Nautical chic by Amber Jane Butchart Amber Jane Butchart dropped by a few weeks ago, as part of the University public lecture series, and talked about her new book to a packed lecture theatre in Eldon Building. She was very …
You may remember back in January I blogged about the devastating effect of the Blitz on Portsmouth which took place 75 years ago. Some of the most evocative artistic images of this period, which retain all their power and emotion today, …
The history of the University of Portsmouth stretches back to 1869. A display telling the story of the various institutions which became our current university is now on show at the Portsmouth History Centre until mid-May. The display is a joint project between Portsmouth …
University of Portsmouth: Our History exhibition Read more »
Gilbert and Sullivan: gender, genre, parody by Carolyn Williams A couple of weeks ago I saw UPDMS perform Ruddygore (or The Witch’s Curse) at the Theatre Royal in Portsmouth. It was a trip down memory lane for me. Thirty years …
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout history and reflect on the ongoing systematic social marginalisation that has undervalued them and deprived humanity of so much of its ingenuity and genius – an ongoing problem as …
The academic study of queer culture and lifestyles has become a popular field of study in several degree courses. We have a broad range of books about this subject in the University Library. For anyone who is interested I came …
Exploring queer cultures and lifestyles in the creative arts in Britain c1885-1967 Read more »
Discover what LGBT people has achieved despite historic discrimination. Check out our new LGBT History book display near the Library Café and the display on LGBT biographies on the display case in Area 2B on the second floor. Don’t miss the opportunity to watch the …
To celebrate diversity awareness this LGBT History Month, Alexander Street Press have kindly offered access to historic video, book, article and archive collections until 6th March 2016.
One of the largest and most splendid of the multi-volume Dutch world atlases, the Blaeu Atlas Major, is now freely available online thanks to the National Library of Scotland. The Blaeu Atlas Major represents the state of geographic knowledge …
‘The Holy Grail on film: essays on the cinematic quest’ edited by Kevin J. Harty The Holy Grail is an elusive object prompting many quests, both real and imagined, in the mediaeval and modern world. Such is its ambiguity it …
