Brought to you by the University of Wolverhampton and Black Country Living Museum, Black Country Gothic explores the region as a Gothic setting. Expect spectacular tales of horror, the true and often tragic events that shape many of the region’s notorious ghost stories and the curious folklore and superstitions that Read more…
A Celebration of Creativity, Culture and Community This year’s Black History Month event at BCLM is a virtual event to celebrate the contribution of Black people living and working in the Black Country. Join BCLM for an evening of performances including song, dance, music, and spoken word that will showcase Read more…
October is Black History Month (BHM) – an annual celebration and commemoration of the history, culture, diversity, contributions and achievements of Black people in the UK. Here is a round-up of the BHM events taking place at the University of Wolverhampton: Please note that this list will updated throughout the Read more…
Thursday 17th September, 17:00-18:30 Join members of the Centre for Print History and Culture to launch a special edition of the journal Midland History, (Taylor & Francis Online ) which is dedicated to printing history and culture of the Midlands. The Midlands was Britain’s most historically important printing region outside London. Through Read more…
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 second part of this discussion about Dean’s artistic residency at Read more…
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 lots more to get involved with. Despite the challenging times Read more…
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 up with the full Lockdown Learning series here. It is Read more…
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 sharing their recommendations and links for finding out more. Catch Read more…
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 these buildings. This week we have a tour of the Read more…
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 with Key Stages 1 & 2 for home learning. University Read more…