What might a truly global mobilisation look like for migrants' rights, women’s rights and reproductive rights?
A guest blog by Dr Timothy Cooper, Susan Manning Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-24 on a recent visit to the Spatial Audio Gathering conference at De Montfort University:
In June, I was able to visit De Montfort University; I’ve attended a student run conference in the past there called 'Sight Sound Space Play' and the current PhD cohort this year organised an excellent conference called 'Spatial Audio Gathering'.
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr Ranjana Saha (Visiting Research Fellow, 2024)
100 Years of the First All-India Baby Week Exhibitions (1924): Decolonising 'Scientific' Motherhood and Child Healthcare Advice in British India and Beyond.
Space, the Environment, and Cognition in Ancient Greek Literature, supported by the Susan Manning Workshop Fund and a conference grant by the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, was organised by Dr Manos Tsakiris (IASH/Edinburgh), and Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro (Edinburgh), and it took place at the Institute on 24 May 2024.
Women Writing Socially in Academia: A Susan Manning Workshop at IASH
This seminar shares recent research on the University of Edinburgh’s campaign to finance the construction of new infrastructure for its Medical School – the building known today as the Old Medical School on Teviot Place – in the 1870s and 1880s.
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr Muhamad Rofiq Muzakkir (IASH-Alwaleed Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-24)
Decolonial Critiques on the Modernization of Islamic Juristic Theories
New Discoveries in Medieval Religion: A Susan Manning Workshop at IASH
Race, Empire, and the Edinburgh Medical School
By Dr Simon Buck and Dr Ian Stewart.
We are thrilled to announce that many current and former Fellows and friends of IASH will grace the stages of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Art Festival and International Book Festival in 2024. With a diverse array of offerings, including theatre, music, poetry, storytelling, readings and talks, there's an abundance of experiences awaiting festivalgoers. Don’t miss out!
My English Persian Kitchen by Hannah Khalil at the Traverse Theatre