{"id":24532,"date":"2019-11-15T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=24532"},"modified":"2019-11-15T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:07:09","slug":"ahrc-partners-being-human-festival-of-the-humanities-launched-14-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=24532","title":{"rendered":"AHRC & partners \u2018Being Human\u2019 – festival of the humanities – launched 14\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The UK\u2019s only national festival and celebration of the humanities, the \u2018Being Human Festival<\/a> \u2019, <\/strong>was launched on Thursday 14 November, <\/strong>offering more than 250 free public events all around the country as it celebrates and shares the latest research and discoveries in the humanities, \u2018enabling everyone to discover new ideas about what it is to be human\u2019.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Being Human writes:<\/p>\n

Being Human is the UK\u2019s only national festival of the humanities. A celebration of humanities research through public engagement, it is led by the School of Advanced Study<\/a> at the University of London, the UK\u2019s national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council<\/a> and the\u00a0British Academy.<\/a><\/p>\n

Held in November each year, the nationwide festival brings together universities, museums, galleries, libraries, community and commercial partners to stage stimulating and engaging activities that make research accessible and relevant, strengthen community identity, and increase understanding of the relevance of the humanities to everyday life.<\/p>\n

Every year we support researchers in the humanities \u2013 from art history and classics, literature and languages, history and philosophy \u2013 to produce non-traditional events and activities with a strong emphasis on co-production and mutual benefit.<\/p>\n

The festival aims to:<\/p>\n