Monday 10 October 10am-12 This online roundtable brings together scholars to focus on the role, and representation, of nostalgia in deindustrialisation studies. In their paradigm shifting piece, Cowie and Heathcott (2003) urged us to ‘move beyond’ smokestack nostalgia and tales of victimisation through closure. However, 20 years later, this perspective requires revisiting. Across the deindustrialising…Continue Reading Nostalgia – A Reassessment in the Era of Austerity
Empowering Children to Take Ownership of their Own History Through Storytelling and Creative Heritage Practice
Hannah Nielsen – I have always had a fascination with history and storytelling. I was most fixated on the people of the past and their individual stories. After finishing my BA in History at Swansea University, I wanted to understand more practically what all this knowledge of the past means for us today and I…Continue Reading Empowering Children to Take Ownership of their Own History Through Storytelling and Creative Heritage Practice
Bringing History and Heritage Alive for/with Young People
Department of History, Heritage and Classics History Research Seminars Wednesday, 24 November 2021 1.15pm Bringing History and Heritage Alive for/with Young People Dr Tracy Breathnach, Research Officer, Department of History, Heritage and Classics, Swansea University In this seminar Dr Tracy Breathnach discusses the co-productive methodology she uses to engage young people and children with history…Continue Reading Bringing History and Heritage Alive for/with Young People
Toxic Heritage: Post-Industrial Sites and the Unspoken Stories of Environmental Harm
Department of History, Heritage and Classics. History Research Seminar. Sponsored by CHART / DePOT. Wednesday, 17 November 2021 1.15pm Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Indiana University School of Liberal Arts (IUPUI) Focusing on heritage sites in the US and UK, this talk examines the public memory of environmental harm, particularly in post-industrial…Continue Reading Toxic Heritage: Post-Industrial Sites and the Unspoken Stories of Environmental Harm
Creative Copperworks Walk **CANCELLED**
** Unfortunately, due to very poor weather conditions forecast for tomorrow Saturday 2nd October, our Community event has been cancelled. We hope to rearrange something for next Spring.** Please join us for a creative and activity-filled morning at the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks on Saturday 2nd October 10am-1pm. We are working in partnership with People Speak Up and a…Continue Reading Creative Copperworks Walk **CANCELLED**
Get involved in CHART (Centre for Heritage Research and Training)
CHART is the new centre for heritage research and training at Swansea University, based in the Department of History, Heritage and Classics. CHART brings people with enthusiasm, ideas, and expertise together to create opportunities within and beyond the university. With projects ranging from global cultural protection to Jewish heritage, and the Welsh steel industry, CHART…Continue Reading Get involved in CHART (Centre for Heritage Research and Training)