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Archaeology, Psychoanalysis and Colonialism: The Return of the Repressed in the Modern Age - BOOKING NOW OPEN
Friday 17th May 2024, University of Warwick, The Oculus Building, room OC0.01
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Prof Stephen Frosh (Birkbeck, University of London)Link opens in a new window
Dr Gianmarco Mancosu (School of Advanced Study, University of LondonLink opens in a new window
Conference Report - Demokratie 50 years after Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe (May 3-5 2023)
This was a slightly unusual conference in that was directed to the detailed exploration of the Geschichtlicher Grundbegriffe (henceforth GG) entry on Demokratie written 50 years ago, which has had a profound influence, not only on German historiography. But also on the way in which political ideas are discussed in, especially, Central and Northern Europe.
The conference circulated both an epitome of the GG entry, and a detailed agenda for discussion. The six key speakers (German speaking experts from the region) whose travel we supported were given the task of responding to the different topics on the agenda in turn, and then, in each session, the floor was opened to others attending. These included a number of senior people in the field from Oxford, Cambridge , Sussex, Nottingham, York, etc.
Research Excellence Celebration Event - Wednesday 14th December 2022
Research Celebration Event – Wednesday 14 December 2022
All staff are warmly invited to the Research Celebration Event that will be taking place on Wednesday 14 December in The Slate.
As we look forward to 2023, we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the outstanding research and impact undertaken by Warwick staff and students and highlight the amazing effort and achievements that underpin the University’s success. The event will feature presentations and videos showcasing world-leading research and impact work from each of our three Faculties, while also recognising the enormous contribution made by staff from across the University to our excellent performance in REF2021. Running from 3pm until 8pm, it will also offer the chance to catch up with colleagues over drinks and nibbles and to relax at the end of another busy term!
All staff with an interest in research, including those in support, administrative and technical roles, are welcome to come to this event to join the celebration. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please register here to avoid disappointment: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/vco/execteam/pvcresearch/researchevent/Link opens in a new window
Arts in Action: The Faculty of Arts Impact Conference - 22nd March 2023
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.
- Weds 22 March 2023
- 09:00 – 16:30
- Radcliffe Conference Centre
- Lunch will be provided - please make sure to register your attendance so we can cater accordingly
* 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:
- Encourage discussion about what research impact is at a fundamental level
- Facilitate interdisciplinary discussion, bringing together researchers at all stages of the impact journey and providing a forum for sharing ideas, best practice and opportunities for collaboration
- Celebrate and share the rich portfolio of impact work in the faculty thus far, reflect on REF 2021, set the scene for new and emerging impact work and inspire ambitious projects
- Share and discuss sector updates and situate our faculty impact activity in the national landscape
- Provide a springboard for those newer to impact work
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.
PhD funding announcement for Midlands4Cities Collaborative Doctoral Award
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
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