In May 2010 the Egypt Centre together with Kasia Szpakowska organised an international conference called Experiment and Experience: Ancient Egypt in the Present which aimed to bring academics and craftspeople together to explore aspects of ancient Egyptian technology through experiment. This conference was streamed with the support of the Swansea University Research Institute for Arts and Humanities….Continue Reading Ancient Egypt in the Present – conference podcasts
Departmental nomination for Swansea University Research and Innovation Awards
Congratulations to Dr Evelien Bracke, Senior Lecturer in our Department, who has been nominated for this year’s Research and Innovation awards organised by Swansea University, in the category of Public Engagement. Evelien has been nominated for her work on ‘Literacy through Classics: between pupil and policy’. For information about her Literacy through Classics project, see…Continue Reading Departmental nomination for Swansea University Research and Innovation Awards
Talk: how to prepare for a PGCE
On Wednesday 19th October 2016, I gave a talk – together with History colleagues – about how to prepare for your PGCE application practically. You can find the recording here. You can find the powerpoint here: powerpoint. If you have questions, feel free to contact me at e.bracke@swansea.ac.uk. Written by Dr Evelien Bracke…Continue Reading Talk: how to prepare for a PGCE
Classics at Swansea University between copper business and tinplate worker: Ceri Richards’ Rape of Europa
Blog post by Dr Evelien Bracke, Senior Lecturer in Classics, on CLC315 (Classics in Popular Culture). For my new third-year module, Classics in Popular Culture (CLC315), I decided to take students on a walk through the Singleton Campus, to get them thinking about the ways in which Classics have been appropriated to convey messages about…Continue Reading Classics at Swansea University between copper business and tinplate worker: Ceri Richards’ Rape of Europa