Writing about web page https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/hrc/confs/homecoming/
In this second blog post relating to the HRC conference on Homecoming after war, the co-organiser, Niels Boender, a third year PhD student in History, outlines one aspect of his research and how it relates to the conference.
Connecting Cultures GRP funding for 2022/2023
Connecting Cultures Global Research Priority provides support and resources for those working in and with culture. Our work is loosely structured around three themes:
We welcome proposals for up to £1,500 (and smaller bids are encouraged) on a rolling basis. We aim to assess your proposal and respond within 2 weeks of submission.
What we fund
Activities that relate to the remit of the themes above and might include:
We welcome applications from all disciplinary areas, especially for activities that involve several people at Warwick. Cross-disciplinary exchange is encouraged, as are activities that involve collaboration or coproduction with external partners. We especially welcome applications from, or that seek to include, underrepresented groups.
For further details or to apply online visit: www.warwick.ac.uk/connectingcultures/funding
We are delighted to announce Arts in Action: The Faculty of Arts Impact Conference, taking place on Wednesday 22 March 2023 in Radcliffe Conference Centre, the University of Warwick.
* Registration is now open * - Booking LinkLink opens in a new window
This event is open to all Arts and Humanities researchers, at any career stage and of all levels of experience in research impact. Doctoral students are also welcome.
With a schedule of thematic panels - including, amongst others, ‘Public Engagement as a Pathway to Impact’, ‘Environment, Sustainability, and Net-Zero’ and ‘Contributing to and Supporting the Cultural Sector’ - this event is designed to:
Therefore, we hope this event will enable the Faculty of Arts at Warwick to participate in a wider discussion about impact, its role in the future of research, and how our faculty can be at the leading edge of this area.
For further information, please visit the event webpageLink opens in a new window or get in touch with the Faculty of Arts Impact Team on arts.impact@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.
Saturday 13th May 2023
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Maria Balaska, University of Hertfordshire
Dr Thomas Gould, University of East Anglia
Applications now open for fully-funded PhD Studentship (fees and maintenance) with the Lord Leycester Hospital
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship (fees and maintenance) to be held at the Department of History, University of Warwick and the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick. The studentship is funded through the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training PartnershipLink opens in a new window and will start in October 2023. The Department of History has partnered with the Lord Leycester Hospital to offer a project on ‘Almshouse, Guild and Town Community: The Lord Leycester Hospital in its Urban Setting’. In addition to the PhD research the successful candidate will also gain experience and training in contributing to outreach and public engagement activities, including developing an exhibition.
In 2020, the Hospital secured a 3.8 million National Lottery Grant for restoration of the Grade I and II listed buildings, along with other improvements and engagement activities. This will include the creation of four new museum and exhibition spaces exploring and showcasing the Hospital’s 700-year history.
The project will be supervised jointly by Dr Naomi Pullin (Warwick), Professor Beat Kümin (Warwick), and Dr Heidi Meyer (Master of the Lord Leycester Hospital).
For more information about the project please contact Naomi Pullin (naomi.pullin@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window) or Beat Kümin (b.kumin@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window). Applications need to reach the University of Warwick by 11 January 2023: https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/apply/Link opens in a new window.
ECLS Halloween Special
The English and Comparative Literary Studies department warmly invite staff and students from across the
Faculty of Arts to join us for an afternoon of events celebrating our Gothic/Horror research and interests on:
Monday 31st October, 12-5pm in FAB 5.49 (ECLS Hub)
A draft outline is below and a more detailed schedule will be updated in coming days here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/events/ecls_halloween_special/Link opens in a new window
12 -1pm – Gothic Projects
Two PhD students will introduce us to their projects on the UK as gothic ideology and Victorian Spiritualism.
1-2pm – Gothic Transformations
The English department student-led Transformations team will introduce the gothic reader and the witches reader produced each year in conjunction with local schools and will delight use with a dramatisation of a gothic scene related to their work.
1.30-2pm Minor Hauntings: An Introduction and Reading
Dr Jen Baker introduces and gives a short reading from her edited collection Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth which was published as part of the British Library Tales of the Weird seriesLink opens in a new window in 2021.
2-2.30pm Fireside Readings
Student-led mini-critical introduction and reading from Gothic texts.2.30-3pm Fireside Readings
Student-led mini-critical introduction and reading from Gothic texts.
3-3.30pm Fireside Readings
Student-led mini-critical introduction and reading from Gothic texts.
3.30-4pm Fireside Dramatic Read-a-long:
A student-hosted dramatic read-a-long where you, the audience, will take on roles of in a Gothic reading.
4 - 5pm Gothic pop-up books: A mini-workshop
Come and learn about and play with a host of Gothic pop-up books and some of the ways in which we can use them to challenge ideas of what is a book and what is literary!
5-7pm Secret Cinema (FAB 0.03) (booking required)
Screening of a Literary Adaptation of a Gothic text
