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HMP Grendon Dean and James
ArtsFest

ArtsFest Events in August

Here’s the first part of our quick round up of the exciting ArtsFest Online events taking place in August… Wednesday 5th August 11:30am-12:30pm Artist Residency at HMP Grendon (Part Two) – talk by Dean Kelland and James Latunji-Cockbill In the Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 6 months6 months ago
Funny Roots
ArtsFest

More from ArtsFest Online!

More exciting events are lined up for ArtsFest online next week (week commencing Monday 27th July). Monday 27th July 4pm-5pm Finding our Funny Roots Project – A Presentation Students from the University’s School of Humanities have been working alongside the Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 6 months6 months ago
Max and Allister
ArtsFest

Latest ArtsFest Events

ArtsFest have a exciting line-up of online events taking place next week (week commencing 13th July). From glass making to witchcraft – expect creativity and, of course, a bit of the unexpected! Tuesday 14th July 3pm-4pm: Dr Max Stewart in Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 7 months7 months ago
Rob Francis
Lockdown Learning

Get a Free eBook of R.M. Francis’ New Novel, Bella

The University of Wolverhampton have teamed up with Wild Pressed Books to offer readers free copies of R. M. Francis’ recent novel, Bella. R. M. Francis is a Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the University, and his book is Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 7 months ago
Liz Berry Tom Hicks
Lockdown Learning

Artsfest Online: In conversation with Liz Berry and Tom Hicks

This year marks the sixth year of Artsfest hosted by the University of Wolverhampton. Traditionally they work with cultural venues across the region to programme a variety of events including live performances, workshops, theatre shows, music, poetry, art exhibitions, and Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 7 months ago
Linguistics
Lockdown Learning

Lockdown Learning: Black Country Dialect Part 2

This week we have an extra Lockdown Learning post from Judith Hamilton, a Senior Lecturer in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Wolverhampton and Olivia Boddy, a current second year student studying Linguistics. Catch Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 7 months7 months ago
Dialect
Lockdown Learning

Lockdown Learning: Black Country Dialect Part 1

Throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, the Black Country Studies Centre will be bringing you videos and blogposts about life in the Black Country, past, present and future. Expert speakers will give you insights to their subject and research, as well as Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 8 months7 months ago
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Lockdown Learning

Lockdown Learning: Mapping Women’s Suffrage

Throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, the Black Country Studies Centre will be bringing you videos and blogposts about life in the Black Country, past, present and future. Expert speakers will give you insights to their subject and research, as well as Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 8 months ago
Anchor Maker's
History at Home

History at Home: Video Tour

The History at Home series has a new look! You can now take a tour around some of the museum’s buildings and find out more about what life would have been like for the people who lived and worked in Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 8 months ago
Cholera Morbus
History at Home

Cholera Hits the Black Country in 1832

The BCSC are thrilled to be supporting Black Country Living Museum’s History at Home project. Have you checked out the History at Home mini-documentary about the devastating 1832 cholera outbreak that hit the Black Country? There’s also an interactive Powerpoint to use Read more…

By Jenny Gilbert, 8 months8 months ago

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