Author Archive | Melanie Bassett

PTUC welcomes the BCMH New Researchers in Maritime History Conference next week!

New Researchers in Maritime History Conference at the University of Portsmouth 31 March – 1 April 2023 The British Commission for Maritime History (BCMH), in association with Port Towns and Urban Cultures Research Group, University of Portsmouth, is delighted to invite you to the twenty-eighth conference for new researchers. This annual conference organised by BCMH […]

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CFP: International Conference: Port Cities in Comparative Global History: Potentials and Issues. Hong Kong, 15-16 June 2023

International Conference: Port Cities in Comparative Global History: Potentials and Issues Date: 15-16 June 2023 Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Sponsored by Lloyd’s Register Foundation via the University of Portsmouth and the History Department and Modern History Research Centre at the Hong Kong Baptist University The University of Portsmouth’s ‘Port Towns […]

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Coming Soon – the Beyond The Porthole Podcast!

PhD students from the University of Portsmouth, Suzanne Marie Taylor, Charlotte Steffen and Daisy Turnbull are embarking on an insightful new project looking ‘Beyond The Porthole’ at aspects of maritime and coastal history in a brand new podcast series!  This 7-part series will be diving into current themes of maritime history and talking to some […]

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Recording now online: ‘Coast as Muse’ IHR Partnership Seminar Series ‘Coastal Connections’

On 3 February 2022 Coastal Connections, as part of the IHR’s Partnership Seminar Series, hosted ‘Coast as Muse’. The seminar asked: What makes ‘the coast’ the subject of so many creative and literary works? “Coast as Muse” will explore the cultural significance of the coast as a provocation for art, literary work and critique. The speakers represent […]

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Abstracts and Event Programme: Treaty Port China in World History c.1842-1930. 27-28 January 2022.

                  Date and time: 27-28 January 2022, 08.30 to 12.30 (BST) both days. Attendance is free-of-charge but attendees must register in order to receive the event link.   Please register via Eventbrite by Tuesday 26 January. The University of Portsmouth’s ‘Port Towns and Urban Cultures’ group, in collaboration with its […]

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Rescheduled Event: Treaty Port China in World History c.1842-1930. 世界历史上的通商口岸中国 c.1842-1930。

Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Online Workshop: 研究生和早期職業研究員在線研討會: Date and time: 27-28 January 2022, 08.30 to 12.30 (GMT+0) both days. 日期和时间:2022 年 1 月 27-28 日,08.30 至 12.30(GMT+0)两天。   About 關於 The University of Portsmouth’s ‘Port Towns and Urban Cultures’ group, in collaboration with its partners Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage and Education Centre, Dalian Maritime […]

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