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Humanities & Social Sciences

Humanities

 
 
 
 

Study of the Humanities has been at the heart of the BSR since its foundation in 1901 while the Social Sciences are an equally important but more recent addition to its activity.

The programme is currently led by our Assistant Director for the Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Harriet O’Neill.

Our aim is to act as a catalyst for academic research and creative practice through engagement with Mediterranean, Italian and Rome-based international agencies to enhance connectivity, partnership and collaboration for UK and Commonwealth researchers and creative artists.

Humanities research at the BSR covers all periods from antiquity to the present. Our work in the Science Sciences engages with global challenges as our pre- COP26 roundtable series run in conjunction with UCL under the auspices of the British Embassy show.

Public lectures, Conferences and Workshops

From October to June the BSR presents public lectures by our award-holders and other invited speakers. These are complemented by the talks, lectures and exhibitions offered as part of the Fine Arts and Architecture programmes.

The BSR’s superb 120 seat Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, Gallery and seminar spaces, host conferences and book presentations providing a forum for speakers from many disciplines. These augment the interdisciplinary lecture programme and promote intellectual exchange, both within the BSR and amongst the wider academic community.

The BSR hosts conferences throughout the year. These range across the full interdisciplinary scope of the BSR and enable resident scholars and artists to present their research, as well as promoting intellectual exchange with the wide range of artists and scholars in Rome, Italy and internationally.

Explore more on Humanities activities in the British School at Rome Annual Review.


Evening film screening ‘Quo Vadis’, photo by Antonio Palmieri

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BSR events: our video archive
Our spring events programme has come to an end, but that doesn't mean that you can't watch BSR lectures over the summer months. The majority
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The social life of texts in Renaissance Italy
During twenty years of reading and researching Renaissance texts, I have become fascinated by questions of reception and readership. This lecture traces the journey on
Wednesday 05/10/2022
18:00
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The changing face of the Eastern Caelian: Recent work by the ‘Rome Transformed’ Team
In 2019, colleagues from the British School at Rome, the University of Florence, the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Newcastle University launched the ERC-funded ‘Rome
Wednesday 14/12/2022
18:00
ITALY
BSR events: our video archive
Our spring events programme has come to an end, but that doesn't mean that you can't watch BSR lectures over the summer months. The majority
ITALY
The social life of texts in Renaissance Italy
During twenty years of reading and researching Renaissance texts, I have become fascinated by questions of reception and readership. This lecture traces the journey on
Wednesday 05/10/2022
18:00
ITALY
The changing face of the Eastern Caelian: Recent work by the ‘Rome Transformed’ Team
In 2019, colleagues from the British School at Rome, the University of Florence, the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Newcastle University launched the ERC-funded ‘Rome
Wednesday 14/12/2022
18:00