University Culture Online

Welcome to the #dundeeuniculture blog where we share with you and celebrate the cultural activity that our staff and students participate in across the university. Find out about archives, museums, art, music, theatre, botanics, photography, literature and more. We aim to give you a digital snapshot of the various cultural activities happening at the university. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UoDCulture.

Cruising for Another Picture: Restoring Empathy in the Queer Male Photograph

John Post, a visual artist and doctoral researcher, explains the inspiration behind his latest exhibition as part of LGBT+ History Month in DJCAD. My work explores how photography shapes the identities of gay and bisexual men. For many, photography isn’t just about capturing images; it is a tool to navigate and affirm sexuality. One of…Continue Reading Cruising for Another Picture: Restoring Empathy in the Queer Male Photograph

Remembering Timothy West, Maggie Smith and James Laurenson

The University Archive holds the internationally significant Michael Peto photographic collection. From the 1950s until his death in 1970 Michael Peto regularly photographed theatre, television and film productions and as result the Peto Collection contains many images of major stars. These include images of actors who were at the height of their fame, but also…Continue Reading Remembering Timothy West, Maggie Smith and James Laurenson

Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee

On the 23 of January, Bloomsbury Academic published a lost piece of Scottish and transatlantic literary history, recovered as part of an ongoing project based at the University of Dundee: The Essential Robert Duncan Milne: Stories by the Lost Pioneer of Science Fiction: Robert Duncan Milne: Bloomsbury Academic This collection co-edited by Dr Keith Williams,…Continue Reading Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee

A Fragile Correspondence: the University’s links to this new exhibition

[photo credit Simon Forsythe] As part of the growing partnership between the University’s  Creative Writing programme and V&A Dundee, eight students will have the opportunity to be writers-in-residence as part of the museum’s exhibition A Fragile Correspondence. Students will respond to the themes of the exhibition on the relationship between land, language and architecture. V&A…Continue Reading A Fragile Correspondence: the University’s links to this new exhibition

Music at Dundee

The University has a thriving music scene. Here we highlight some of the upcoming musical events to give you a taste of what is on offer. The Dundee Jazz Festival takes place from 20-24 November and as part of that on 23rd at 1.00pm the Chaplaincy is hosting a captivating lecture/recital by Ruth Naomi Floyd…Continue Reading Music at Dundee

Close Encounters with Different Perspectives

This year’s Dundee’s Festival of the Future featured a multi-disciplinary panel of University colleagues, following a special public screening of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016) on Wednesday, 9 October, at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Arrival is one of the most unusual science fiction films of this century so far, in terms of its depiction of ‘first contact’…Continue Reading Close Encounters with Different Perspectives

Black History Month

October is Black History Month! This year, the University of Dundee has a theme of Embracing and Celebrating Diversity. There is a range of events occurring throughout the month as part of the celebration, read below to find out more. Embracing & Celebrating Diversity – Launch of Black History Month 2024 Book your place for…Continue Reading Black History Month

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