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Spinoza Beyond Philosophy
School of Humanities
Beth Lord's new edited collection of essays has just been published by Edinburgh University Press. ‘Spinoza Beyond Philosophy’ contains 10 engaging and original essays looking at Spinoza from different disciplinary perspectives, including politics, architecture, history, literature, and musicology. The book is the outcome of the AHRC-funded Spinoza Research Network, which aimed to take Spinoza "beyond philosophy" and consider how his texts are used in other disciplines. More information and table of contents are available here: ...
Politics Research Published in Denmark
School of Humanities
Dr Richard Dunphy (Politics team) has been approached by the Danish web journal Politisk Analyse (Political Analysis), which has sought permission to translate into Danish and publish a summary of the findings of his recently published academic research on "Radical Left Parties in Coalition Government". This enables Richard Dunphy's research to reach a larger (and non-academic) audience in Denmark, where the recent entry of the Socialist People's Party into coalition government with the Danish Social Democrats has made the findings of Richard's research highly topical. The Danish summary of Ric...
Lifetime Teaching Award
School of Humanities
Dr David Robb (English) was one of the winners of this year’s Chancellor’s Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching. Dr Robb recently retired after being a member of staff within the English programme at the School of Humanities since 1973. He personally taught over 2.000 students at Dundee, and took a key leadership role in improving the learning and teaching experience at the University. His vast experience proved invaluable to younger staff members as well as postgraduate teaching assistants and PhD students....
Carnegie Scholarships 2012
School of Humanities
Following on from the great success of previous School of Humanities students, two of our History students have been awarded Carnegie Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships for 2012. Karis Hill and Leonie McRae have secured the scholarships to help with their summer research projects which will form the basis of their 10,000 word dissertations which they will be due to submit for their Master of Arts degrees in Spring 2013. Karis' research will focus on the extent to which greater toleration and the reintroduction of patronage c.1713, undermined the security of the Church of Scotland. The funds will be u...
Kirsty Gunn - The Big Music
School of Humanities
Kirsty Gunn is Creative Writing Chair and convenor for the University's Creative Writing Programme and her latest novel, 'The Big Music' tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', a world-famous piper who has come to the end of his life and is writing one final tune that tells us the story of his family and history- one that is full of secrets and stories that up until now have always been kept private. ...