Arts Matter Bristol

A glimpse of hell in a painting of ‘The Last Judgment’ by Frans Floris, 1565

'The underworld was local – and it was plural.'

Emeritus Prof Richard Buxton (@clahbristol.bsky.social) provides expert comment on tourists' fascination with finding the gates to the underworld of Greek mythology for the @financialtimes.com

Read 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DW4

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Women's self-employment has long been an important but often overlooked part of Britain's working history

Inspired by #IWD, we're spotlighting Dr Amy Edwards' @somsproject.bsky.social which explores the history of women’s self-employment in Britain 1970-2000

Watch the documentary 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DJY

New exhibition to explore histories of Black and South Asian feminist pioneers "Women Strike Back!"

Thanks to everyone who came to the ‘Women Strike Back! exhibition launch. And to the team that made this possible: Abi Freeman, Sarah Howard, Sreenanti Banerjee & Siza Dube. It will be up for a few weeks at St Paul’s Learning Centre and Bristol Central Library. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

New exhibition to explore histories of Black and South Asian feminist pioneers "Women Strike Back!"

Briefly here to post that the ‘Women Strike Back’ exhibition has just launched in Bristol. It explores the activism of Black and South Asian women. Free and open to the public. Pls do share the news.

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

🥳 Congratulations to PhD @bristolunienglish.bsky.social candidate Emma Louca who has been awarded an Early Career Enterprise Fellowship for 2026!

Read more about the new cohort 👉 brnw.ch/21x0pJW

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#ICYMI: Dr Antonella Mazzone (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduced us to her River Comics @leverhulme.ac.uk project which explores the ways Amazonian communities adapt to climate change & the lessons we can learn from them

Read more about this important research 👉 brnw.ch/21x0j9L

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The Amazon rainforest faces unprecedented threats from deforestation

Dr @amypenfield.bsky.social (Anthropology) introduces the @infracursions.bsky.social project which examines the effects small-scale extractive activities (logging, mining) have on our planet

Watch the full video 👉 brnw.ch/21x0pph

Bristol academic to lead discussion on macabre Victorian phenomenon The curious phenomenon gripped the 19th-century Britain

Lovely piece on my upcoming talk in @bristol247.bsky.social by a recently graduated student from ELCE. Please share - we have seats and all proceed go to the brilliant @arnosvalecemetery.bsky.social

www.bristol247.com/student/news...

Trump’s approach to Iran is a departure from containment policy of his predecessors Trump has shifted American policy towards Iran from one of containment to direct confrontation.

Hot off the press: New article by our Darius Wainwright on Trump’s actions in Iran: theconversation.com/trumps-appro...

Come and hear about the research journeys of our Co-Director Jo Crow and colleague Ed King next week!

Prof Ed King (left) & Prof Jo Crow (right).

✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Ed King (HiPLA) & Prof Jo Crow (@mmbuob.bsky.social) for their joint inaugural lecture, Celebrating Latin American Studies at Bristol

Ed & Jo will share their research journeys with Prof Lorraine Leu

📆 Thurs 12 March, 6-8pm
📍 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd
🎟️ brnw.ch/21x0nNg

Naia (far left), research assistant on the project, and the Tukano collaborators in Sao Gabriel de Cacoeira, State of Amazonas, with their ecological calendar.

✍️ Dr Antonella Mazzone (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduces her River Comics @leverhulme.ac.uk project which explores the ways Amazonian communities adapt to climate change & the lessons we can learn from them

Read more about this timely research 👉 brnw.ch/21x0j9L

@cabot-institute.bsky.social

Happy publication day to @uobrishistory.bsky.social’s Professor Sumita Mukherjee!

Fancy knowing more about the Bayeux Tapestry? At a free public lecture and reception?? Look no further! 👁️ 👁️

There have been 59 royal arrests in UK history – Charles I was not the last before Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Often it was family members calling for arrest over fears of succession.

'Most arrested royals were accused of treason and conspiracy, but these charges were often compounded with accusations of heresy and witchcraft.'

Dr @gvb1554.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reflects on the history of royal arrests for The Conversation

theconversation.com/there-have-b...

Blank Face Drawing on literary studies, philosophy, social science and neuroscience, Noreen Masud’s project will interrogate the deep structural and aesthetic impact of face blindness on contemporary poets and n...

Drawing on literary studies, philosophy, social science and neuroscience, @noreenmasud.bsky.social's project at @bristoluni.bsky.social will interrogate the deep structural and aesthetic impact of face blindness on contemporary poets and novelists who identify as face blind.

Empowering Indigenous Voices through Animation | The Enterprise Sessions with Dr. Camilla Morelli Dr. Morelli shares her journey from Italy to the Amazon, where she spent 15 years conducting ethnographic fieldwork with an indigenous group

What happens when anthropology meets animation?

Dr. Camilla Morelli was interviewed by Professor Michele Barbour on The Enterprise Sessions about her work with Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest to coproduce animated films.

🎧 Listen here brnw.ch/21wXCOW

BLACK BARK FILMS Black Bark Films are a collaborative female led film documentary company based in Bristol, UK.

The SOMS research project is delighted to share another clip from 'The Secret of Her Success' documentary film.

The full trailer can be viewed on BlackBark films website:
www.blackbarkfilms.com

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#bristolresearch
#womeninselfemployment
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Public Lecture: Food for Thought – The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited A public lecture by Professor Benjamin Pohl (Medieval History, University of Bristol) followed by a free drinks reception.

I’ll be talking about my recent research on the Bayeux Tapestry in a public lecture here in Bristol on Thursday 30 April. Attendance is FREE and includes a drinks reception 🍷 Everybody welcome! Please join us if you can and help spread the word! #medievalsky #skystorians

Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount!

Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

#medievalsky #skystorians

Please join us for the launch of our 'Women Strike Back!' exhibition on Monday 9th March. The wonderful Vanessa Kasuule will be joining us for a poetry reading.

You can book your tickets via: ticketpass.org/event/ELVTJM...

Know your enemy In August 1215, Robert of Courson, the papal legate in Paris, issued a set of statutes for the scholars of the university, forbidding “lectures on the books of Aristotle on metaphysics and natural phi...

'The life and legacy of Maurice of Burgos have for too long been shrouded in mystery. This marvellous study is a window on a fascinating topic.'

Dr Fernando Cervantes (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reviews Teresa Witcombe's On the Edges of Christendom in The TLS

www.the-tls.com/history/medi...

📻 Dr Laurence Publicover (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC Radio 4 #InOurTime to discuss Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @lucycmunro.bsky.social & Misha Glenny

Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21wZOlR

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In Our Time - Henry IV Part 1 - BBC Sounds Shakespeare's powerful exploration of power and succession with Hotspur, Hal and Falstaff.

Thrilled for my colleague, Laurence Publicover, and his appearance on In Our Time today, joined by the brilliant @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and @lucycmunro.bsky.social - what a trio! Have worked on H4 quite a bit and still learned lots! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#ICYMI: Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) returned to Arts Matter to tell us about a fascinating late Cold War encounter between Western queer individuals and the Soviet Union

Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wZwbk

@lgbthm.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @mozzgi.bsky.social
#LGBTplusHM

With support from @uobrishistory.bsky.social & @uobartsmatter.bsky.social, these Cantonese workshops form part of my new project to develop Chinese-language resources to support the global HK diaspora to research & preserve their family history. Feel really privileged to be able to do this work!

@bickers.bsky.social @viviankonghk.bsky.social @thomaslarkin.bsky.social