Humanities

Forget those scrawled annotations: Peter Barry believes that students learn far more about how to craft an essay from a few minutes of face-to-face dialogue

Richard Evans, Cambridge's new Regius professor of modern history, finds much to be optimistic about in his discipline

Report says doctoral candidates are not prepared for research-driven environment, writes Zoe Corbyn

Philip Kemp enjoys a serious exploration of the cinematic epic

Robert Shoemaker wonders if the statistics, and the 'civilising process', tell the whole story

Ron Johnston examines the finer points of citation, arguing that only conformists will be published

Canberra aims to unlock the 'dark archives' of publicly funded research, reports Zoe Corbyn

... but metrics won't improve things, says British Academy. Zoe Corbyn and Hannah Fearn report

The role of class in the American democratic process can surprise, writes Richard Rose

Raymond Geuss foresees a future of strict controls or war over resources. Matthew Reisz meets the radical philosopher and traces his intellectual development

Prog rock devotee Greg Walker takes an affectionate look at an intelligent and gloriously ambitious genre, and asks us to celebrate the era when rock's dinosaurs roamed the Earth

Using a 20th-century princess to market an 18th-century duchess betrays a wider malaise, says Hannah Greig

An examination of the diverse lives of religious women is a revelatory read for Anke Bernau

Tara Brabazon acclaims a monograph of merit

Alison Yarrington gleans much from a glimpse into the domestic lives of Cezanne, Monet and Rodin

Report from top academics suggests a greater role for business in courses, writes Zoe Corbyn

Duncan Wu delights in an exhilarating study of Wordsworth's work that may upset traditionalists