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Founded 1969. News & highlights from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh www.iash.ed.ac.uk #arts #humanities #socialscience #academicsky

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Farewell to Jayni Makwana, our superb Communications & Events summer intern! She worked brilliantly across a range of projects, from blogs and social media campaigns, to editing a new book of essays to mark 10 years of the Dangerous Women Project. Well done and very best wishes for the future!
Ben Fletcher-Watson (L) and Jayni Makwana (R) standing in front of a pop-up banner marked EMPLOY.ED, at an event celebrating the achievements of summer interns at the University of Edinburgh.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thanks to everyone who came to tonight’s book launch for “ The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report” by Rosa Campbell! @rosavcampbell.bsky.social @hannahkateboast.bsky.social
Three people holding books up to the camera: Molly Smith (L); Rosa Campbell (C); Hannah Boast (R)
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Full list of eligible countries:
Albania	Algeria	Argentina
Armenia	Azerbaijan	Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Botswana	Brazil
Cambodia	Cameroon	China
Colombia	Cuba	Egypt
Ethiopia	Georgia	Ghana
 India	 Indonesia	 Iraq
 Jamaica	 Jordan	 Kazakhstan
 Kenya	 Kosovo	 Laos
 Lebanon	 Libya	 Malawi
 Malaysia	 Mauritius	 Mexico
 Montenegro	 Morocco	 Mozambique
 Myanmar	 Namibia	 Nepal
Nigeria 	 North Macedonia	 Pakistan
 Peru	 Philippines	 Rwanda
 Senegal	 Serbia	 Sierra Leone
 South Africa	 South Sudan	 Sri Lanka
 Sudan	 Syria	 Tanzania
 Thailand	 Tunisia	 Türkiye
 Uganda	 Ukraine	
Uzbekistan 
Venezuela	Viet Nam	
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Yemen	Zambia 	 Zimbabwe
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A great discussion about autism, education, liberation & social justice at the joint book launch for “Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction” (@academic.oup.com) by former Fellow @drrobertchapman.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social and “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” (@routledgebooks.bsky.social)
A panel of five people sitting in front of an audience
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Book Launch: "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" Fri 27 Feb, 4pm-5pm (online only) Join us for the online launch of Dr Danita Catherine Burke's new book about activism in the Arctic. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/book-l...
Book cover: Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity" Tue 24 Feb, 4pm-5pm (at IASH and online) How can art be used to oppose oppression and disenfranchisement? www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/censor...
Image in the public domain: 'Alexander Woollcott Rescuing the Playwright From the Awful Shears of the Censor' by Ralph Barton, 1922, from Nonsenseorship. Cartoon showing a man in top hat and white tie holding a huge pair of scissors open, to avoid cutting into a cowering playwright.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🎟️Free film screening: "More Than a Fish Kill"📽️ Sat 17 Jan, 10:30-12:00 National Museum of Scotland Join us for an exclusive screening and hear from a panel of filmmakers, curators and First Nations custodians, including IASH Fellow Dr Vic McEwan. To book: email a.clark@nms.ac.uk by Thu 15 Jan
Still from "More than a Fish Kill". A First Nations custodian wades through a river at night. The trees beyond are lit up in blue, and fires burn in two small braziers in the river.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
A brilliant Saturday night at Aye Write in Glasgow, celebrating our “Women Who Dared”! Thanks to speakers Jo Shaw, Chisomo Kalinga and Ioulia Kolovou, the whole festival team and everyone who came.
Jo Shaw, Chisomo Kalinga and Ioulia Kolovou presenting “Women Who Dared” at the Aye Write Festival 2025 in Glasgow.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Getting ready for former Fellow Javad Daraei’s film screening as part of Refugee Festival Scotland.
A cinema screen showing a still from an Iranian film
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🎟️There are still tickets available for our Edinburgh Science Festival film screening and discussion, "Desert Future": www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/desert... Friday 11 April at 7pm at the Bayes Centre. The event features Brittany Meché, Hannah Boast & Rahul Ranjan on ecological worldmaking. 🏜️
Still from "Pumzi" (2009) - a Black figure dressed in light clothing climbs a sand dune against a grey sky
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
"Desert Future" A film screening and discussion exploring climate fiction, environmental humanities, history of science and Black/Africana studies. Part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, Friday 11 April at 7pm. www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/desert...
Still from "Pumzi", a short film by Wanuri Kahiu. A figure climbs a sand dune against a grey sky.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
We're thrilled to announce that the 3rd book from the Dangerous Women Project will release in September from Edinburgh University Press. "Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten" is edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social with a foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social
Book cover for "Women Who Dared": a pink background with a book at an angle. The cover shows a collage of a marble statue mingled with a photograph of a contemporary women wearing a headpiece.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Thanks to all our new followers here - over 1,000 of you! Somewhat appropriately, we still have a devilish 6,666 followers in the Other Place / hellsite…
Clipping from X/Twitter showing 6,666 followers
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Calling all postdocs and early-career researchers! If you wish to apply for an IASH Fellowship for 2025-26, please join our webinar on Monday 9 Dec at 13:00 UK time. The event will be recorded. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-ap...
Advert for webinar on 9 December- a hand writing notes in a spiral bound notebook
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
NEW FELLOWSHIP: The Institute is delighted to announce a new Fellowship aimed at artists and creative practitioners of Palestinian heritage. The Artist at Risk Fellowship will support an artist to spend 2 months as a Visiting Fellow at IASH in May/June/July 2025: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/artist-risk-...
Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags: a cityscape with setting sun
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
We're delighted to announce a new fellowship opportunity for 2025 to mark the 90th anniversary of the British Council. 🎉 We're offering two 12-month Fellowships for international early career researchers (at £2,500 per month) starting in January: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/new-fel... Deadline 26 July.
British Council logo: white text against a blue background
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
NEW FELLOWSHIP! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏛️ We're delighted to announce a brand new postdoctoral Fellowship programme for 2024, in collaboration with National Museums Scotland: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/new-fel... Apply by 24 April via our website!
"Black Sun of Winter", a slate mosaic on a wood panel with a large central section with incised runic inscriptions, by George Garson, Scottish, 1980. © George Garson; NMS.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
IASH Deputy Director @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social is in Nagoya, Japan for the UBIAS conference for international Institutes of Advanced Study, discussing new Fellowship initiatives and Digital Humanities, among many other topics. Ben is pictured with IASH Advisory Board member Olivier Bouin.
Ben Fletcher-Watson and Olivier Bouin in a traditional kaiseki restaurant in Nagoya, Japan. Tatsuro Ayatsuka explains the menu.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
EVENT: "The Hope and History of Allyship" Thursday 16 November, 17:30-19:00 Cairns Lecture Hall, Summerhall What is an ally? Join this exploration of allyship and its role in historic, present and future decolonial projects. Free 🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hope-a... [Being Human Festival]
Tree roots crawling across a brick wall. Image © Vyacheslav Argenberg http://www.vascoplanet.com
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
The ones at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh are very fun…
Three images of a diorama at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh: stuffed moose, wolves, beavers and a host of other creatures in a forest landscape
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