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Faculty of Arts and Humanities, centre for public engagement

Vlog

Local Human Rights: How international standards in human rights can improve social and economic outcomes for people

Professor Jules Pretty, Dr Koldo Casla

05 December 2023

Vlog

Friends and Foes: What Human Rights Do For Businesses

Friends and Foes: What Human Rights Do For Businesses

Dr Tara Van Ho, Professor Jules Pretty

05 April 2023

Podcast

This Shining Hour

Join Donna Graves, Sarah Lloyd and Alix Green in conversation with Jules Pretty about contemporary history, public purpose and making an impact on culture and the economy. Donna Graves is a public historian from Berkeley in California; Sarah Lloyd is at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London; and Alix Green is from the Department of History at the University of Essex.

Professor Jules Pretty, Dr Alix Green

16 March 2023

Blog post

Why freedom of thought is so important and how to protect it

Why freedom of thought is so important and how to protect it

Professor Ahmed Shaheed and Professor Wayne Martin discuss the importance of the freedom of thought

Professor Wayne Martin, Professor Ahmed Shaheed

25 May 2022

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Episode 1 - A Warm Shoulder: Using History to Empower Young Women - Brighter Futures

This blog was written by Professor Tracey Loughran with Kate Mahoney and Daisy Payling from the Body, Self, and Family project. We recently launched the toolkit – Bodies, Hearts, and Minds: Using the Past to Empower the Future. The toolkit uses historical sources to help young people think differently about their emotional and bodily wellbeing in the present, and their capacity to make change in the future.

Professor Tracey Loughran

12 May 2022

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Body Modification as Artistic Practice

Body Modification as Artistic Practice

Dr Matt Lodder believes it makes sense to think about the human body, and particularly the modified human body, as an art object in the world. In this blog he explains why.

Dr Matt Lodder

28 January 2022

Podcast

My Body, Many Images - Louder Than Words Podcast

My Body, Many Images - Louder Than Words Podcast

What is the impact of our perception of our own body? How does it impact our wellbeing? How does our understanding of our body differ across cultures and change over time? Psychology researcher Dr Helge Gilmeister and art historian Dr Matt Lodder join Professor Jules Pretty.

Dr Matt Lodder, Dr Helge Gilmeister, Professor Jules Pretty

27 January 2022

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Righting wrongs through reparation

Righting wrongs through reparation

In this blog, Professor Clara Sandoval-Villalba, highlights how engagement is vital for achieving positive results in cases of serious violations of human rights.

Professor Clara Sandoval-Villalba

26 August 2020

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How historians can help with current and future issues

How historians can help with current and future issues

Improving how history is used in current thinking and decision-making

Dr Alix Green

23 January 2020

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Live facial recognition: the impact on human rights and participatory democracy

Live facial recognition: the impact on human rights and participatory democracy

Technology and our rights

Dr Daragh Murray

07 November 2019

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