Wednesday 29 November, 5pm, Arts 103: Dr Madeline Hewitson (Ashmolean exhibition), in conversation with Dr Kate Nichols. Dr Hewitson will be talking to our very own Dr Kate Nichols about the major exhibition at the Ashmolean, ‘Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design’ (https://www.ashmolean.org/people/madeline-hewitson; https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/colour-revolution-victorian-art-fashion-design). Further details of our research event: ‘Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and … Continue reading “19CC Visiting Speaker Series – Wednesday 29 November”
Visiting Speaker Series – Weds 15th November
A reminder of the next 19CC visiting speaker event: Professor Emma Mason (Warwick) will be with us on Wednesday 15th at 5pm (note, we’re in Arts 104 this time). Title and abstract below. I very much hope you’re able to join us – it should be a terrific paper. Do circulate to others, especially MAs and PGRs. … Continue reading “Visiting Speaker Series – Weds 15th November”
Nineteenth-Century Centre Research Seminar – Wednesday 25th October at 5pm
Please join us for our first research seminar visiting speaker event of the year! James is a terrific scholar and a wonderfully engaging speaker, so we’re set for an illuminating evening. Further details below. Do spread the word to other interested parties. And if you can’t attend in person but would like to hear James’s … Continue reading “Nineteenth-Century Centre Research Seminar – Wednesday 25th October at 5pm”
J. Uluwehi Hopkins (Hawai’i, West O’ahu), ‘Moʻolelo as Methodology: Hawaiian Knowledge Systems Embedded in Oral Histories’
J. Uluwehi Hopkins, ‘Moʻolelo as Methodology: Hawaiian Knowledge Systems Embedded in Oral Histories’ Friday, 14th July 2023, 10am (BST) – Online Moʻolelo is the Hawaiian word for “history” and “story.” In the ancestral Hawaiian worldview, these two concepts are intertwined, but it is often seen as a problem by the conservative Western methodology of doing … Continue reading “J. Uluwehi Hopkins (Hawai’i, West O’ahu), ‘Moʻolelo as Methodology: Hawaiian Knowledge Systems Embedded in Oral Histories’”
Dr Abigail Droge, ‘The Role of Literature in an Industrial Society: Student Perspectives from Mason Science College’
Dr Abigail Droge, ‘The Role of Literature in an Industrial Society: Student Perspectives from Mason Science College’ Wednesday, 5th July 2023, 5pm – Arts 101 (Lecture Room 4) Join us on Wednesday July 5th at 5pm in Arts 101 (Lecture Room 4) for a wonderful talk by Dr Abigail Droge about Mason Science College – … Continue reading “Dr Abigail Droge, ‘The Role of Literature in an Industrial Society: Student Perspectives from Mason Science College’”
The University of Birmingham’s Nineteenth-Century Centre’s Public Lecture, Dr Clare Bucknell (All Souls, Oxford), ‘Nineteenth-Century Anthologising: “Castrated” Books and Poems’
The University of Birmingham’s Nineteenth-Century Centre’s Public Lecture Dr Clare Bucknell (All Souls, Oxford), ‘Nineteenth-Century Anthologising: “Castrated” Books and Poems’ Thursday 25th May 2023, 6:00pm-7:30pm at Selly Manor Museum (in collaboration with The Bookshop on the Green, and as part of the AMD Hughes Annual Memorial Lecture Series) In The Condition of the Working Class in … Continue reading “The University of Birmingham’s Nineteenth-Century Centre’s Public Lecture, Dr Clare Bucknell (All Souls, Oxford), ‘Nineteenth-Century Anthologising: “Castrated” Books and Poems’”
19CC Research Seminar: Dr Phillippa Bennett (Northampton)
19CC Research Seminar Dr Phillippa Bennett (University of Northampton) Wednesday 26th April 2023, 4:30pm-6:30pm Arts 103 (Constance Naden Room) Dr Phillippa Bennett (University of Northampton), ‘Wild Belongings: Community, Story and Rewilding in William Morris’s News from Nowhere and Diane Setterfield’s Once Upon a River’ Contemporary cultural interest in the concept of rewilding has generated a … Continue reading “19CC Research Seminar: Dr Phillippa Bennett (Northampton)”
CFP: 19CC Postgraduate Symposium
Call for Papers – 19CC Postgraduate Symposium The University of Birmingham Nineteenth-Century Centre is delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Postgraduate Symposium taking place on Monday, 15th May 2023. The Postgraduate Symposium will be an opportunity for students to come together in a low-pressure environment to hear about and celebrate … Continue reading “CFP: 19CC Postgraduate Symposium”
19CC Research Seminar: Dr James Grande (KCL) & Dr Jack Quin (Birmingham)
19CC Research Seminar Dr James Grande (King’s College London) and Dr Jack Quin (University of Birmingham) Wednesday 8th March 2023, 5pm-7pm Arts 104 Dr James Grande (King’s College London), ‘Amelia Opie, Music and Dissent’ Harriet Guest has written, ‘Opie’s was one of the most successful publishing careers of the early nineteenth century’, but until recently … Continue reading “19CC Research Seminar: Dr James Grande (KCL) & Dr Jack Quin (Birmingham)”
19CC Semester Two Programme
Nineteenth-Century Centre: Semester Two Programme We are delighted to announce our programme of events for this semester! At present, all research seminars are scheduled to take place in-person on campus (more details including room locations and abstracts will be sent ahead of each event). We have a number of fantastic papers on the programme for … Continue reading “19CC Semester Two Programme”