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Category Archives: Cultural History
‘What manner of creature is it in the semblance of man?’: Count Dracula and ChatGPT, by Dr Dan Renshaw
At the end of the nineteenth century human society seemed to be on the brink of profound behavioural change spurred on by advances in technology. Over the previous fifty years innovations had occurred in communications, in transport, and, less benignly, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural History, News
Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, Book, ChatGPT, Dracula, Gothic, history, Horror, Medieval, Modern, modern history, nineteenth century, University of Reading
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1986 Teenage Girl by Amy Gower #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
We are delighted that our penultimate #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs is by Amy Gower. This fictional account inspired by her PhD research into teenage girls’ experiences of secondary school between 1970 and 2000 (see end of page). We’ve had the Desert Island Discs … Continue reading
Women’s Voices: From Slavery to the #MeToo Movement – Fairbrother Lecture 2019
The end of the American Civil War offered emancipated African American women the right to bring rape charges against white men for the first time, leading to an escalation in disclosures of sexual violence. In this lecture, History Ph.D. student … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Cultural History, Events, gender history, modern history, News, Research, Students Page
Tagged American History, PhD, women's history
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Finding Evidence of Holy Healing: The Case of St Robert of Knaresborough
by Dr Ruth Salter My research explores the experiences of pilgrims who sought out miraculous cures through saint cults in medieval England. A key resource for this topic are the hagiographical sources which include reports of the posthumous miracles (collected … Continue reading
Fieldwork Notes: ‘Just smile and be friendly Beth, you’ll do fine…’
by Beth Rebisz, Ph.D. student For the two months running up to my departure in July for Nairobi, Kenya, I did what I do best: worry. I worried (for no reason) that my visa wouldn’t be accepted. I worried that … Continue reading
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