by swanseahistory | Sep 13, 2023 | Modern History, Publications
Ninety years after the discovery of human influenza virus, Michael Bresalier’s new book, Modern Flu traces the history of this breakthrough and its implications for understanding and controlling influenza ever since. Examining how influenza came to be...
by swanseahistory | Jun 6, 2023 | British History, Medieval History
English conquest led to the creation of new chapels and parish churches across Wales, as well as some unique buildings like fortified churches and new elements such as the Norman-style font. Some new churches, like St Thomas, Neath, were founded to serve an English...
by swanseahistory | Mar 9, 2023 | European History, Medieval History, Research
Simon John – In the first semester of 2022/3, I was on research leave from Swansea, which enabled me to take up a visiting fellowship at the Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS) at the University of Heidelberg in Germany....
by swanseahistory | Nov 28, 2022 | Research, Students, Welsh History
Katherine Watson – Wales has a long history of fishing. In South Wales this is clearer than anywhere else. Tenby was among the earliest and most noteworthy Welsh fishing ports in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Milford Haven, Swansea, and Cardiff were...
by swanseahistory | Oct 6, 2022 | CHART, Heritage
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’...
by swanseahistory | Sep 30, 2022 | CRAM, Medieval History, Research
Online Workshop, 5-6 October 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN BRITISH SUMMER TIME (UTC +1hr) Register at our Eventbrite page Contact: monumentalmedievalism@gmail.com Wednesday 5 October (Join sessions via Zoom: HERE) 12:45-13:00Welcome Euan McCartney Robson and Simon John...
by swanseahistory | Sep 30, 2022 | Research
Unless stated otherwise, all seminars take place on Wednesdays from 1.15 to 2.30 pm. Everyone is welcome! 26 October 2022: Ian Sanders (Host and Producer, Cold War Conversations Podcast), ‘Cold War Conversations Podcast’, CRAM-sponsored 2 November 2022: Ciarán...
by swanseahistory | Sep 30, 2022 | CHART, Public History, Students
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...
by swanseahistory | Sep 30, 2022 | Public History
On 20 September 2022, Dr Christoph Laucht appeared on an episode of BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking programme on ‘Cuba, cold war and RAF Fylingdales’ to discuss the historical context in which Ian McEwan’s latest novel Lessons is set. Dr Laucht spoke in relation to his...
by swanseahistory | Sep 30, 2022 | Students
As part of its welcome week activities, the department held a sandcastle and pizza event on the beach. Students from all years competed to show off their creative skills and produce a sandcastle inspired by their historical knowledge. Dominoes kindly agreed to deliver...
