Being Human Festival
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
The UK's national festival of the humanities. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the @britishacademy.bsky.social.
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Being Human Festival 2025 Film
Discover some of our 2025 festival highlights in our short film
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Our 2025 festival highlights film is here! Thank you to everyone who contributed 🎬
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There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...
Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
UK-Ireland DH Association 2026 Annual Event - CFP Information Session
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January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...
Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Our 2025 festival highlights film is here! Thank you to everyone who contributed 🎬
bit.ly/49jmaqK
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Being Human Festival 2025 Film
Discover some of our 2025 festival highlights in our short film
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our 2025 festival highlights film is here! Thank you to everyone who contributed 🎬
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The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities is inviting academic researchers in the arts, humanities & social sciences to collaborate with community groups as part of a new community-led grant. The pilot will run from January to May 2026. Info here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Researchers invited to express their interest for the Community Connections Grant
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities (CPEP) is piloting a new community-focused grant between January and May 2026.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities is inviting academic researchers in the arts, humanities & social sciences to collaborate with community groups as part of a new community-led grant. The pilot will run from January to May 2026. Info here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Sharing a wonderful write-up of ‘The Living Library’, a collaborative exhibition with @royalholloway.bsky.social and Landmark Arts Centre for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 🧡
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The Living Library
OVERVIEW: visiting a pop-up exhibition of eco-poetry
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December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sharing a wonderful write-up of ‘The Living Library’, a collaborative exhibition with @royalholloway.bsky.social and Landmark Arts Centre for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 🧡
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We had a great time leading our “Women Writers in Early Modern London” walking tours this month, as part of the Being Human Festival 2025 @beinghumanfest.bsky.social !
We’re already excited to take part in next year’s Festival, but there’ll be plenty more Neo-Latin events before then so stay tuned!
We’re already excited to take part in next year’s Festival, but there’ll be plenty more Neo-Latin events before then so stay tuned!
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We had a great time leading our “Women Writers in Early Modern London” walking tours this month, as part of the Being Human Festival 2025 @beinghumanfest.bsky.social !
We’re already excited to take part in next year’s Festival, but there’ll be plenty more Neo-Latin events before then so stay tuned!
We’re already excited to take part in next year’s Festival, but there’ll be plenty more Neo-Latin events before then so stay tuned!
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⛪ At @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Dr Sebastian Matzner, Dr Anna Linton and Dr Thomas Biskup unveiled the forgotten history of London's 18th century German community through the story of Georg Andreas Ruperti, Lutheran minister at St Mary’s and Court Preacher at St James’s Palace ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
⛪ At @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Dr Sebastian Matzner, Dr Anna Linton and Dr Thomas Biskup unveiled the forgotten history of London's 18th century German community through the story of Georg Andreas Ruperti, Lutheran minister at St Mary’s and Court Preacher at St James’s Palace ⬇️
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Can you spot the statues of two giants in London's Guildhall in this 1842 lithograph?
I loved telling stories about giants and so much more on Saturday's 'Legends of London' walking tours, as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social.
Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash.
I loved telling stories about giants and so much more on Saturday's 'Legends of London' walking tours, as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social.
Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash.
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Can you spot the statues of two giants in London's Guildhall in this 1842 lithograph?
I loved telling stories about giants and so much more on Saturday's 'Legends of London' walking tours, as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social.
Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash.
I loved telling stories about giants and so much more on Saturday's 'Legends of London' walking tours, as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social.
Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash.
A huge thank you to everyone who organised and attended over 220 free events across the UK!
We have loved seeing the variety of humanities research, activities and events with audiences from all over the country.
There will be more Being Human festival 2025 highlights coming soon!
#BeingHuman2025
We have loved seeing the variety of humanities research, activities and events with audiences from all over the country.
There will be more Being Human festival 2025 highlights coming soon!
#BeingHuman2025
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A huge thank you to everyone who organised and attended over 220 free events across the UK!
We have loved seeing the variety of humanities research, activities and events with audiences from all over the country.
There will be more Being Human festival 2025 highlights coming soon!
#BeingHuman2025
We have loved seeing the variety of humanities research, activities and events with audiences from all over the country.
There will be more Being Human festival 2025 highlights coming soon!
#BeingHuman2025
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A slightly soggy start to today’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @hannahmore.bsky.social ‘Herstory Walking Tour’ of significant Bristol women writers, but an enthusiastic audience! @engagebristol.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A slightly soggy start to today’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @hannahmore.bsky.social ‘Herstory Walking Tour’ of significant Bristol women writers, but an enthusiastic audience! @engagebristol.bsky.social
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Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
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The littlun & I really enjoyed a spooky storytelling session with Olivia Armstrong in the atmospheric setting of Sopwell ruins as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social - we heard about the Green Lady of Hertfordshire (witch, fairy or ghost? It was up to us to decide) & the Tale of Little Grey
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The littlun & I really enjoyed a spooky storytelling session with Olivia Armstrong in the atmospheric setting of Sopwell ruins as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social - we heard about the Green Lady of Hertfordshire (witch, fairy or ghost? It was up to us to decide) & the Tale of Little Grey
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It was wonderful to hear so many stories from the St Bartholomew's Hospital archives woven together beautifully by Nadia Valman, alongside images of documents and photos from our collections projected onto @bartsnorthwing.bsky.social as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social on Monday night😍
![A image of the indenture agreement between the governors of St Bartholomew's Hospital and Tobias Preist for carpenter's work for the West Wing, 1748/1749 [SBHB/HA/19/14], projected onto the facade and windows of Barts North Wing](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kpxxiqvlbi3oovm5uue5sbnh/bafkreiabcvntabecx6ggkqg2n2jr3pzpvqauyoptcjnas2cw2guqlqdwvy@jpeg)
![A image of the petition of Frances Turner of St Mary Islington for admission to St Bartholomew's Hospital, signed by B Wood, governor, 1828 [SBHB/MR/6/4], projected onto a pillar in the archway of Barts North Wing](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kpxxiqvlbi3oovm5uue5sbnh/bafkreihvo6hi2gcvi3yocf7zlc7gpzc5uto2evsbvxs2thogi5n5bk2bny@jpeg)
![An image of the profile portrait photograph of Ethel Bedford Fenwick, nee Gordon Manson, former Matron at St Bartholomew's Hospital and a key figure in the campaign for nursing registration, taken 1920s [SBHPP/MAN/28], projected onto the facade of Barts North Wing](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kpxxiqvlbi3oovm5uue5sbnh/bafkreibb3okekz5wnx3c4xtlnoz6qsihwgrzsfx7fd4ztcd5dr6bz5s7dy@jpeg)
![An image of a black and white photograph of the 1947 View Day procession passing the North Wing of St Bartholomew's Hospital, showing the beadle in ceremonial robe with his staff of office at the front and Matron Helen Dey in uniform behind [SBHB/MP/2/54], projected onto Barts North Wing](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kpxxiqvlbi3oovm5uue5sbnh/bafkreidxa7wx6ha6ezgsroqw5ojmuowr23pcyhibjsox66kffw42xffhxm@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It was wonderful to hear so many stories from the St Bartholomew's Hospital archives woven together beautifully by Nadia Valman, alongside images of documents and photos from our collections projected onto @bartsnorthwing.bsky.social as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social on Monday night😍
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Odaline de la Martinez’s ‘Suite from Imoinda’ will be performed at the University of London’s Being Human Festival on Saturday
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Beyond Words: How Music Creates Meaning
Join us for a free orchestral concert for all the family, and explore how music creates meaning and connections beyond words, and across generations. Musicians from the University of Surrey and the to...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Odaline de la Martinez’s ‘Suite from Imoinda’ will be performed at the University of London’s Being Human Festival on Saturday
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/beyon...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
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Tonight we enjoy bite-sized talks with experts about what it is to be, and not to be, a mother in the UK in history. All part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and our current project to discover the history of motherhood and birth @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
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Motherhood - Bite-sized talks at George Marshall Medical Museum FREE — Worcester Medical Museums
Come along and learn about aspects of motherhood in this series of bite-sized talks, and explore the George Marshall Medical Museum after hours! The short talks will explore representations of being, ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Tonight we enjoy bite-sized talks with experts about what it is to be, and not to be, a mother in the UK in history. All part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and our current project to discover the history of motherhood and birth @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
medicalmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/202...
medicalmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/202...
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It's almost time for 'Legends of London', my walking tour through fictions for Being Human Festival. I can't wait for Saturday! Fingers crossed for sunshine. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legends-of...
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@beinghumanfest.bsky.social, @qmul.bsky.social
Legends of London
Travel back in time on this walking tour to discover the late-medieval legends that defined London’s sites and streets for centuries.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's almost time for 'Legends of London', my walking tour through fictions for Being Human Festival. I can't wait for Saturday! Fingers crossed for sunshine. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legends-of...
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social, @qmul.bsky.social
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social, @qmul.bsky.social
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An amazing night @ihr.bsky.social making toy theatres as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 2025! Led by @pdwebster.bsky.social, we explored toy theatres as heritage reconstruction - and staged the shows of our dreams! So much joyful creativity in the room & lots of first-time visitors to the IHR.
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
An amazing night @ihr.bsky.social making toy theatres as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 2025! Led by @pdwebster.bsky.social, we explored toy theatres as heritage reconstruction - and staged the shows of our dreams! So much joyful creativity in the room & lots of first-time visitors to the IHR.
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This afternoon @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This afternoon @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Being Human Festival 2025 is now in full swing across the UK. So far we have seen a wide variety of activities and events including cooking workshops, walking tours, cabaret performance, and lots more! The UK’s national festival of the humanities runs until 15 November 2025.
#BeingHuman2025
#BeingHuman2025
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Being Human Festival 2025 is now in full swing across the UK. So far we have seen a wide variety of activities and events including cooking workshops, walking tours, cabaret performance, and lots more! The UK’s national festival of the humanities runs until 15 November 2025.
#BeingHuman2025
#BeingHuman2025
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Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
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Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford
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Visited us at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and want to know more about the Choctaw-Irish connection?
Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts.
Free, booking required.
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Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts.
Free, booking required.
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Weaving Together: A Conversation With Choctaw & Irish Basket Makers
Join Choctaw and Irish basket makers Aliyah Myers, Colton James, and Tom Delaney as they discuss and demonstrate their crafts.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Visited us at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and want to know more about the Choctaw-Irish connection?
Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts.
Free, booking required.
www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...
Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts.
Free, booking required.
www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...
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Our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social chocolate tasting, Raising the Bar, ranging over the sensory, historical, ethical and environmental dimensions of chocolate production. A collaboration between Spencer Hyman of Cocoa Runners and @ip-sas.bsky.social Centre for the Study of the Senses
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social chocolate tasting, Raising the Bar, ranging over the sensory, historical, ethical and environmental dimensions of chocolate production. A collaboration between Spencer Hyman of Cocoa Runners and @ip-sas.bsky.social Centre for the Study of the Senses
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💃🎶 Last week's Research Cabaret led by @louisecreechan.bsky.social and @maryrobbo.bsky.social was a resounding success! Catch up on what we got up to as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 👇
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November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
💃🎶 Last week's Research Cabaret led by @louisecreechan.bsky.social and @maryrobbo.bsky.social was a resounding success! Catch up on what we got up to as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 👇
tinyurl.com/yntr9362
tinyurl.com/yntr9362
Event series Book Tales: Storytelling Between Text and Object, is now underway in Glasgow with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and there's still tickets available:
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#BeingHuman2025
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#BeingHuman2025
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Event series Book Tales: Storytelling Between Text and Object, is now underway in Glasgow with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and there's still tickets available:
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#BeingHuman2025
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#BeingHuman2025
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Fantasy beasts from the mind of an Edwardian child brought to life with live music and a cabaret star, plus a sketching workshop! Next Wednesday 12th November as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the...
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Fantasy beasts from the mind of an Edwardian child brought to life with live music and a cabaret star, plus a sketching workshop! Next Wednesday 12th November as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the...