Visual sources for historians
Course dates
7 February - 6 March 2012
Course fee
£210
Course tutor
Dr Lynne Walker (IHR)
In response to an increasing interest in visual culture by historians and the growing importance of the visualisation of history, this course for Spring 2012 introduces issues and approaches to the use of visual sources in historical research in the modern period. Structured around lectures, discussions and visits, the course will offer the opportunity for students to consider films, paintings, photographs, architecture and design in situ - in galleries, museums and the built environment - as well as provide an introduction to visual sources held in archives and libraries. Students will also have the opportunity to talk in detail to archivists, librarians and curators about their own research needs, and to find out more about how particular libraries, museums and other archives may be useful to them. The course is open to all students registered for a higher degree in history or cognate disciplines at a university in the UK.
The course takes the form of full-day sessions mostly held on Tuesdays (although see below for exceptions) over the course of five weeks. The sessions will start with a lecture, normally held at the IHR, followed by a seminar discussion. After lunch each week, the group will visit a gallery or institution of relevance to the week's topic.
The programme is confirmed as follows:
| First Session: Tuesday 7 February, Introduction and PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee, Welcome and Registration (Royal Institute of British Architects) Dr Lynne Walker |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Visit: PHOTOGRAPHY, Royal Institute of British Architects Robert Elwall, Curator, RIBA Photographs Collection |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Seminar: Institute of Historical Research David Bate, Westminster, and Lynne Walker, IHR |
| Second Session: Tuesday 14 February, PAINTING | |
| 10:45 - 13:00 | Lecture/Seminar: Gallery talk and visit, National Maritime Museum (NMM), Greenwich Dr Richard Johns, Curator of NMM Prints and Drawings: The Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital (now Greenwich University) and NMM archive of prints and drawings |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Visit: The Atlantic Worlds Gallery, which uses paintings, prints, and artefacts to depict connections between Europe, Africa and the Americas and addresses themes such as empire, slavery and resistance. Dr John McAleer, Curator of Eighteenth-century Imperial and Maritime History |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Visit: Traders: East India Company & Asia Gallery Dr John McAleer |
| Third Session: MONDAY (NOTA BENE) 20 February, PORTRAITS | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Visit: National Portrait Gallery Gallery talk, Modern Portraits |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | IT Gallery Nikki Foster, NPG |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Visit: Heinz Archive and Library, NPG Paul Cox, Archive & Library |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Visit: Photographs Collection, NPG Helen Trompeteler and Clare Freestone, Assistant Curators |
| Fourth Session: WEDNESDAY (NOTA BENE) 29 February, FILM | |
| 10:45 - 12:45 | Lecture/Seminar: IHR Dr Lynne Walker |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Visit: Imperial War Museum, IWM Archive of Film and Video Matthew Lee, IWM |
| Fifth Session: Tuesday 6 March, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN | |
| 10:45 - 12:45 | Seminar: IHR Dr Lynne Walker |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Visit: Gender, Space and Architecture, an architectural walk in Bloomsbury, followed by a visit to St Pancras International and the Midland Hotel (hotel exterior only), and the former Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital |
The course is open to postgraduates, academics and all who are interested in using visual material for historical research purposes.
Completed registration forms should be returned by email or post to:
Dr Simon TraffordThe Institute of Historical Research
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HUTel: +44 (0)20 7862 8763
Email: ihr.training@sas.ac.uk
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