 March 2013. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/writtenonskin2.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/squireleverhulme.aspx Dr Michael Squire, Lecturer in Classical Greek Art in the Department of Classics, has been awarded a 2012 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Classics. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/squireleverhulme.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/toddleverhulme.aspx Dr David Todd, Lecturer in World History in the Department of History, has been awarded a 2012 Philip Leverhulme Prize in History. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/2012-13/toddleverhulme.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/moehn.aspx How do class, gender, age or perceptions of race affect the music we make? How does a country's music reflect its history and how is this linked to the formation of national identity? Dr Frederick Moehn, a new addition to the Music Department at King's, explains his interest in ethnomusicology. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:21:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/moehn.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/innov.aspx Professor Andy Pratt recently attend the Montreal Summit on Innovation: 2nd Edition Innovative Districts. He was invited to draw upon his international experience of innovation districts and creative quarters. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/innov.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/culturalevidence.aspx CMCI's Dr Roberta Comunian and Professor Andy Pratt recently took part in a seminar on Cultural Evidence at London Metropolitan University's Cities Institute on 7 November. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/culturalevidence.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/kerrvoiceofamerica.aspx Professor Michael Kerr speaks on 'Voice of America' about the crisis in Syria. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/kerrvoiceofamerica.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/vmustwriteup.aspx In September 2012, the Department of Digital Humanities offered a ten-day summer school in heritage visualisation. The school was led by King's Visualisation Lab which is known for its leadership in establishing and promoting international standards for historical visualisations. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:25:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/vmustwriteup.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/paradata.aspx The Department of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce the release of Paradata and Transparency in Virtual Heritage A collection of essays edited by Dr Anna Bentkowska-Kafel et al., Department of Digital Humanities. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/paradata.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/savoy.aspx Professor Andrew Prescott from the Department of Digital Humanities has been involved in this project, answering questions by schoolchildren about the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 which are reproduced in the new book Liberties of the Savoy by Ruth Ewan (2012). Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/savoy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/hallhumboldt.aspx Professor Edith Hall, Professor of Classics in the Department of Classics and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, has been elected the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/hallhumboldt.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/hallhumboldt.aspx Professor Edith Hall, Professor of Classics in the Department of Classics and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, has been elected the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/hallhumboldt.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/kerrbooklaunch.aspx On 1 November 2012 a launch event was held for Professor Michael Kerr's latest book 'Lebanon: After the Cedar Revolution', co-edited with Dr Are Knudsen. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/kerrbooklaunch.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/newsevents/newsrecords/dhsymposium.aspx Dr Hugh Denard from the Department of Digital Humanities travelled to Beijing this month to deliver a keynote speech at the 2nd International Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation and Digitization. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/newsevents/newsrecords/dhsymposium.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/fallahnoshiravanidocumentary.aspx Reyhaneh Fallah-Noshiravani (MEMS PhD) participates as an expert commentator for a television documentary by Canadian filmmaker Alexandre Trudeau. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/fallahnoshiravanidocumentary.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/ahfest-success.aspx The 2012 Arts & Humanities Festival came to a close last Friday after two weeks of lectures, concerts, exhibitions and performances which drew in an audience of more than three thousand people. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/ahfest-success.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/millerreviewfortressisrael.aspx Rory Miller reviews 'Fortress Israel: The Inside Story of the Military Elite Who Run the Country'. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/millerreviewfortressisrael.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/prlectureatunc.aspx Dr Paul Readman, Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at King's, visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) earlier this month to deliver a public lecture on the history of British mountaineering. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/prlectureatunc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/ruththeatre.aspx Dr Ruth Adams recently gave a paper at a conference entitled 'Theatre Plays on British Television' at the University of Westminster. The conference was organised by the AHRC-funded project Screen Plays, and tackled issues and topics within the broad area of theatre plays on British television from 1930 to the present. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/ruththeatre.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cheltweet.aspx On 9 October, digital culture lecturers Dr Tim Jordan and Dr Paolo Gerbaudo took part in an event entitled "tweets and the streets" as part of the Times Cheltenham Literature festival. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cheltweet.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/perovicbook.aspx Sanja Perovic, Lecturer in the Department of French, has recently had her book The Calendar in Revolutionary France - Perceptions of Time in Literature, Culture, Politics published by Cambridge University Press. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/perovicbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/nss12.aspx Department of European & International Studies NSS results 2012. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2012-13/nss12.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/nss12.aspx The Department of German raised its student satisfaction scores significantly, with results which recognise the high quality of teaching and the strong relationship that exists between staff and students. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/nss12.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/nss12.aspx The Department of French has been commended by the Principal of the College for its excellent results in the 2011-12 National Student Survey. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/nss12.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahfest/festpics.aspx We've collected some of our favourites pictures from the talks, exhibitions and performances that have made up this year's festival. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahfest/festpics.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cwlaunch.aspx Creative Works London (CWL), the AHRC funded creative economy hub has been formally launched with the objective to explore and enhance knowledge exchange in the creative sector. Professor Andy Pratt is running the production strand, called Place, Work, Knowledge; and he is joined by Professor Ros Gill on the research team. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:39:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cwlaunch.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/kersten-in-the-media.aspx Dr Carool Kersten has made a number of recent appearances in the media. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/kersten-in-the-media.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/thirstpodcast2012.aspx Philosophy graduate Ed Fraser has spent the past few months co-hosting a philosophy podcast which is currently rubbing shoulders with Radio 4's Melvyn Bragg and KCL's very own Peter Adamson on iTunes' 'What's Hot' list. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/thirstpodcast2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazza-early-modern-philosophy-conference.aspx Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza is to give a plenary lecture on "Insightful objections are always useful": debates, polemics and controversies in Leibniz at the third International Conference of the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazza-early-modern-philosophy-conference.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/davidpapineauvideocasts2012.aspx David Papineau and Philip Goff discuss physicalism on this video website devoted to philosophical thinking. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/davidpapineauvideocasts2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/dmlconor.aspx Dr Bridget Conor has recently been appointed to a working group titled: 'Evaluating Creative Production in Digital Environments'. It involves scholars from the USA and the UK who are researching forms of digital creative production and evaluation from theatre to broadcast television, fashion blogs to online music production. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/dmlconor.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/magnacarta.aspx On 10 December 2012 Professor Andrew Prescott will deliver his lecture: 'Imaging and imagining Magna Carta', as part of the Research Lecture Series of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/magnacarta.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cqec.aspx Dr Roberta Comunian has been invited to speak at the International Seminar 'Cultural Quarters: Experiences and Challenges' taking place at the municipality of Santo Tirso in Portugal between the 25 and 27 October 2012. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cqec.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Scholars-congregate-at-Kings.aspx The School is welcoming over 50 new academics this year as the College consolidates its expertise in the Humanities, Literatures, Modern Languages and the Creative Arts, strengthening its world-leading reputation in these areas. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Scholars-congregate-at-Kings.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/mishiftalkstomerg.aspx Ashraf Mishrif spoke on the economic reforms of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at an international conference organized by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:13:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/mishiftalkstomerg.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/nss.aspx 2012 NSS results are in for the Department of English Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/nss.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/dintergrant.aspx Dr Martin Dinter, Lecturer in Classics, has been awarded a first tranche of BRL 160 000 for his project "Reconsidering Cato - Images of Cato from Antiquity to Modernity" by FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:21:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/dintergrant.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20121009Whodoyouthinkyouare.aspx Dr Laura Gowing to appear on BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20121009Whodoyouthinkyouare.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/arts@work.aspx On 28 and 29 June 2012, 25 undergraduate students from the Departments of English Literature and Film Studies took part in a new course called arts@work. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/arts@work.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/newpub.aspx The Film Studies department is delighted to announce the recent publication of two books by research students who graduated with doctorates from the department. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:56:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/newpub.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/karshkerrmillerpaperback.aspx Efraim Karsh, Michael Kerr & Rory Miller's book 'Conflict, Diplomacy and Society in Israeli-Lebanese Relations' is now out in paperback. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:21:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/karshkerrmillerpaperback.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/nssresults.aspx The Film Studies Department has achieved outstanding results once again in the National Student Satisfaction Survey 2012. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:35:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/nssresults.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/nssresults.aspx 2012 National Student Survey results are in for the School of Arts and Humanities Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/nssresults.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Internships.aspx CMCI's Rosalind Gill this week took part in a new series of 'hot debates' at the Tate Modern, weighing up the pros and cons of internships in the cultural sector. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Internships.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/GirlsDigiCult.aspx CMCI and DDH hosted a successful conference on 13-14 September exploring digital culture from girls' perspectives, welcoming delegates from 25 different countries. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/GirlsDigiCult.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingmainauguralsept2012.aspx Dr Elselijn Kingma will deliver her inaugural lecture as Socrates Professor of Philosophy and Technology in the Humanist Tradition (part-time) in the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in September. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingmainauguralsept2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/cinémathèque.aspx Details of the Cinémathèque 2012-13 Programme (semester one). Monday evenings will be devoted to Cinema and War. Tuesday evenings will be a repertory night. Screenings begin at 5.15pm in the Arthur and Paula Lucas Lecture Theatre (room S-2.18) on the Strand Campus; doors open at 5.05pm. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/cinémathèque.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/kerstenindependent.aspx Dr Carool Kersten, of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London, was interviewed by The Independent regarding Channel 4's decision to pull a documentary on the early historu if Islam after threats to the presenter. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/kerstenindependent.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/papadogiannakis.aspx The Centre for Hellenic Studies and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies are delighted to announce a new appointment to a joint Lectureship in Patristics. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/papadogiannakis.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/bowdenradio4.aspx Dr Hugh Bowden appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'The History of the Future' to discuss the Oracle of Delphi. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/bowdenradio4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/pgconf.aspx Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/pgconf.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/he-arts.aspx King's College London (Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries) and the University of Manchester (Centre for Arts Management and Cultural Policy) have recently been awarded an AHRC research network grant to explore the connections between higher education and the creative economy. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/he-arts.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/larkinjoinskings.aspx We are delighted to announce that Dr Craig Larkin will be joining MEMS from September 2012 as a Lecturer in the Comparative Politics of the Middle East. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/larkinjoinskings.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/boutierijoinsmems.aspx We are delighted to announce that Dr Charis Boutieri joins MEMS from September 2012 as a Lecturer in the Social Anthropology of the Middle East. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/newsrecords/2012/boutierijoinsmems.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/newpubrw.aspx Professor Robert Weninger of the Department of German has recently had his book 'The German Joyce' (A Volume in The Florida James Joyce Series) published by Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:08:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/newpubrw.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/riots.aspx Dr Alexander Clarkson, Lecturer in the Departments of European & International Studies and German gave a radio interview on the legacy of the London riots of August 2011. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:06:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/riots.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/adam.aspx The departments of French and German are collaborating on a project to translate a series of articles by prominent French authors of the 20th century included in the bilingual review ADAM. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:39:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/adam.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/rescue.aspx Christoph Meyer, Professor of European & International Politics in the Department of European & International Studies has recently published an article online in The European. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:41:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/rescue.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/dltmemoriamaug2012.aspx David Lloyd Thomas, formerly a Senior lecturer in Ethics and Politics in the Department, died in hospital on 6th August after a short illness. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/dltmemoriamaug2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/newstaff.aspx The Department of French is pleased to annouce that three new members of staff will be joining during the course of the 2012-13 academic year. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/newstaff.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/bowieprize.aspx Dr Andrew Counter, who joins the department of French in September, has been awarded the Society for French Studies 2011 Malcolm Bowie prize. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:13:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/bowieprize.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/bafellowship.aspx Professor Martin Stokes, Department of Music has been elected to the British Academy in recognition of his outstanding research. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/bafellowship.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/bafellowship.aspx Professor Richard Dyer from the Department of Film Studies has been elected to the British Academy in recognition of his outstanding research. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/bafellowship.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/wordprojectresearchaugust2012.aspx The AHRC-funded 'Word Meaning: what it is and what it is not' project based in the Department has just released a number of forthcoming articles, available online. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:22:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/wordprojectresearchaugust2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/postdocsaugust2012.aspx The Department is delighted to announce that a number of our recently completed PhDs have recently gone on to secure post-doc positions for the 2012-13 academic year. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/postdocsaugust2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/ambassador.aspx John Kittmer, a postgraduate research student in the Centre for Hellenic Studies, has been appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/newsrecords/ambassador.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/wccreport.aspx 1 August saw the launch of the World Cities Culture Report 2012, produced in collaboration with King's College London for the Greater London Authority. Munira Mizra, Deputy Mayor launched the event held at London House. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/wccreport.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/British-Academy-Fellowships.aspx Two King's academics from the School of Arts & Humanities have been elected to the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding research. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/British-Academy-Fellowships.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinesrc2012.aspx The ESRC has awarded Professor Shalom Lappin a Professorial Fellowship for research on the probabilistic representation of linguistic knowledge. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:37:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinesrc2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/chrisberrynews.aspx The Department of Film Studies is delighted to announce that Chinese Cinema specialist Chris Berry will join the faculty as Professor of Film Studies in September 2012. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/chrisberrynews.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cohenbook.aspx Last month, CMCI's Dr Harvey G Cohen, premiered material from his upcoming book "Footlight Parade and Hollywood's New Deal," at the Historians of the Twentieth-Century annual conference in Middleberg, in the Netherlands Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cohenbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/award.aspx Professor Willard McCarty of the Department of Digital Humanities has recently been named by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations as the winner of the 2013 Roberto Busa Award, the outstanding international award for achievement in the Digital Humanities. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/award.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Kings-student-discovers-lost-writings-of-Katherine-Mansfield.aspx A PhD student at King's has uncovered four previously unseen stories by Katherine Mansfield, the prolific modernist writer, one of which provides a fascinating insight into a turbulent period in her personal life. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Kings-student-discovers-lost-writings-of-Katherine-Mansfield.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/gillarticle.aspx The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries's Professor Rosalind Gill has just published two more contributions to the topical debates about the "sexualisation" of culture, partly arising from her recent ESRC seminar award. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/gillarticle.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/womenmusic.aspx CMCI's Dr Christina Scharff has received a British Academy / Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant for her project on 'Women and entrepreneurialism in classical music'. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:41:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/womenmusic.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/pratthop.aspx Professor Andy Pratt was invited to the Houses of Parliament to join a group of experts who were briefing MPs on a strategy document 'A Vision for Jobs and Growth in the Creative Industries'. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:07:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/pratthop.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2011-12/bolloctavio.aspx Dr Tom Boll, Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish American Studies and Translation has recently had his book Octavio Paz and T.S. Eliot Modern Poetry and the Translation of Influence published by Legenda. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/splas/news/2011-12/bolloctavio.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/prescottahrc.aspx The AHRC have announced the appointment of The Head of the Department of Digital Humanities, Professor Andrew Prescott as Theme Leadership Fellow for the Digital Transformations theme. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/prescottahrc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/urban.aspx Professor Andy Pratt has given a paper on urban development and recent growth of the creative industries at the first international conference of the Association for Urban Creativity, held in Paris. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/urban.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/berlinculture.aspx Professor Andy Pratt was in Berlin this week promoting the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' international reputation. He gave a lecture on the changing role of culture, and its new (and old) role in the transformation of cities. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/berlinculture.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/writtenonskin.aspx Written on Skin, a new opera by Music Department Professor George Benjamin, debuted at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence this week to rave reviews. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/writtenonskin.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/artsatwork.aspx Undergraduate students from Film and English took part in an innovative new King's course exploring careers in the creative industries. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:38:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/artsatwork.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingma-r4.aspx Elselijn Kingma of the Department of Philosophy appears on the programme 'Reclaiming the Sceptic', exploring how scientists use scepticism and doubt in their work. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingma-r4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Sex-testing-regulations-flawed-and-should-be-withdrawn-.aspx Researchers in the Centre for Humanities & Health at King's College London say 'sex-testing' policies introduced for athletes in time for the London Olympic Games this summer are significantly flawed and should be withdrawn. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Sex-testing-regulations-flawed-and-should-be-withdrawn-.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/caineprize2012.aspx The winner of the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing, Rotimi Babatunde, joined the other nominated writers and a panel of academics for an in-depth discussion of the prize and the shortlisted stories. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/caineprize2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/postdoc.aspx The department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI) is leading one of the strands of the major initiative "Creative Works London" and we will require a post-doc research assistant. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/postdoc.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/jordansydney.aspx As part of the development of digital culture at King's College London, Dr Tim Jordan is speaking at the University of Sydney on his recent research into communication and the internet. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:06:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/jordansydney.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/trendjournal.aspx Our current postgraduate taught student Sujing Xu (MA in Cultural and Creative Industries, 2011-12) has co-authored an article during her study at King's College London in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:16:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/trendjournal.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/francesguy.aspx Former Visiting Senior Research Fellow Frances Guy has been appointed to work for the United Nations as a Women's Representative in Iraq. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/francesguy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/chinareport.aspx Chinese and British scholars met in London this June to discuss a range of theoretical and practical issues arising from Chinese-Western relations in a two day event entitled: 'China and the West'. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/newsrecords/2012/chinareport.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/newpubsbs.aspx Dr Benedict Schofield, German, has recently had his book on Gustav Freytag published by Modern Humanities Research. He also edited The German Bestseller in the Late Nineteenth Century, which has been published by Boydell & Brewer, Limited. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:14:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/newpubsbs.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/blackstudentoftheyear.aspx Department of History student Chibundu Onuzo named Rare Rising Star Black Student of the Year 2012. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/blackstudentoftheyear.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120629deanoftruro.aspx Venerable Roger Bush, King's College Department of History alumnus and current Archdeacon of Cornwall, has been approved by the Queen as the new Dean of Truro. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120629deanoftruro.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/beinginthezone.aspx Dr Tim Jordan has just received an AHRC Research Network Grant for £30,000 with Prof Kath Woodward at the Open University on the theme of 'peak experience' or 'being in the zone' in music, sport and work. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/beinginthezone.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/invented.aspx Professor Andy Pratt attended the recent Creative Industries: Design for innovation conference speaking about the challenges of remaining innovative and relevant facing higher education and practice education in the multi-discplinary and fast moving field of the creative industries. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/invented.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/jmchair.aspx Dr Leila Simona Talani from the Department of European & International Studies has been awarded the prestigious Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Economy by the European Commission. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/jmchair.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/young.aspx Dr Raya Kardasheva, Department of European & International Studies comments on the fate of Europe's young university graduates. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:18:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/young.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/opensource.aspx A forthcoming article on Open Source Optical Character Recognition for Historical Research by Dr Tobias Blanke, Mr Michael Bryant, and Dr Mark Hedges is due to be published in the Journal of Documentation 2012, Volume 68 Issue 5. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:21:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/opensource.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120626grantforhpteaching.aspx The History Department has received a grant from the College Teaching Fund for the pilot project 'History and Policy in Practice', conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH) and History & Policy. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120626grantforhpteaching.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/virtualwork.aspx Professors Rosalind Gill and Andy Pratt from the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, are part of a successful team that has secured funding for a network on the dynamics of virtual work. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:07:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/virtualwork.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Kings-and-Sydney-join-forces.aspx The School of Arts & Humanities has cemented an esteemed partnership with the University of Sydney, enabling an unparalleled opportunity for international student exchange and joint program initiatives. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Kings-and-Sydney-join-forces.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/prattlatinamerica.aspx The CMCI Department's Professor of Culture, Media and Economy, Andy Pratt has just returned from a visit to Ecuador and Paraguay where he spoke on the policies and processes of developing local creative industries and also the challenges of intellectual property and copyright in the creative economy. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:41:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/prattlatinamerica.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/contradictions.aspx Professor Andy Pratt gave a keynote lecture on the cultural contradictions of the creative economy at Newcastle University Business School at the 3rd international cultural trade forum, 'The creative and cultural economies: social renewal, trade and entrepreneurialism'. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:51:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/contradictions.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/heritagefilmbook.aspx Film Studies lecturer Belén Vidal has had a new book published Heritage Film: Nation, Genre and Representation Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/heritagefilmbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/morganobe.aspx Catherine Morgan, Professor of Classical Archaeology in the Department of Classics, has received an OBE for her service to classical scholarship. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/morganobe.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cheltscience.aspx The event asked whether hacktivism is cyber terrorism or legitimate political protest. Tim Jordan, and co-presenters explored digital security and the future of hacktivism at the The Times Cheltenham Science Festival. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cheltscience.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cosmo.aspx Winners of the Cosmo Davenport-Hines Poetry Prize 2012 announced at a special prize-giving ceremony. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cosmo.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cba.aspx King's English Department has secured funding for three inter-linked collaborative doctoral awards focussing on the possessions of Enlightenment collector Sir Hans Sloane. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cba.aspx http://alumni.kcl.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=5011 Music graduate Anne Dudley was presented with the Alumna of the Year award at this year's Principal's Luncheon held over Alumni Weekend. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:47:00 GMT http://alumni.kcl.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=5011 http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cheltenham.aspx A host of experts from King's College London will take part in The Times Cheltenham Science Festival once again this year. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/cheltenham.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/dcms.aspx Recently Dr Ruth Adams, Dr Hye-Kyung Lee and 45 CMCI students visited the DCMS for a Q&A session with Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:48:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/dcms.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/scharffbook.aspx Dr Christina Scharff from the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, has published a new monograph Repudiating Feminism: Young Women in a neoliberal world. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/scharffbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/studentships.aspx The School of Arts & Humanities and the Graduate School have announced the recipients of more than fifty funding awards for 2012-13. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/studentships.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/creativityandbusiness.aspx Professor Andy Pratt's presentation from the Culture Capital Exchange inaugural conference that took place on 12 March 2012 is now available. The conference focused on Creativity & Business: Connectivity, Values and Interventions. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:17:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/creativityandbusiness.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120601KCLUNCWorkshop.aspx The latest joint venture between historians at King's Department of History and its North American strategic partner, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provided an opportunity to showcase the collaboration to a larger, international audience. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120601KCLUNCWorkshop.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/stet1.aspx Issue 2 of Stet, 'Metamorphosis' was celebrated on Wednesday 30 May at a wine reception attended by King's staff, postgraduate students and published authors. Thu, 31 May 2012 10:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/stet1.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/guardiantables.aspx Film Studies at King's College London is ranked the best in the UK again according to the latest Guardian University Guide for courses starting in 2013. Wed, 30 May 2012 13:29:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/guardiantables.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/hollywood.aspx Film Studies lecturer Mark Shiel launches his new book on Los Angeles and its film industry. Wed, 30 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/newsrecords/2012/hollywood.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/keats.aspx More than 140 academic staff across the School have now received training on KEATS, the College's new e-learning platform. Wed, 30 May 2012 12:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/keats.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Greg-Dyke-addresses-BBC-Future.aspx Greg Dyke has said that the biggest challenge facing the BBC in the coming years is 'money, money, money', at a round table discussion on the future of the Corporation hosted by Patrick Wright, Professor of Literature and Visual & Material Culture. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Greg-Dyke-addresses-BBC-Future.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/excellence.aspx Two recipients of this year's Teaching Excellence Awards represent the outstanding quality of teaching in the Modern Languages. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/excellence.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/guardian2013.aspx Many departments climbed several places, with others maintaining already excellent rankings. King's College London maintains its place among the top 40 universities in the country. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/guardian2013.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/global.aspx The Barbican Centre hosted a one-off event celebrating the international reach of Shakespeare: Global Shakepeares. The event brought together leading theatre experts inlcuding King's College's own Dr Sonia Massai. Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/global.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/newposts.aspx There are now three new posts available in Culture, Media and Creative Industries; one Reader/Professor and two lecturers. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/newposts.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/edithhallr4.aspx Edith Hall, Professor of Classics, appeared on BBC Radio 4 in May to talk about 'declinism' - the idea that individuals and society are not as good as they used to be. Thu, 17 May 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/classics/newsrecords/2012/edithhallr4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/George-Benjamins-Note-of-Jubilation.aspx George Benjamin, Professor of Composition at King's, took part in Jubilation: the Music of George Benjamin, a London 2012 Festival countdown event, at the Southbank Centre in May. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/George-Benjamins-Note-of-Jubilation.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/schoolchoir.aspx A school choir led by King's alumnus Andrew O'Brien has triumphed over hundreds of other schools to win the final of the Songs of Praise Junior School Choir of the Year Competition 2012. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/schoolchoir.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/gillreport.aspx A report prepared for the children's' charity NSPCC by a team of researchers including King's Professor Rosalind Gill (Culture, Media and Creative Industries) was launched on Monday at Westminster. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/gillreport.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/georgebenjamin.aspx George Benjamin, the Henry Purcell Professor of Composition in the Music Department, will perform with the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra and at the South Bank Centre's retrospective of his work. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/music/newsrecords/2012/georgebenjamin.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/lecturevideo.aspx Video of the Inaugural lecture by Professor Andrew Prescott, Head of the Department of Digital Humanities, to mark the merger of the Centre for e-Research with the Department of Digital Humanities. Wed, 09 May 2012 12:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/lecturevideo.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Collective-Spirit-afloat-.aspx Gregg Whelan, Creative Research Fellow at King's, Department of English, and his project colleague, Gary Winters, launch Collective Spirit, a boat marking the the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Wed, 09 May 2012 11:36:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Collective-Spirit-afloat-.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/studentships2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy at King's College London is delighted to announce up to £10,000 worth of support to be made available to graduate students in the Department for the academic year 2012/3. Wed, 09 May 2012 10:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/studentships2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/newappointmentsmay2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy at King's College London is delighted to announce six new high-profile academic appointments, including a new appointment to the Chair of Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:29:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/newappointmentsmay2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/dickensfest.aspx Professor Clare Brant reflects upon Dickensfest! A Celebration of Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Fri, 04 May 2012 08:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/dickensfest.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120502gowingbbc4.aspx Department of History's Dr Laura Gowing appears on BBC4's Women's Hour discussing the state of women's history in the cuts. Wed, 02 May 2012 12:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120502gowingbbc4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/massai.aspx Dr Sonia Massai, Reader in Shakespeare Studies at King's College London, comments on Italy's love affair with Shakespeare in a piece written for the Guardian online as part of its series celebrating the World Shakespeare Festival. Tue, 01 May 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/massai.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/ebook.aspx The Preservation of Complex Objects Symposia has released the first e-Book in its series. 'Visualisations and Simulations' is edited by Janet Delve, David Anderson, Milena Dobreva, Drew Baker, Clive Billenness and Leo Konstantelos. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:06:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/ebook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/partners/unc/eventsandnews/news/shakespeare.aspx Professor Gordon McMullan and PhD student Philippe Roesle, Department of English, visit UNC Chapel Hill to participate in a joint graduate conference 'Shakespeare and the Natural World'. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:29:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/partners/unc/eventsandnews/news/shakespeare.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/patton.aspx Former Department of European & International Studies student Anna Patton has published an article on the online edition of The Washington Times. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/patton.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/promotions.aspx Twelve members of staff in the School of Arts & Humanities have been recognised for their hard work in the most recent round of academic promotions. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/promotions.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cabbages4.aspx Issue 4 of the English Society's student-run literary journal, '...Of Cabbages & Kings' is now available. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cabbages4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/aaron-rosen-appointment.aspx King's College London has appointed its first Lecturer in Sacred Traditions and the Arts, a joint first for the School of Arts & Humanities as Dr Rosen will also serve as the inaugural programme convenor of Liberal Arts at King's. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/aaron-rosen-appointment.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/bookmccarty.aspx A new book, 'Collaborative Research in the Digital Humanities', recently published by Ashgate, celebrates the contributions of Professor Harold Short (pictured) to the field of digital humanities and presents fourteen essays by leading authors in the field, including several from King's College London. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:49:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/bookmccarty.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/elenachair.aspx Digital Humanities' Dr Elena Pierazzo will be Chair of the International Programme for the forthcoming Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Conference and Members Meeting hosted at Texas A&M University by the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture from 7- 11 November 2012. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/elenachair.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Sinking-the-Titanic-Myth.aspx On the centenary anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Dr Richard Howells from the Department of Culture,Media and Creative Industries says people's knowledge of the notorious liner is based on cultural anecdotes rather than historical and scientific fact. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Sinking-the-Titanic-Myth.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/howells.aspx Dr Richard Howells from the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries has just published the Centenary Edition of his monograph The Myth of the Titanic. This is an updated and expanded version of the 1999 original, and is available for the first time in paperback. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/howells.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/castillo.aspx Susan Castillo, Harriet Beecher Stowe Professor of American Studies at King's College London, has been awarded a prestigious Honorary Fellowship by the British Association of American Studies for her outstanding contribution to American Studies. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:12:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/castillo.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinswedenapr2012.aspx Shalom Lappin, Professor of Computational Linguistics in the Department of Philosophy is visiting the Dialogue Technology Lab at the University of Gothenburg from 16th April to 11th May. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinswedenapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineuexcellenceapr2012.aspx Professor David Papineau (Professor of Philosophy of Science in the Department of Philosophy) has been awarded the College's 'Supervisory Excellence Award' for 2011/2 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineuexcellenceapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/barlowapr2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy recently received the sad news that Bridget Barlow, our administrator for many years, passed away in March after a long battle against illness. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/barlowapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120402tobyyoungbook.aspx Dr Toby Green, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Departments of History and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, publishes book entitled The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300-1589. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120402tobyyoungbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/germanplay.aspx A review of the most recent play by the King's College London German Society, performed on the 12 and 13 March. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/germanplay.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/ercfunding.aspx Dr Christoph Meyer, Department of European & International Studies is leading the 'Impact Tracer' project funded by the European Research Council. Dr Meyer is working with the Department of Digital Humanities on this project. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/ercfunding.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/greekcrisis.aspx The Department of European & International Studies at King's College London recently hosted a debate about 'Europe and the Greek Crisis.' The debate attracted an audience of students, scholars and members of the public. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:14:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/greekcrisis.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/northkorea.aspx Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo of the Departments of European & International Studies and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies has been commenting on the transition process in North Korea in different European media. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/northkorea.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/eurozone.aspx Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo of the Departments of European & International Studies and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies has been commenting on the Eurozone debt crisis and European politics for different world media. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/eurozone.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120329draytonbb2.aspx Department of History Professor Richard Drayton appears on BBC2's How God Made the English discussing the role the Empire in shaping English identity. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120329draytonbb2.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120329gowingbook.aspx Dr Laura Gowing of the Department of History publishes new book titled Gender Relations in Early Modern England. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120329gowingbook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/mcmahonnline.aspx Simon McMahon, a postgraduate research student in the Department of European & International Studies has recently had an article published on The Guardian website. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/mcmahonnline.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120328glomskigrant.aspx History Department Honorary Research Fellow Dr Jacqueline Glomski has been awarded a Small Research Grant from the British Academy. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:38:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/20120328glomskigrant.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Magna-Carta.aspx Researchers at King's College London will collaborate in an examination of the 1215 Magna Carta, which will result in the first clause-by-clause commentary on its content in a hundred years. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:49:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Magna-Carta.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Crawford290312.aspx Sky News war correspondent Alex Crawford will be speaking to the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries Dr Richard Howells on Thursday 29 March 2012. Alex was the first journalist into Tripoli with the rebel forces last year and was awarded the OBE in recognition of her services to journalism. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:24:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/Crawford290312.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/careersspeed.aspx A Careers Speed Meet was held exclusively for students from the Departments of European & International Studies, French, German and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/careersspeed.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/internship.aspx Juno Fitzpatrick from the Department of English reports on her summer internship to South Africa to participate and contribute to the theatre and development NGO, ARROWSA. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/internship.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/royal.aspx On Wednesday 29th February Her Majesty the Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Phillip opened the newly renovated East Wing of Somerset House. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/royal.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/ercfunding.aspx Dr Christoph Meyer, Department of European & International Studies is leading the 'Impact Tracer' project funded by the European Research Council. Dr Meyer is working with the Department of Digital Humanities on this project. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/ercfunding.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/spiderking.aspx Department of History student, Chibundu Onuzo, launches new book The Spider King's Daughter. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/spiderking.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/conornz.aspx Dr Bridge Conor will be guest lecturing at AUT University in Auckland and running workshops in relation to her ongoing research on creative labour, screenwriting and inequalities of access to creative jobs. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/conornz.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/inourtimesutcliffe.aspx History Department's Dr Adam Sutcliffe appeared on BBC 4's In Our Time discussing Moses Mendelssohn on 22 March at 9am Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:41:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/inourtimesutcliffe.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/matnavisit.aspx MA Medieval History students visit The National Archives Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:12:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/matnavisit.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/cohnbendit.aspx On 28 February the King's College London European Society supported by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Law and Governance, had the honour to host Mr Daniel Cohn-Bendit, MEP. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/cohnbendit.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/euroweek2012.aspx European Week 2012 took place between 30 January and 3 February. The week was organised by the King's College London European Society and supported by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Law and Governance. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/euroweek2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/reding.aspx On 1 March the King's College London European Society supported by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Law and Governance, had the honour to host Ms Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/reding.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/coolcruel.aspx Professor Rosalind Gill of Culture, Media & Creative Industries says society needs to look beyond the traditional images of creative workers as 'cool' or 'unconventional' and recognise that the sector consists of poorly paid work and long hours. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/coolcruel.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/creativedigi.aspx Professor Andy Pratt gave a keynote presentation at an International Conference 'The creative industries keys for future: analysis and perspectives' on 23 and 24 February, in Galicia and Portugal. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/cmci/newsrecords/creativedigi.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/guesttalks2012.aspx A number of members of the Department will be speaking at overseas conferences over the coming months. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/guesttalks2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazzahodfeb2012.aspx Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza has taken over from Professor Peter Adamson as the new Head of the Department of Philosophy at King's College London. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazzahodfeb2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineauinthezonefeb2012.aspx Professor David Papineau delivered a lecture entitled 'In the Zone' for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's 2011/2 lecture series on Philosophy and Sport. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineauinthezonefeb2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/alvarezgoodfashionfeb2012.aspx Dr Maria Alvarez of the Department of Philosophy delivered a keynote presentation during a session covering themes on 'ethics, aesthetics, sustainability, culture and fashion' as part of London Fashion Week at London House, Bloomsbury. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:37:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/alvarezgoodfashionfeb2012.aspx A new experimental blog project in the Department of French gives students and staff the opportunity to share their thoughts on the experience of reading Proust's 'A la recherche du temps perdu'. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/queertheory.aspx Dr Hector Kollias, Department of French, is Principal Investigator on a new Arts & Humanities Research Council project that seeks to interrogate the relatively late arrival of queer theory in France. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/french/news/queertheory.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx The fifth edition of this student-led newspaper from the Department of German will be launched in the middle of March 2012. Read all about the Eurocrisis from a German perspective, anecdotes from Erasmus-students, and much more! Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/german/news/koenigspost.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/rsl.aspx Two free places on the Royal Society of Literature Booker Prize Masterclasses for King's College Department of English students. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/rsl.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/macgruder-artwork.aspx Michael Takeo Magruder, artist and consultant to the Department of Digital Humanities, will be launching his work Visions of our Communal Dreams at the 'Robots and Avatars' exhibition in March. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/macgruder-artwork.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/bbchistory.aspx Department of History staff members Professor Peter Marshall and Dr Sarah Stockwell have contributed response to 'The British Empire: 10 Big Questions' in the February edition of BBC History Magazine. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/bbchistory.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/talanibook.aspx 'Globalisation, Hegemony and the Future of the City of London', a new book by Dr Leila Simona Talani, Reader in European & International Studies, has recently been published. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/talanibook.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/jacobean.aspx King's and the London Shakespeare Centre extended their long-standing collaboration with Shakespeare's Globe recently through a one-day symposium on Jacobean Indoor Playing at King's College London. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:03:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/jacobean.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/evotransproject.aspx A cross-channel collaborative project between King's College London and a French university is using innovative technology to help develop collaboration and community skills and prepare students for the social workplace. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:38:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2012/evotransproject.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cabbages.aspx Issue 3 of the English Society's student-run literary journal, '...Of Cabbages & Kings' is now available. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:33:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/cabbages.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/majeed.aspx The Department of English is delighted to welcome its new Professor in English and Comparative Literature, Professor Javed Majeed. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:13:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/english/newsrecords/archive/2011-12/majeed.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/prescottnewhead.aspx Professor Andrew Prescott has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Digital Humanities from January 2012. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/prescottnewhead.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/no10.aspx Historians from King's and History & Policy have been delving behind Number 10 Downing Street to bring to life the fascinating history of the house and its occupants in a dynamic new history section for the Number 10 website. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/no10.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Mapping-the-Medieval-Countryside.aspx A new project at the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London which will allow researchers to explore the lands of medieval England like never before has received over half a million pounds of funding. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:51:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Mapping-the-Medieval-Countryside.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/Humphries-in-Daily-Express.aspx Department of History PhD student Mike Humphries has been discussing his research into Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, contrasting the event with the upcoming Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/Humphries-in-Daily-Express.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Dickens-online-after-200-years.aspx First editions by Charles Dickens and other early and rarely seen materials associated with the author will be showcased at a new e-exhibition going online at King's to coincide with the writer's bicentenary. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Dickens-online-after-200-years.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/spiegelonline.aspx Dr Christoph Meyer of European & International Studies argues that Britain has played a much more constructive role in the EU than is generally acknowledged, published in in Germany's leading online publication Speigel-online. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:09:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/europeanstudies/newsrecords/2011-12/spiegelonline.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/palaeography.aspx King's College London has appointed distinguished historian Julia Crick as Professor of Palaeography and Manuscript Studies in the School of Arts & Humanities. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/newsrecords/palaeography.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cerch-ddh.aspx Two of the UK's leading international research centres studying the use of digital technologies in the arts and humanities at King's College London are to merge. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/newsrecords/cerch-ddh.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2011/creativefutures.aspx The Creative Futures Symposium, held in the Weston Room at the Maughan Library on Wednesday 26 October 2011, launched a new phase for developing academic projects on impact and innovation in culture and was run by the King's Cultural Institute. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/newsrecords/2011/creativefutures.aspx