My name is Catherine and I’m entering my third year as an English student. I worked as a Collaborative Research Intern on Dr Toria Johnson’s Project “The Local/Global Birnam Oak” where I focused on the historical, cultural and literary impact of Birnam Oak and the wider impact it has within the study of Shakespeare. The … Continue reading “Visiting multiple archives for Birnam Wood in the context of Shakespeare – by Catherine Crewe”
Pilot workshop on West-Midlands-based gothic literature – by Jack Talbot
I’m Jack. I’m about to enter my final year as an English Literature student. Over the summer, I was a Collaborative Research Intern for Dr Emily Wingfield’s Project “Birmingham Stories: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Place-Based Literacy Programmes,” which was a collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. I came across the Collaborative Research Internship scheme when … Continue reading “Pilot workshop on West-Midlands-based gothic literature – by Jack Talbot”
IASPR assistance, newspaper archive research, and transcription of a Zoom call – by Ilina Jha
My name is Ilina Jha. I’m entering my final year of study as a BA English Literature student, and I worked as a Collaborative Research Intern on Dr Amy Burge’s Project ‘Reading and reviewing the ‘bonkbuster’ 1970-1990’. I had three main jobs to do during my internship. The first one was assisting at the International … Continue reading “IASPR assistance, newspaper archive research, and transcription of a Zoom call – by Ilina Jha”
Looking through the archives for references to bonkbusters and their authors – by Anna Banks
I’m Anna, a second year Drama and English student. My first thought when I saw the internship advert for the Collaborative Research Internship (CRI) was “I have to apply for this. It’s perfect.” I had been considering pursuing higher education past my undergraduate degree for a little while before coming across this opportunity, and it … Continue reading “Looking through the archives for references to bonkbusters and their authors – by Anna Banks”
Life after death at the OLRC: ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses – by Bethan Welch
I’m Bethan, and I’m going into my third year studying History and Politics. This summer I have completed the Collaborative Research Internship focusing on ancient Egyptian amulets depicting gods and goddesses. This project was evolved from ‘Creatures of ancient Egypt: researching animal-shaped amulets in the Eton Myers collection,’ which Lucy undertook. Luckily, a second placement … Continue reading “Life after death at the OLRC: ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses – by Bethan Welch”
Investigating how mobility, in conjunction with activism, may benefit lives – by Rachel Chiverton
My name is Rachel, I study history and I have been working as a Collaborative Research Intern on the project ‘Movements and Mobility: an online forum’ with Dr Nathan Cardon and Dr John Munroe. The work entailed researching activists’ organisations who use transport to improve social mobility and equality across various regions. I was initially … Continue reading “Investigating how mobility, in conjunction with activism, may benefit lives – by Rachel Chiverton”
Design, Contemporaneity and Relevance on the Shakespearean Stage – by Ruby Kwartz
My name is Ruby Kwartz and I am starting my second year of English Literature. Over the summer I took part in the Collaborative Research Internship, where I worked for Dr Ella Hawkins’ project, Design, Contemporaneity and Relevance on the Shakespearean Stage. Our task as research interns was to undertake our own research into contemporary … Continue reading “Design, Contemporaneity and Relevance on the Shakespearean Stage – by Ruby Kwartz”
Collaborative Research Internship: Imagining Learning – by Rianna Mistry
My name is Rianna, I am a third-year English Literature student and I worked in the Collaborative Research Internship on the Imagining Learning project. This summer, I worked on a project titled, ‘Imagining Learning’ which sought to examine the presentation of teaching and learning within literature. The concept of teaching and learning, with a specific … Continue reading “Collaborative Research Internship: Imagining Learning – by Rianna Mistry”
‘Creatures of the Nile’ – by Lucy French
About Me: My name is Lucy and I’m studying English Literature and Classical Literature and Civilisation. I worked on the Collaborative Research Internship Project, ‘Creatures of the Nile’. Over this year’s summer period, I was lucky enough to secure a collaborative research internship at the Eton Myers Collection in Selly Oak. The Eton Myers collection … Continue reading “‘Creatures of the Nile’ – by Lucy French”
‘Auguste Rodin and Portraiture’ – by Giulia Leahy
During June and July this year, I had the exciting opportunity to work as an intern on the Collaborative Research Internship project ‘Auguste Rodin and Portraiture’, led by Dr Claire Jones from the Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies. As a History of Art student, myself, I was interested in studying Rodin and … Continue reading “‘Auguste Rodin and Portraiture’ – by Giulia Leahy”