By Harry Bennett At the end of April Pen Arts in association with Plymouth Wrestling Association hosted a mini-lecture and performance entitled: Visions of Agony, Redemption and Justice. Combining a mini-lecture on the history of wrestling with a three match wrestling show the piece was written as an integrated performance: the lecture (and the idea… Continue reading Review: Visions of Agony, Redemption and Justice
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8 November 2016: Spend US Election Eve with Plymouth University Experts
Presidential Election Debate: America Decides 8 November 2016, 7-8pm plus time for questions and answers Lecture Theatre 2, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University Presidential elections rarely lack controversy but 2016 is proving to be the most interesting contest in generations. Nominees Hillary Clinton (Democrat) and Donald Trump (Republican) attract partisan admiration and derision in almost equal… Continue reading 8 November 2016: Spend US Election Eve with Plymouth University Experts
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
Feature: “Professional Wrestling: Cultural history made by the people”
With a Cornish Pro Wrestling show coming up on Saturday, 23 July 2016, G.H. BENNETT offers a historian’s view of professional wrestling. ‘Wrestling – that’s fake, right?’ ‘Wrestling – that’s guys in tights or flowery briefs covered in body lotion, yes?’ Wrestling is usually, and swiftly, dismissed for a variety of reasons ranging from perceived artifice… Continue reading Feature: “Professional Wrestling: Cultural history made by the people”