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However, I participate (introducing the play’s plot and context, saying a few things about why some tests of character — a sense of proportion, for example — might not work in the

They move on to test theories as to why this aversion should exist.

Many experiments test how our minds work by seeing how we react to hypothetical scenarios or stimuli ‘that lack some realistic features’.

A while ago (nearly three years ago!), I revelled in a particular theme: word aversion, the evidence that some words (‘moist’ was a key test case) provoke widespread negative responses.

In paying more attention to the processes of consumption, attention is focused on social and economic aspects of the country house – a broadening of perspective which can offer a more rounded ... Collecting or consuming – motivations to consume; the

Using literary interventions and imaginative representations as a point of entry, these ‘exchanges’ will probe the dialogue between the period’s economic thinking and practices on the one hand, and the

I am planning a post to test this idea: does Shakespeare have much of a language of smell?

unaided tests.

between drama and economy, drama and law: how did legal, social and economic practices of the time condition Renaissance drama? ... how did the early modern theatre respond to, and, in turn, shape the legal and economic life of the period?

I returned to the Faculty of English in 2013 to begin work on my PhD as the Winton Doctoral Scholar in English and Economics. ... My general research interests are: eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature and culture; economics and literature

The event aims to show both current students and potential applicants that many more students arrive at Cambridge without the economic or cultural capital traditionally thought necessary to secure Cambridge entry,

A number of different tests are used to assess impulsivity. One of them is the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale: you can find an example of the test questions here. ... But I dare say that’s not the point. I imagine my favourite Shakespearean characters

The conference timetable includes artistic practitioners and academic speakers from disciplines including literature, sociology, economics, visual arts, cultural studies, anthropology, history, music, and politics.

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reading-dylan-thomas.html. The purpose of the project is to design, create and test prototypes for a new, Fitzwilliam-centric subscription service using the technology created

Carannog and the Dragon Beowulf the Warrior King […]. Laura Davies’ project ‘A Good Death’ has received £1000 from the Economic and Social Research Council for a collaborative public event with the

Dr Robert Macfarlane’s Work on Land Use, Language and Environmental Economics Features in Slate.com, November 2016.

Dr Robert Macfarlane’s Work on Land Use, Language and Environmental Economics Features in Slate.com, November 2016.

The conference timetable includes artistic practitioners and academic speakers from disciplines including literature, sociology, economics, visual arts, cultural studies, anthropology, history, music, and politics.

Image credit: A Good Death https://good-death.english.cam.ac.uk/events/deathly-encounters/. Laura Davies’ project ‘A Good Death’ has received £1000 from the Economic and Social Research Council

She works primarily on long eighteenth-century British writing and culture, and has a special interest in the intersections of literary studies, anthropology, religious studies, and economics.