Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life. Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith. 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...

⛪️ 'I had assumed to question the church was to wound God. She showed me that devotion and questioning can live in the same breath.' Dr @eddyade.bsky.social from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social shares how Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie changed his perspective on religion 👇 #WorldBookDay

'New book explores how music, from opera to hip-hop, has been inspired by ancient Greece and Rome' Dr Emily Pillinger publishes Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity with Dr Miranda Stanyon. Get it from your library (or ask them to order it?)! www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-boo...

🧀 "More cheese, Gromit?" 🎥 Dr Christopher Holliday from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social reviews the new 'Inside Aardman – Wallace and Gromit and Friends' exhibition at the Young V&A for @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️

🇮🇳 Join us for the second Interdisciplinary Humanities Annual Lecture on 9 March with Dr Nisha Kapoor on 'Governing by Data: Surveillance, Tech Capital and Majoritarian Power in Hyderabad'. Details and registration link below ⬇️

💑 'The showmance is basically one of Hollywood’s most durable marketing tricks' says Dr Christopher Holliday from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social, as he traces Hollywood's use of fake relationships to promote films like Wuthering Heights. 🔗 Read more in @thetimes.com ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

📀 Professor Kevin K. Gaines explores how Stevie Wonder's album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants was inspired by political movements, global musical styles and engagement with nature at the Global Cultures Institute annual lecture. 📆 4 March ⏰ 18:00 🔗 Register for tickets ⬇️

🤝 Four new projects uniting researchers and activists will address some of society's key challenges – including marginalisation, exclusion and how to enact solidarity – under the Activist-in-Residence scheme in the Global Cultures Institute. 🔗 Find out more ⤵️

🔠 Imi Lo, graduate of the Global Cultures MA, shares how understanding hermeneutical injustice – when there is no shared language to name an experience, causing invisible harm – has changed her work with neurodivergent individuals. 🔗 Read more in New Voices in Global Cultures ⤵️ buff.ly/6U76ljH

💰 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. 🔗 Read more 👇 buff.ly/UC2wGKX

👩‍🎓 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 ⤵️

🔍 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 ⬇️ buff.ly/6AfrzCK @kingsinterhums.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social

🇸🇬 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 ⤵️ www.lse.ac.uk/seac/events/...

🌟 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 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu... @komldsp.bsky.social @adaptai.bsky.social

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. #KingsQs 🧵⬇️

📽️ 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 ⬇️ buff.ly/UOZ08sj

🎬 🎶 Our very own Dr Christopher Holliday explains the allure of musicals on film ⤵️

📢 @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 👇

📸 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. 🔗 Read more ⤵️ buff.ly/d6KjphO

Congratulations to department member Dr Shuangyu Li, Reader in Clinical Communication and Cultural Competency, on receiving this award 👏

💻 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 ⬇️

💡 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 ⤵️

🇸🇬 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 ⬇️

💡 '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 ⤵️ shorturl.at/FGNct

🏆 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 ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/global-...

🎓 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 🔗 Read more ⤵️

🇩🇴 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. 🔗 Read more ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-a...

🎓 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 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/liberal...

🚘 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. 🔗 Read more from @uk.theconversation.com ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/comment...

🌟 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!

💷 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. 🔗 Read more 👇

🔤 '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 👇 buff.ly/pqQh7Zr

🤖 '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. 📺 Watch from 03:28 🔽 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

🎶 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 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...

🎥 Is Denis Villeneuve the right choice to direct the next James Bond film? 🍸 Dr Christopher Holliday from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social explores what the franchise needs to 'future-proof Bond's status as a British institution against charges that 007 is past his best' ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/not-yet-jame...

🍿 Why are sequels more popular than original animated films? Dr Chris Holliday from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social says Pixar is at a 'crossroads where they are trying to balance films that have an audience built into them and their identity as a studio of innovation' ⤵️ www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

🩺 'Cultural competency is not just an academic concept – it is an essential component of effective, empathetic and ethical clinical practice.' 🏆 Ava Khoshnaghsh explains how being a Cultural Competency Champion helped her win the 2024 Balint Society Essay & Creative Writing Award 👇 buff.ly/j5eFw62

📽️ Has Cold War propaganda impacted politics in Brazil today? In our latest Spotlight on Arts & Humanities, discover how Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz has supported school children in Brazil to recognise how propaganda has shaped the country’s understanding of modern political messaging 🇧🇷 🔗 Read more 👇

🇸🇬 Dr Pavan Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social uncovers how the governance of sexuality is used as a tool of nationalism in postcolonial Singapore in his new book, Straight Nation 📘 🔗 Find out more at the book launch on 5 June with @asenevents.bsky.social ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/asen-...

👩‍🦽 NGOs often say they offer humanitarian support to people of all abilities – but does it happen? For her Global Cultures MA dissertation, Anna Fatholahzadeh explores how disabled people are excluded from receiving the assistance they need. 🔗 Read more 👇 buff.ly/UillznM

💡 INGOs are 'colour-blind' when communicating anti-racism by not considering their own role in racist structures, says new research by Dr @eddyade.bsky.social (@kingsinterhums.bsky.social) and Dr Eilish Dillon (@maynoothuniversity.ie) in a new paper for @ersjournal.com. 🔗 Read more 👇

📢 Registration is now open for the Critical Intersections Symposium on 15 May. Speakers will explore questions around creating reciprocal dialogues, practices of humility and care, the role of positionality, and ethical considerations in engaging with marginalised scholarship. 🔗 Register here ⬇️

🫶 A special event on 24 March celebrated Cultural Competency Champions for fostering an inclusive community at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. 💬 'The message of cultural competency may seem simple, but its impact is beyond imagination,' said Professor ‘Funmi Olonisakin. 🔗 Read more ⬇️

🎉 Congratulations to Ava from @kingslsm.bsky.social on this award! 'I’m grateful for the chance to voice issues that matter to me,' she said. Learn more about Cultural Competency at King's, part of @kingsinterhums.bsky.social ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/interhums/pr...

🚨 Call for papers: Critical Intersections Symposium We invite contributions that engage with intersections between critical traditions that share a common object of critique: Western ontologies and epistemologies. Deadline: 4 April 2025 🔗 Find out more and how to apply ⤵️ buff.ly/llSqB2W

🤖 Discover how AI tools are impacting copyright laws, employment and creativity in the film industry, and the solutions proposed through Dr Holliday's research ⬇️

🌏 'Ultimately, nationalism forments little more than perpetual division and exclusion – this is on display all around the world at the moment.' In a new book, Dr Pavan Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social reveals how Singapore's governance of sexuality reinforces nationalism 🇸🇬 🔗 Read more ⬇️

🤝 'It seems better to know only a little, imperfectly & together, than to pretend the next step will be just like the last.' Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya asked how to find common ground in a time of polarisation at the @kingsinterhums.bsky.social annual lecture. 🔗 Read more ⤵️ buff.ly/eqBUYjP

☢️ Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya from @ucl.ac.uk presents the inaugural Annual Lecture for @kingsinterhums.bsky.social, asking 'What is there to say in the face of #catastrophe? What might it take to understand the horror of the world?' 📆 12 March 🕕 6pm-7.30pm 🔗 Register here ⬇️

🎨 'In the twenty-first century, it has become impossible to remove art galleries from the dominant ideological systems that produce, maintain and continue to fund them.' Dr George Legg (@kingsinterhums.bsky.social) reflects on 25 years of Art on the Underground. 🔗 Read more 👇 buff.ly/nOHiet6