‘Having a research question is a starting point, not the end point’ – researching local content requirement policies opens Law student Nisha’s eyes to the world of academic study.
Author: Jennifer Palmer
Midlands Art Papers Research Project, Combining Feminism with Web Content Creation
PG Researcher Cai Lyons joins the Midlands Art Papers team not only to take over their social media channels but to research her own article for the MAP publication, an exhibition review of ‘Unskinned Corsetry’.
Shakespeare with D/deaf Children – Lauren
‘The artistry of sign language brings fresh life to Shakespeare’s words’ – PG Researcher Lauren learns how the use of sign language can enrich everyone’s experience of Shakespeare.
‘Half and Halves and Racially Ambiguous Others’: Triracial Communities in the Modern US
UG Researcher Anya Aujla-Jones uses correspondence, research reports and more to help map and understand communities of Native, African, and Anglo-American ancestry in the USA.
Lost Voices of the Elizabethan Age – Maybe they aren’t so lost after all!
Hannah (BA History) discovers that academic research can be exciting in her project to shed light on some of the ‘lost’ letter-writers of Elizabethan England.
Gender and Violence in North India
BA History student Amy described the challenging but ultimately rewarding research she undertook to shed light on violence experienced by girls and women in early twentieth century India.
Shakespeare with D/deaf Children – Annika
The University of Birmingham’s partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place has given rise to lots of different projects and opportunities. One of these aims to help D/deaf children interact with Shakespeare, so Annika (MA Shakespeare and Creativity) spent several weeks working to adapt material in the RSC Toolkit.
Legacies of Colonialism in the Midlands: Stunning Spaces with Hidden Imperial Faces?
Tiana Kelly embarks on a quest to link some of the Midlands’ most magnificent buildings with their colonial past, in partnership with fellow UG Researcher Asha.
Putting the Science Back in Sci-fi
Being paid to read about the sex lives of aliens was one of the highlights of her summer, explains UG Researcher Anjali.
German Vernacular Photographic Heritage of the Great War
There was much more to Oliver’s scholarship than searching through photographs for ‘funky beards’. Rather, these personal photographs of German soldiers provide a sometimes emotional insight into the lives of young men, many of whom were travelling abroad for the first time.