Emotive Objects at Nottingham Castle: Part 3
February 2, 2016
By Richard Gaunt Richard Gaunt has had a busy few months at Nottingham Castle working as ‘Curator of Rebellion’. He has continued to help shape the historical content informing the new galleries by researching some of the emotive objects which it is hoped will prove particularly appealing to visitors. This is the third instalment in …
Shakespeare Documented
January 29, 2016
Dr Peter Kirwan of the School of English introduces his work on the largest free online Shakespeare exhibition ever curated. In January, the Folger Shakespeare library released Shakespeare Documented, the largest collection of Shakespeare documents ever assembled. Working with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the British Library, the National Archives and the Bodleian Libraries, this exhibition …
Emotive Objects at Nottingham Castle: Part 2
January 26, 2016
Richard Gaunt has had a busy few months at Nottingham Castle working as ‘Curator of Rebellion’. He has continued to help shape the historical content informing the new galleries by researching some of the emotive objects which it is hoped will prove particularly appealing to visitors. This is the second instalment in a series of blogs …
Emotive Objects at Nottingham Castle: Part 1
January 19, 2016
Richard Gaunt has had a busy few months at Nottingham Castle working as ‘Curator of Rebellion’. He has continued to help shape the historical content informing the new galleries by researching some of the emotive objects which it is hoped will prove particularly appealing to visitors. This is the first in a series of blogs where …
Being Human 2015: Consider Smell
November 10, 2015
Post by Julia Feuer-Cotter. Consider Smell is a series of events travelling from Nottingham to London 18 November to 22 November as part of Being Human 2015, a big public festival. Through a series of activities that explore the human sense of smell across space and time, participants will discover new aspects to this often …
Writing To Be Heard, Writing to Heal: The Survivors of the Genocide in Rwanda Tell their Story
November 9, 2015
Post by Laura Blackie In 1994, in a period of only 100 days, over one million people were brutally murdered during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The horror of the genocide was intensified by the fact that the crimes were perpetrated by people the victims knew and trusted – their neighbours, friends, and …
Being Human 2015: Lawrence, Class and Culture
November 3, 2015
A talk by Professor Neil Roberts (Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, and Honorary Professor of D. H. Lawrence Studies at the University of Nottingham), D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, Eastwood, Wednesday 18 November 2015, 7-8.30pm A whole biography industry has grown up around the extraordinary story of D. H. Lawrence’s rise …
Race and Rights: The Cause of All Nations
October 23, 2015
An event to mark the end of the 150th anniversary period for the American Civil War. Thursday 29 October 2015 (18.00 – 19.00) A39, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Free and open to all, but please register here. Marking the end of the 150th anniversary period for the Civil War (2011-2015), please join the …
Race and Rights: Screening of Fruitvale Station
October 22, 2015
By Hannah-Rose Murray In celebration of Black History Month 2015, I held a screening and post-film discussion of Fruitvale Station on Wednesday 14 October. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, the film depicts the last few days of Oscar Grant III’s life, an African American killed by police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California in …
Race and Rights: American Atrocities and British Smugness
October 21, 2015
By Peter Ling The Oregon shootings, in the wake of the Virginia shootings, in the wake of the Charleston shootings, in the wake of the Ferguson killing, and the Sandy Hook school massacre drew global media to the issue of American gun control, yet again. A clearly frustrated President Obama was shown lamenting the fact …
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