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. 31st January 2017, 1pm in Roland Levinsky Building RLB 213 – Joanna Davies, a Design Knowledge seminar 31st January, 7pm in RLB LT2 – Dr Angela McShane (V&A): ‘Women, Power and… Continue reading Art & Humanities Research Events this week at Plymouth University
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Arts & Humanities Research Events this week at Plymouth University
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. 24th January 2017 at 3.30pm in Scott 105 – Dr Alexis Kirke: “Music with Unconventional Computing II – Quantum Computing”, an ICCMR seminar 24th January at 12.30pm in Roland Levinsky Building… Continue reading Arts & Humanities Research Events this week at Plymouth University
Arts & Humanities Research Events This Week at Plymouth University
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
Feature: “The Political History of the English Plum Pudding in the Long Nineteenth Century”
BY JAMES GREGORY One enduring item in the British culinary self-imagination has been the plum pudding – often closely associated in festivities with the roast beef (of old England). The pudding – so named for the dried fruits which may have included fruit other than prunes – was not just for Christmas time but… Continue reading Feature: “The Political History of the English Plum Pudding in the Long Nineteenth Century”
Plymouth University Researcher featured on BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’
Dr Daniel Grey, Lecturer in World History since 1880 at Plymouth University, was featured in BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’ on 24th November 2016. During the episode he explored the ancestry of actor Danny Dyer, tracing the history of his three-times great-grandmother, Mary Ann, who was suspected of killing her illegitimate daughter. The episode… Continue reading Plymouth University Researcher featured on BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’
Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University
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. Art+Sound Seminar: 2pm on 30th November 2016 in Nancy Astor Building, NAB 006 History Seminar: Dr Todd Gray on “Carving out the Renaissance in Devon”. 4pm on 30th November in Babbage… Continue reading Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University
How to create a successful podcast series: “Histories of the Unexpected”
What links zebras to the Second World War? What connects partying to mental illness in Victorian Britain? What ties the bed to the expansion of the British Empire? What’s the history of hair? Toilets? Oranges? Zombies? Paperclips? Erm, flatulence? Well, they are all topics that have been explored by Professor James Daybell and Dr… Continue reading How to create a successful podcast series: “Histories of the Unexpected”
Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
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. Workshop for Arts & Humanities postgraduate researchers on using social media to promote your research (with Russ Taylor). 11am on 22nd November 2016 in Babbage Building, BGB 415 ICCMR (Interdisciplinary Centre for… Continue reading Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
Hidden Histories Seminar at Plymouth University: 29-30 November 2016
This two day seminar, on 29 and 30 November 2016, explores the importance of researching diverse history locally and regionally, providing examples of good practice. The seminar will feature presentations from funders, case studies, networking sessions and funders’ surgeries. The event has been organised by Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery (a Major Partner Museum… Continue reading Hidden Histories Seminar at Plymouth University: 29-30 November 2016
Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
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. Artist Talk by Jessie Brennan: “If This Were To Be Lost: art, activism, and the politics of regeneration”. 4pm on 15th November 2016 in Lecture Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building.… Continue reading Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University