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💰 In honour of Jane #Austen’s 250th birthday, we're revisiting Nicholas Foretek’s discovery about the first buyer of Sense and Sensibility... 👑

The discovery was made through the Georgian Papers Programme, of which @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social is a proud partner.

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December 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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👩‍🎓 From AI to online platforms, education is being remade by the rapid expansion of digital technology.

Join us online on 10 December for a panel discussion on the Digital Futures of Education and explore the digital transformations currently at work and what these changes mean for the future ⤵️
Digital Futures of Education | King's College London
Bringing together experts from a range of perspectives, this broad-ranging panel discussion will look at the digital transformations currently at work in education and what these changes mean for the ...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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🔍 Dr Jean Smith reveals how the universal declaration of independence in Rhodesia played a pivotal role in Britain's anti-apartheid movement, as activists began to campaign against colonial oppression throughout southern Africa ⬇️
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Significance of forgotten anti-apartheid campaign revealed | King's College London
The British anti-apartheid movement’s focus on Rhodesia after 1965 widened the movement to include other anti-colonial struggles in the region and provided new grounds for the movement to critique…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🇸🇬 On 3 December, Dr Pavon Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social dissects the intricacies of nationalism in Singapore and its relationship to the governance of sexuality for the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science ⤵️
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Nationalism and the governance of sexuality
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December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🌟 We have launched a suite of new doctoral studentships through our new Doctoral School 🌟

Over 30 places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities.

More details and how to apply 👇
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Arts & Humanities Doctoral School launches new studentships programme | King's College London
Over 30 Doctoral studentship places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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From its pioneering use of CGI to how it redefined storytelling for audiences of all ages, Toy Story remains a landmark in cinema history.

As its 30th anniversary approaches, Dr Christopher Holliday (@kingsartshums.bsky.social) reflects on the impact of Pixar’s classic.

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November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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📽️ Louise Mackin analyses how the film Kneecap (2024) 'captures a significant generational shift in how masculinity is understood and expressed' in Northern Ireland through her research for the Global Cultures MA.

🔗 Read more in our New Voices in Global Cultures blog ⬇️
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November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🎬 🎶 Our very own Dr Christopher Holliday explains the allure of musicals on film ⤵️
It’s nearly time to try defying gravity… again 💚

Ahead of Wicked’s return to cinemas for #WickedForGood, we asked Dr Christopher Holliday (@kingsartshums.bsky.social) why musicals keep returning to the big screen.

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November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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📢 @kingsinterhums.bsky.social has launched a new Master's in Culture, Politics & Society, designed for students who want to gain the skills and expertise to tackle humanity's most urgent challenges.

🔗 Learn more and discover how to apply 👇
King's launches new MA in Culture, Politics & Society | King's College London
A new Master’s degree in Culture, Politics & Society by the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities is now open for applications.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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📸 In analysis of Henrietta Williams' photographs of the Ring of Steel, Dr George Legg from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social explores the impact of invisible security technology in the City of London – showing how hiding surveillance prevents us from querying its intentions.

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November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Congratulations to department member Dr Shuangyu Li, Reader in Clinical Communication and Cultural Competency, on receiving this award 👏
Congratulations to Dr Shuangyu Li and Professor Susannah Ticciati, both of whom are the recipients of the Supervisor Excellence Award 2025 for the Faculty.

The awards were setup by King's Doctoral College to showcase PhD supervision excellence across King's.

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Arts & Humanities 2025 Supervisory Excellence Award winners announced | King's College London
Professor Susannah Ticciati, Professor of Christian Doctrine and Dr Shuangyu Li, Reader in Clinical Communication and Cultural Competency, have been announced as joint winners of the Supervisory Excel...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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💻 Learn how to use Nodegoat to create diachronic geographical and social network visualisations in this workshop on 16 October, co-hosted by the Global Cultures Institute and LITAID project. Suitable for academics & PGRs working in humanities.

🔗 Register here – places are limited ⬇️
Data Visualization in the Humanities: Nodegoat Open Workshop | King's College London
Nodegoat is a web-based research environment for the humanities.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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💡 Dr Pavan Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social explores decolonising the curriculum & asks 'how we might rethink the work we do in the classroom to persuade students that there remains value to reading at length, to living with complexity and resisting easy answers' in @globalpolicy.bsky.social ⤵️
Opinion

Against Mastery: Thinking in the Shadow of Neoliberal Times

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October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🇸🇬 Singapore commits to being a nation of equality – but is this a reality for every citizen?

Dr Pavan Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social shows how Singapore's policies on issues such as housing and COVID restrictions favour heterosexual couples for @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️
COMMENT: Singapore's national identity excludes those who don't look like a 'regular family' | King's College London
Nationalism usually works on the basis that a nation should imagine itself as a “we”, with a common identity, history and culture. But it doesn’t always clearly say who the “we” are. Instead, it…
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October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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💡 'It can feel weird asking for help... and intimidating as an Early Career Researcher.'

Dr Pavan Mano (@kingsinterhums.bsky.social), Dr Leonie Smith & Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social discuss academic funding on the new @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk podcast ⤵️
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September 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🏆 Congratulations to Global Cultures MA student @eilerasmussen.bsky.social on winning the AKC Leathes Prize for an essay on the ethic of radical, relational love 💘

'To have that work recognised affirms that these questions are shared, urgent, and alive,' said Éile ⤵️
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Global Cultures MA student wins AKC Leathes Prize for essay on love
Éile Rasmussen, student on the Global Cultures MA, has won the AKC Leathes Prize for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities for her essay on the ethic of radical, relational love.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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🎓 Lauren Castle-Baker (Global Cultures MA) shares how modules on diversity and inclusion, the digital realm of global cultures, and gender studies and globalisation have altered her approach to work projects.

💡 Originally published on @alivewithideas.bsky.social

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My Global Cultures MA research: Knowledge is empowerment
Lauren Castle-Baker describes how the Global Cultures MA has influenced the way she approaches her career.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🇩🇴 Dr Rosa Andújar from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social was appointed as Pedro Henríquez Ureña Chair by the Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña in the Dominican Republic thanks to her research on the influence of ancient Greece on Latin America.

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King's academic appointed as Pedro Henríquez Ureña Chair
Dr Rosa Andújar, Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities, has been appointed as the Pedro Henríquez Ureña Chair (Cátedra Pedro Henríquez Ureña) by the Bibliot...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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🎓 Congratulations to Jessie Sumroy (Liberal Arts BA) on receiving the Jelf Medal for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at graduation 🎉

'I am grateful to have this award as a commemoration of the relationships, hard work and fun that formed my time here,' said Jessie 👇

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Liberal Arts student wins Jelf Medal for Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Jessie Sumroy, who graduated from the Liberal Arts BA this summer, received the Jelf Medal for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🚘 What hi-tech gadgets can we expect in the new James Bond film?

Dr Christopher Holliday from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social plots how the films mirror the technology of their time and whether AI will be the star of Bond 26.

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COMMENT: Will the new James Bond embrace hi-tech gadgets in an age of AI? The films have a complicated history with technology
Development of a new James Bond film is underway at Amazon Studios, with the creater of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, now attached to write the screenplay, which will be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
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August 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🌟 Congratulations to our alumnus Dylan Huw (BA Liberal Arts
@kingsinterhums.bsky.social with a Major in Film Studies @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social, 2014-2017), who has been selected to represent Wales at the 2026 Venice Biennale!
King's alumnus Dylan Huw to represent Wales at the 2026 Venice Biennale
Dylan Huw (BA Liberal Arts with a Major in Film Studies, 2014-2017) has been selected by Arts Council of Wales to represent Wales at the 61st International Art Exhibition in Venice.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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💷 As the @bankofengland.bsky.social invites the public to submit ideas for new banknote designs, Dr Pavan Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social reflects on the contradictions of national symbols and the irony of undertaking this activity in an increasingly cashless society.

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COMMENT: England's redesigned banknotes will reveal how the country sees itself
The Bank of England has announced a redesign of its banknotes and invited the public to suggest new themes that might feature on them. Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England’s chief cashier, said this…
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July 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🔤 'Not everyone is quite so enthusiastic about multilingualism as I am.'

Professors Terry Lamb and Jo Angouri put forward the case for promoting and valuing linguistic diversity in universities at a Language Debate, hosted by Language Acts and Worldmaking on 23 June 👇

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'Multilingualism is seen as a problem' – valuing languages in university settings
Speakers debated the possibility of achieving true multilingualism in universities at the latest Language Debates event on 23 June, hosted by Language Acts and Worldmaking.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🤖 'We're dealing with the automation of labour, but at the same time we're also dealing with ethics, consent and risk.'

Dr Christopher Holliday explores the challenges and opportunities for advertising and AI on BBC Talking Business.

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Talking Business - 27/06/2025
Is AI the future of advertising? As the industry becomes a $1trillion phenomenon is new technology and political upheaval going to upend it?
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July 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🎶 Can music transform our understanding of classical myths?

Dr @emilypillinger.bsky.social's research gives voice to the unheard character of Penelope from Homer's Odyssey by using contemporary musical performances to share ancient myths with modern audiences 👇
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Penelope's Opera: amplifying the unheard voices of ancient Greek myth
In the latest Spotlight on Arts & Humanities, we look at the work of Dr Emily Pillinger, who works in the Department of Classics and in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities. She developed a ...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM