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
CfP: Union & Disunion in the 19th century
PUNCS (Plymouth University Nineteenth Century Studies) invites proposals for 20-minute papers for a proposed international, interdisciplinary conference on 22nd and 23rd June 2017 at Plymouth University (UK) on the general theme of union and disunion. In him all union and disunion shine ‘Prologue’, Thomas Holcroft, The Deserted Daughter (1806) Among the rare phenomena of the day in… Continue reading CfP: Union & Disunion in the 19th century
New book on gender and early modern political culture
Plymouth University researcher Professor James Daybell’s new book Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe (edited with Professor Svante Norrhem, Lund University, Sweden) was recently published by Routledge. The volume investigates the gendered nature of political culture across early modern Europe by exploring the relationship between gender, power, and political authority and influence, and offers a… Continue reading New book on gender and early modern political culture
Installation about Michael Jackson in Exeter by Beth Emily Richards
Monday 12 September – Saturday 12 November 2016 Gallery 333 at the Exeter Phoenix. All welcome – free This new installation by Beth Emily Richards explores the fact and fiction surrounding pop legend Michael Jackson’s bizarre appearance at Exeter City’s football ground, St James’ Park, in 2002. In conjunction with this installation, on Tuesday 4… Continue reading Installation about Michael Jackson in Exeter by Beth Emily Richards
Exhibition in Plymouth by Kraftwerk pioneer & Plymouth University artist-researcher
SPACE INTERFACE II KARST Gallery, Plymouth 2-10 September 2016 Space Interface II is a collaborative exhibition between Eberhard Kranemann and Mathew Emmett who synthesise hybrid space through mixed reality performance. Kranemann and Emmett act cooperatively to create a multi-level immersive environment in which the performers and audience are encouraged to simultaneously occupy multiple points on the… Continue reading Exhibition in Plymouth by Kraftwerk pioneer & Plymouth University artist-researcher
New book on early modern women and agency
Plymouth University researcher Professor James Daybell’s new book Women and Epistolary Agency in Early Modern Culture, 1450–1690 (edited with Andrew Gordon, Aberdeen University) was recently published by Routledge. It is the first collection to examine the gendered nature of women’s letter-writing in England and Ireland from the late-fifteenth century through to the Restoration. The essays collected… Continue reading New book on early modern women and agency
New book about British Women in WWI
A new book entitled British Women of the Eastern Front, by Dr Angela Smith, explores the experiences of British women who worked on the Eastern Front in Serbia and Russia during the First World War. Angela is Associate Professor (Reader) in English at Plymouth University. The book tracks the adventures of women from the early days of… Continue reading New book about British Women in WWI
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
Ideas on sourdough bread, conferences, research and everything
By Jayne Buchanan (Plymouth University) So what does the art of making sourdough bread have to do with being a research student? As I reflect on my experiences at attending two conferences at Plymouth University and one at Leicester De Montfort University this month, it bought to mind cookery instructions on how to make a sourdough… Continue reading Ideas on sourdough bread, conferences, research and everything
Feature: “Forging the Future of Classical Computer Music”
BY EDUARDO R. MIRANDA Classical contemporary music may not always appeal to large audiences but it can most certainly impact on how music that is more amenable to mass consumption is made. The Beatles, for instance, are known for admiring the music of, and being influenced by, the highly innovative German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. They… Continue reading Feature: “Forging the Future of Classical Computer Music”