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Editorial, British Academy Review, Summer 2016

Welcome to this new look issue of the British Academy Review.

Phantasmagoria

Marina Warner has always been interested in the ways the borders between real and imaginary worlds have been breached and blurred. On 11 May 2011, she discussed how the impalpable has been seen or embodied in different eras, cultures and art forms. The following is an edited extract from her …

A Humanist's Conversation with the 20th Century (Isaiah Berlin, 1909-1997)

On 6 June 2009, Wolfson College, Oxford held a day of celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of Isaiah Berlin, the eminent philosopher who had played such an important part in its foundation. As part of the occasion, Dr James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, delivered the …

Language diversity, endangerment, and public awareness

Text of the British Academy Lecture, delivered by Professor David Crystal FBA, on 23 February 2011.

Medieval British philosophers

The British Academy series ‘Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi’ (‘Medieval British Authors’) is making available texts and translations that demonstrate Britain’s rich medieval philosophical heritage. The series Director, Professor John Marenbon FBA, explains why it is so important that such works should be edited and published today.

Why English isn’t enough: Debating language education and policy

Professor Nigel Vincent FBA has just completed his term as the British Academy’s Vice-President for Research and Higher Education Policy. A major aspect of his four years of office has been the development of a programme targeting deficits in both Languages and Quantitative Skills in UK education and research. On …

Cabinets and the Bomb

In March 2007 a group of historians working on British nuclear and defence policy met at the British Academy alongside some of the former officials and ministers involved in the original decision-making processes, to reflect upon the handling of British nuclear defence policy in the post-war period. In front of …

Mark Blackburn (1953-2011) and the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles

The British Academy’s annual awards ceremony in October 2011 marked the fact that the Derek Allen Prize for Numismatics had been awarded to Dr Mark Blackburn – who had sadly died just the month before. Professor Simon Keynes FBA describes the singular contribution Mark had made to one of the …

Small doors on the Viking age: The Anglo-Saxon coins in Norway project

Dr Elina Screen here discusses her work on the ‘Anglo-Saxon Coins in Norway’ project – a collaboration between the British Academy’s ‘Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles’ (SCBI) research project and the Norwegian partner museums. Her research has led to two illustrated catalogues in the SCBI series on ‘Norwegian …

Adam Roberts: interview

Professor Sir Adam Roberts FBA explores how knowledge and understanding of other societies, their pasts, economies and social structures plays a crucial role in diplomacy and international security.

Vicki Bruce: interview

Professor Vicki Bruce FBA insists that an interdisciplinary approach is key in the study of research that drives innovation forward.

John Kay: interview

Professor John Kay FBA speaks about the role of economics in fuelling prosperity and growth, especially for business and finance when dealing with the unexpected.

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