By Lucie Lefler The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris is an iconic example of French Gothic architecture. The cathedral dates back to the twelfth century and was the seat of the Archbishop of Paris. Until the fire in April 2019, it was still in use for Sunday mass- yet it is perhaps most famous for its…Continue Reading ‘I speak for the trees.’ Reconstructing the Notre Dame Cathedral
Classical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
We in the Department of History, Heritage, and Classics at Swansea University are proud to be hosting the CA conference as a hybrid event between 8 and 11 April 2022. Since we are aware that time is passing, and the official conference website is still a work in progress (in part owing to the need…Continue Reading Classical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
FACING POWER PT. 2: SWANSEA ONLINE SEMINARS
We continue with our online seminars on the theme of ‘Facing Power’ this Spring semester. Please join us on Mondays, 5pm UK time (Greenwich Mean Time until British Summer Time starts on 27 March 2022), at this Zoom link: https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/j/92787863413?pwd=T25tVkhUWTFEY2JYa3liTVFvb1JjQT09. Meeting ID is 970 8915 4536, Passcode 093854. To receive updates and weekly reminders, please…Continue Reading FACING POWER PT. 2: SWANSEA ONLINE SEMINARS
OLCAP Events, Autumn Term 2021
This term OLCAP is organising a short series of lunchtime seminars this semester organised loosely around the themes of heritage and the ancient world. The series got underway on Monday 1st November when Nigel Pollard (Swansea) spoke about his Leverhulme project and delivered the paper ‘Soldiers in ‘A Country Rich in Monuments’, Italy 1943-45’ . This presentation did…Continue Reading OLCAP Events, Autumn Term 2021
Swansea Ancient World Seminars 2021-22: Facing Power
Swansea Ancient World Seminars 2021-22: Facing Power Mondays 5pm UK time, on zoom Facing Power We are keeping to our tradition of choosing broad topics and to invite speakers to approach the central theme from all angles. This year, our main theme deals with the question how interaction with power and the powerful is regulated,…Continue Reading Swansea Ancient World Seminars 2021-22: Facing Power
Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
In August 2020, I was awarded an ICS Public Engagement Award to implement a new public engagement initiative with the Egypt Centre, Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. The project – to install a new display and develop a range of educational resources – grew out…Continue Reading Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
Breakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
If you’re preparing to come to university in Swansea, I hope you’re getting excited! This despite the uncertainty of our pandemic-riddled times, of course. One of the advantages of Swansea is the low cost of living, and we have many greasy spoons where you can nurse the results of a night out. Students have been…Continue Reading Breakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
Bombing Pompeii and the Monuments Men
This links to a blog post Nigel Pollard wrote recently for the website of the British School at Rome as a trailer for his upcoming book, Bombing Pompeii: World Heritage and Military Necessity….Continue Reading Bombing Pompeii and the Monuments Men
Department Xenia: Colloquia and a Conference – Ian Goh
Over the course of the academic year 2019–20, Swansea’s department of Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology has played, and continues to play, host to visiting scholars who present their research in research seminars on a Tuesday afternoon. Among these, so far, have been Dr Eleri Cousins of Lancaster University, Dr April Pudsey of Manchester Metropolitan…Continue Reading Department Xenia: Colloquia and a Conference – Ian Goh
Walking Historic and Ancient sites: the Areas around Three Cliffs Bay and Cefn Bryn – Thomas Alexander Husøy
In our final post this side of 2019, Thomas Husøy writes about some of the ancient sites that he has encountered on his walking adventures. We hope this inspires and encourages you to explore some of these amazing local places of interest…weather permitting! The Gower peninsula is full of historical sites, and in this…Continue Reading Walking Historic and Ancient sites: the Areas around Three Cliffs Bay and Cefn Bryn – Thomas Alexander Husøy