Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty News

Central News: Why some people report ‘hearing the dead’

Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, our researchers have found.

(18 Jan 2021) » Central News: Why some people report ‘hearing the dead’

Central News: 'Happy' and 'sad' music differs across cultures

Whether they make us feel happy or sad, songs inspire emotions in all of us. New research by our Music experts has shown that what you feel could depend on your cultural background.

(14 Jan 2021) » Central News: 'Happy' and 'sad' music differs across cultures

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Faculty Events

Wednesday 20 January 2021

English Studies: Sensory Experiments in Nineteenth-Century Literature 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Online (Zoom), Dr Erica Fretwell (University of Albany) and Dr Shannon Draucker (Siena College)

Wednesday 27 January 2021

School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Durham Online French Research Seminar 2020-2021 5:00pm, via Zoom, Jessica Rushton (Durham) and Jemima Jobling (Newcastle)

Friday 29 January 2021

English Studies: Title TBC 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Online (Zoom), Dr Hannah-Rose Murray (University of Edinburgh)

Thursday 11 February 2021

School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Durham Online French Research Seminar 2020-2021 5:00pm, via Zoom, Dr Jenny Mander (Cambridge)

Friday 12 February 2021

English Studies: Future Theory Seminar: Title TBC 1:00pm to 2:30pm, Online (Zoom), Assoc. Prof Tyler Bradway (SUNY Cortland)

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The Faculty of Arts & Humanities has seven departments and one school. It also has a Liberal Arts programme and a Centre for Foreign Language Study. In the Times Good University Guide, almost every department is ranked within the top five in the UK.