The Absence/Presence of Durham’s Black History

From Ancient Texts to Ethical Tech - Dr Thea Sommerschield and Professor Sue Black

Aeneas article (Nature, 2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09292-5 [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41586-025-09292-5&data=05%7C02%7Calan.fentiman%40durham.ac.uk%7C89cbf2aaa16f4fa89d8f08de753395cd%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639077061567715055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T5d3vcaW1iaVg%2BUzPUeQKrNWtTkSdUnw1NSNtN2J6Ug%3D&reserved=0] Predicting the Past free online interface: https://predictingthepast.com/ [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpredictingthepast.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Calan.fentiman%40durham.ac.uk%7C89cbf2aaa16f4fa89d8f08de753395cd%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639077061567751129%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AUQgIDb9sX4Jctf6OaKka0BX%2BblWzh2HkWO0V8l9vis%3D&reserved=0] (with links to the teaching syllabus and code base) Aeneas release blogpost: https://deepmind.google/blog/aeneas-transforms-how-historians-connect-the-past/ [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeepmind.google%2Fblog%2Faeneas-transforms-how-historians-connect-the-past%2F&data=05%7C02%7Calan.fentiman%40durham.ac.uk%7C89cbf2aaa16f4fa89d8f08de753395cd%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639077061567771427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UvUskY0UVQTt9a1S5UZ%2BYwAXyj3w%2F895BxA5J8dBKww%3D&reserved=0] Birthday Invitation of Sulpicia Lepidina, one of the earliest known examples of writing in Latin by a woman: https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/TabVindol291 [https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/TabVindol291] Classics and Ancient History at Durham: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/classics-ancient-history/ [https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/classics-ancient-history/] Digital Humanities and Classics at Durham: https://digitalhumanities.webspace.durham.ac.uk/ [https://digitalhumanities.webspace.durham.ac.uk/] TechUPWomen: https://www.techup.ac.uk/ [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techup.ac.uk%2F&data=05%7C02%7Czoe.gardiner%40durham.ac.uk%7C19af26921f204d9da28408de812e4c9d%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639090233042084129%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n%2F7vegW3s8Y996lJMw5BxAyMQ6ZSFyrHQjpVj8AdHSg%3D&reserved=0] TechUPWomen "How far we've come" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiq4_1N0DjU [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Diiq4_1N0DjU&data=05%7C02%7Czoe.gardiner%40durham.ac.uk%7C19af26921f204d9da28408de812e4c9d%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639090233042110167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6NpASQhbV%2Fa%2BELcesy8LQumyL70a20d92nt%2FSAjN4D0%3D&reserved=0] AI and Ethics paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-024-00641-0 [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs43681-024-00641-0&data=05%7C02%7Czoe.gardiner%40durham.ac.uk%7C19af26921f204d9da28408de812e4c9d%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C639090233042128907%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tAdODqe4zjB%2FSPWsVly8O2A3VaQ0Sr2uTj9UaugYByQ%3D&reserved=0]

Rivers of Ink Part 2 - Ross Ashton and Karen Monid

A visit to St Paul’s Church, Jarrow, to hear how Rivers of Ink reimagines the Codex Amiatinus through projection, sound, and scholarship. Find out more about Transformative Humanities [https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/arts-humanities/research/transformative-humanities/]

Rivers of Ink Part 1 - Professor Francis Watson & Lauren Randall

In this episode we bring together Professor Francis Watson from the department of Theology and Religion and Lauren Randall, a Phd researcher at Durham University. They are both working on the manuscript Codex Amiatinus, the world’s oldest bible and about to tour their latest project, Rivers of Ink which looks at the making of the Codex Amiatinus and how it came to be produced in the North East of England. We talk about what makes Codex Amiatinus such an extraordinary manuscript, how it was made at Wearmouth and Jarrow, and how Rivers of Ink brings that story to life for audiences today through sound, light, and talks touring the region.

Thinking Space: How the Humanities Shape Our View of the Cosmos

Our guests: Dr Nikita Chiu [https://www.durham.ac.uk/business/our-people/sze-w-chiu/] Dr Chris Cowie [https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/christopher-d-cowie/] Dr Vladimir Brljak [https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/vladimir-brljak/]     Find out more about Transformative Humanties. [https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/arts-humanities/research/transformative-humanities/]

The Absence/Presence of Durham’s Black History

Please visit the website for the walking trail:  https://durhams-black-history.humap.site/ [https://durhams-black-history.humap.site/] Link for Sean Creighton and also relevant media links:  https://durhams-black-history.humap.site/about [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdurhams-black-history.humap.site%2Fabout&data=05%7C02%7Calan.fentiman%40durham.ac.uk%7Ccbdad0b30d6746bb3c9b08de003e764b%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C638948465423939059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MKloTZUaVSq5igPff6hjiOAhmWN4ZGL%2FrmPcz87dD2k%3D&reserved=0]   Link to Durham's Palatinate Newspaper:  https://www.palatinate.org.uk [https://www.palatinate.org.uk]