Love and Anarchy: Bringing chanson to the UK
A new recording of English language versions of songs by Léo Ferré, made by a researcher at the University of Bristol, aims to brings the work of this famous chanson artist to a wider audience in the UK.
Faculty of Arts
iTunes vs the recording industry - how has technology revolutionised music?
iTunes and Spotify are just two examples of digital technology that have revolutionised the mainstream music industry. However, exactly how tools like these have affected those at lower levels of the industry is yet to be fully understood. An international conference hosted by academics at the University of Bristol next week [25 Mar] will explore how new technology has impacted the music business.
Celebrating Latin America in Bristol
A three-month celebration of Latin American culture in Bristol, organised by the University of Bristol, begins next Thursday [7 March] with a week of artistic events open to the public.
Excellence in teaching recognised by Teaching Fellowships in the Schools of Social and Community Medicine and Modern Languages
The University of Bristol announced the award of two University Teaching Fellowships to academics in the Schools of Social and Community Medicine and Modern Languages. The awards, which mark exceptional practice in teaching, were awarded to Dr Trevor Thompson in the School of Social and Community Medicine and Miss Gloria Visintini in the School of Modern Languages.
Celebrating Dante's – and Dan Brown's – Inferno at the University of Bristol
A group of Bristol experts on Dante will be speed-reading Dan Brown's eagerly anticipated new novel Inferno, inspired by the Italian poet's masterwork of the same name, ahead of a round table discussion at the University of Bristol this Tuesday [14 May], the day the book is published by Transworld. The event, Dante and Dan Brown, takes place in the Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building from 6pm. All are welcome but booking is required.
Engineer turned historian investigates Avonmouth's past
A chemical engineer who worked for Imperial Smelting and ISC Chemicals at Avonmouth and is now studying for a PhD at the University of Bristol on the history of the site is hoping to track down other past employees to help with his research.
Bristol hosts UK's largest postgraduate conference in the humanities
Postgraduates and early-career researchers working on the study of religions come together in Bristol today for the Eighteenth Joint Postgraduate Religion and Theology conference, the largest humanities postgraduate conference in the UK.
How the pictures learnt to walk
A digital touch-table that brings the experience of pre-cinema and early filmmaking back to cinema audiences and museum visitors has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol, working in partnership with Aerian Studios.
Women, the Arts and Globalization
The first anthology to specifically explore the relationships between transnational feminism and women's art practices across a range of contemporary media, co-edited by Dr Dorothy Rowe in the Department of History of Art, is published this month.
Cutting-edge technology brings the past to life
Projects which aim to bring heritage attractions to life using immersive digital technologies will be showcased at Watershed, Bristol this Friday. Three of the collaborations draw on the expertise of researchers in the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Arts.