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July 2021
The Nostalgia Series Part III: Dr Tom Mercer – The Psychology of Nostalgia
Introducing the Nostalgia Series Nostalgia is a contentious issue. Whilst for some it is a harmless, helpful, rose-tinted view of the past, it has also been viewed critically, as a form of regressive, reactionary and sentimental escapism. Yet there is a steadily increasing body of work that reassesses nostalgia…
Find out more »August 2021
Opened by Herb: Wolverhampton’s Festival Market Place
Artsfest Online and the Black Country Studies Centre are pleased to present a series of events commemorating the 70 years anniversary of the Festival and its impact in the Black Country. A new location for a market in Wolverhampton was proposed in the 1930s. After World War II a more…
Find out more »The Festival of Britain in Walsall – Sian Macfarlane
Artsfest Online and the Black Country Studies Centre are pleased to present a series of events commemorating the 70 years anniversary of the Festival and its impact in the Black Country. ‘We Are Illuminated’, undertaken with The New Art Gallery Walsall, was a project concerned with the leisure life of…
Find out more »October 2021
Book Launch: The Dereliction by Liz Berry and Tom Hicks
This is the launch event for The Dereliction, a new book by Liz Berry and Tom Hicks. The Dereliction is a love letter to the Black Country. Liz Berry’s poems have been praised for their use of the vernacular, the twang of West Midlands dialect. Her poems are matched with Tom Hicks’s…
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BCSC Halloween Special – The Black Country: Science Fact and Science Fiction
Think you can tell your science fact from your science fiction? Join the BCSC and some fiendish friends for our second annual Halloween online event. This time around, we’ll be looking at the Black Country’s links with science fiction and exploring some of the weird and wonderful aspects of the…
Find out more »December 2021
Simon Briercliffe in Conversation with Professor Keith Gildart
The BCSC has joined forces with ArtsFest Online for this special 'in conversation' event. Join Historian and BCLM Researcher Simon Briercliffe and University of Wolverhampton Professor of Labour and Social History Keith Gildart, as they discuss the working class history of the Black Country. The discussion will focus on Simon's…
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The University of Wolverhampton Christmas-Time Lecture 2021: When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney
The University of Wolverhampton Christmas-Time Lecture is now in its 5th year and still going strong. Using the festive song ‘When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney’ as our muse, this year’s University of Wolverhampton Christmas-Time Lecture will take a humorous look at what might happen to poor old Santa…
Find out more »February 2022
Pranks & Punishment: exploring school (mis) behaviour in Black Country schools, 1870-1988
With Dr Elizabeth J Done (University of Plymouth, UK), Helen Knowler (University of Wolverhampton, UK), Dr Jenny Gilbert (BCLM) and Sharan Dhanda (BCLM). Join the BCSC as we launch a collaborative research project exploring naughtiness in the Black Country. Do you remember your school days with fondness or fear? Many…
Find out more »April 2022
Offsite 9 Talks: Leanne O’Connor and Ewan Johnston – IMAGINE WOLVES
Join us for this online talk with artists Leanne O’Connor and Ewan Johnston About this event Black Country Studies Centre and ArtsFest Online are delighted to present an online discussion with artists Leanne O'Connor and Ewan Johnston. Leanne and Ewan will be chatting to Dr Jenny Gilbert about their involvement…
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Offsite 9 Talks: Susan Brisco and Charlotte Dunn
Join us for this online talk with artists Charlotte Dunn and Susan Brisco About this event Black Country Studies Centre and ArtsFest Online are delighted to present an online discussion with artists Charlotte Dunn and Susan Brisco. Charlotte and Susan will be chatting to Dr Jenny Gilbert about their involvement…
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