Michael Timmins
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The politics of culture as testimony
June 1, 2017
Some thirty researchers from around the world met at the University of Nottingham on Monday 22 May for a workshop on the politics of culture as testimony. The workshop marked the end of the first phase of the AHRC-funded research network, Culture and its Uses as Testimony, that has been exploring how: cultural testimony can …
Britain in Focus: A Photographic History
March 20, 2017
Considering the ubiquity of images, and for the most part, their photographic origins, television has infrequently reflected on the medium of photography in a sustained way. So, it is well worth the effort to watch and reflect on the ‘season of photography’ upcoming on the BBC. The first major presentation in the season is the …
The James Plays – Scotland’s answer to Game of Thrones?
June 7, 2016
The James Plays has been billed as Scotland’s answer to Game of Thrones by the Daily Record. Rona Munro’s trilogy of plays, brings three 15th century kings to the stage. All three died by violence: the first murdered, the second blown up by a cannon, and the third in the aftermath of a battle against …
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