The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 17th January 2017 at 7pm in Roland Levinsky Building, RLB LT2. Professor James Daybel on ‘Gender, Power and Early Modern Gloves’, a History with Pen Arts lecture 18th January, 1pm, CogNovo… Continue reading Arts & Humanities Research Events This Week at Plymouth University
Category: Marine Cultures
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Advice & Support Sessions for Researchers at Plymouth University: December 2016
Spaces are available on the following Research Support Programme sessions taking place during December: Writing an effective research funding proposal 7th December 2016, 1000 – 1200 Submitting Applications and Resource Planning for Research Projects 7th December 2016, 1100 – 1230 Research Advice – Surgeries: How to cost your project and obtain internal approval for externally… Continue reading Advice & Support Sessions for Researchers at Plymouth University: December 2016
30 November 2016: Research seminar on drowning in early photography
English & Creative Writing Research Seminar Breathless: the look of drowning in early underwater photography Speaker: Dr Matt Kerr (University of Southampton) 3.30-5pm on Wednesday 30th November 2016 in Babbage 406, Plymouth University This paper investigates the imaginative links between photography and drowning in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. If photography can be thought of as… Continue reading 30 November 2016: Research seminar on drowning in early photography
Feature: “Perspectives on the 1620 Mayflower voyage”
BY KATHRYN N. GRAY In 1622, Mourt’s Relation, a narrative report on the Mayflower voyage and settlement in Plymouth, was published anonymously in London. In contrast to William Bradford’s more famous account of this colonial settlement, Of Plimouth Plantation, which he began in the 1630s in the form of a personal journal, Mourt’s Relation is… Continue reading Feature: “Perspectives on the 1620 Mayflower voyage”
New book on the Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity by Plymouth historian
A new book by Dr G.H. Bennett, which reassesses naval policy of the 1920s and considers the lessons for today, has just been published by Bloomsbury, a few months ahead of schedule. Bennett is Associate Professor (Reader) in History at Plymouth University. The Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity 1919-22: Naval and Foreign Policy under Lloyd… Continue reading New book on the Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity by Plymouth historian
20 August 2016: Bodies of Water artist film screening in Bridport
20 August 2016, from 6pm – 8pm The Methodist Chapel, West Bay, Bridport, DT6 4EN Screening of artists’ film at Force 8, the collective art project founded by Anna Best and Hester Schofield Each artist whose moving image work is included in this programme engages directly with the sea to represent their experience through a range… Continue reading 20 August 2016: Bodies of Water artist film screening in Bridport
4-6 July 2016: Transatlantic Studies Association conference at Plymouth University
The 2016 Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA) conference will be held at Plymouth University from 4-6 July. This year sees the association celebrate its 15th anniversary. Plymouth has been chosen to celebrate this anniversary as it was the last contact with England for the Pilgrim Fathers before they set sail across the Atlantic in 1620. The city of Plymouth will also host… Continue reading 4-6 July 2016: Transatlantic Studies Association conference at Plymouth University
Allister Gall’s work exhibiting at Peckham 24 Photo Festival
As part of Peckham24’s moving image programme, South Kiosk presents an hour long programme of films featuring the work of visual artists with strong links to the Cornish peninsula. ‘Omgyjer Glusek’ is a product of South Kiosk’s recent participation in The Cornwall Workshop with film maker Ben Rivers and of the gallery’s recent links with… Continue reading Allister Gall’s work exhibiting at Peckham 24 Photo Festival
Maritime History Conference for New Researchers – 15/16 April 2016
This conference at Plymouth University provides a unique opportunity for emerging scholars to present their work in a supportive environment and to build relations with other maritime historians. The conference will feature presentations on research in maritime history from research degree students, the world of museums, and by independent scholars. The keynote is Dr J.D.… Continue reading Maritime History Conference for New Researchers – 15/16 April 2016