Information for history students, academics and enthusiasts in Lampeter and West/Mid-Wales.
Lampeter, Wales
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Rowan Williams delivering his keynote at our Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre conference on Mystical Experiences: Past & Present. Bishop Williams' paper discussed 'The Soul & the Trinity in Julian of Norwich'.
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Prof Lisa Isherwood presenting 'Margery Kempe: God's Wild Housewife' at the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Centre conference. Fascinating insight into the theology of a singular woman.
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It's day 2 o #IMC2022 and we have up to 50% off our #medieval titles on our stand!
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Day 8 of #sfafs2022: An exciting day on site today, with some fascinating finds made by one of our new participants - including a decorative piece of 12th Century Ham Green pottery (originates from the Bristol area), which could be part of a jug.
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Day 2 of #SFAFS2022 : After a guided walk around the abbey and graveyard with Quentin, the sun finally came out and we had a great afternoon of excavating.... and a great find of some medieval pottery!
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Working with Prof Catrin Webster (paintings) on our project Ancient Egypt reborn? Unprovenanced objects, art and emotions - outcomes presented at EAA Budapest 2022 @artistborth #EAA2022
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Ten Poems about Swimming which I edited is just out today from @poetrycandle! @dralexscott @EllenLabib @EllaFrears @HelenMort @kimmoorepoet @poetrywales @kaiteoreilly @roshudis @JackieNews – at Wales, United Kingdom
Welsh poet @SamRhydderch has chosen the poems for Ten Poems about Swimming. We travel from a child learning to swim at home on a piano stool to a swimmer in a public baths which become suddenly splendid, as well as meeting swimmers braving ponds, rivers and the open sea #swimming
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📢A DATE FOR THE DIARY: LAMPETER TREASURE SEMINAR - GEORGE IV
📅 Monday, June 27th
🕰 7pm
📍 Founders Library, @UWTSDLampeter or on Microsoft Teams
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Here's information about the Post-Doctoral Researcher (Digital British Islam) position, based @UWTSDLampeter. This is the first of two post-docs for the Digital British Islam project. Deadline 23.6.22. bit.ly/3QhrOOI
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Had a great time speaking @PHRC_DeMontfort conference on Photographic History without History. Here are some the pics from my paper on searching for lost photographs.
Many thanks to @GilPasternak, @kelleywilder5, @beastruz & all the team for organising two fascinating days.
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We're thrilled that @UWTSD has been selected as a host for a Global Hub of the @UNESCO BRIDGES coalition. 🌍
Read Dr @AttalaLuci and others discuss the exciting development here: uwtsd.ac.uk/news/press-relea…
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Wales & the World Panel 7 is Music & Expression
@SThompsonAber ‘Carnivals & Jazz Bands in the 1926 Coal Lockout’
Peter Morgan Barnes, ‘Wales's Indigenous Opera Tradition’
@LoefflerMarion, ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau & Land of My Fathers: Subaltern Uses of a National Chorus’
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Wales & the World panel 8 is Methods & Resources
Veronica Calarco, @AberArtSchool, ‘We Live with the Land/The Land as Other’
Peter Davies, ‘Borders, Barriers & Sense of Place: Merthyr Gave Me a Hug’
@rhyskamjones, @Ganolfan, 'Cambrian Colonialism & "Welsh Indians" Myth'
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Panel 5 of Wales & the World is Places & Institutions.
@eleanor_stevo (@CamHistory) ‘Maeslough House: Indian Wealth in Wales’
William Gibson (@OCMCHBrookes) ‘1852: The First Degrees Awarded in Wales’
@KatharinaZinn (@UWTSD) ‘Ancient Egypt & @VisitCyfarthfa Castle Museum’
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Panel 6 is Teaching Cynefin.
Gwenllian Lansdown Davies @MudiadMeithrin & @JDunrod ‘Decolonising Early Years’
@rhys_raj, Rhys Dafydd Jones & Manon Lewis @AU_DGES ‘Cynefin: Search of a Concept’
@martinjohnes @SwanseaHistory ‘Welsh Past in Early C20 Textbooks & Classrooms’
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Panel 10 of Wales & the World:
Gethin Matthews (@WelshMemorials), @SwanseaHistory, ‘The Welsh in the Cariboo Gold Rush'
@LowriAnnRees, @BangorHistory. ‘Welsh Sojourners in India, c.1760–1840’
Nataliia Zinukova, Alfred Nobel University, ‘John Hughes: Welsh Heritage in Ukraine’
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Huge thanks to all the Wales & the World delegates @UWTSDLampeter for fantastic papers over two stimulating days.
Extra shout out to @OlivetteOtele's tone-setting keynote, Hilary Slack's dedicated organising & Andy Bevan for collaborating on the 'Phillips Must Fall' paper. – at Lampeter, Wales
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Another packed day of fascinating papers upcoming at Wales & the World.
Featuring @eleanor_stevo, @KatharinaZinn, @JDunrod, @rhys_raj, @martinjohnes @SThompsonAber @LoefflerMarion @pastdeeds, @alison_harding1, @WelshMemorials, @LowriAnnRees, @rhyskamjones and many more!
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We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Cllr Hag Harris, a true local legend of both town & gown. Hag was a familiar & much-loved presence around Lampeter: the place won't quite be the same without him.
Our thoughts are with his family & friends.
cambrian-news.co.uk/news/sho… – at Lampeter, Wales
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Watch @UWTSD alum Malsa Maaz give a fascinating @TEDx talk 'The Human Story behind the Glass Cabinet': youtu.be/YTAuha7UjJg
Malsa discusses her MRes research on coconut culture in the Maldives, a topic supervised by Dr Luci Attala.
Read more here: uwtsd.ac.uk/news/press-relea…