As Baldrick prepares to resume his search for a cunning plan as part of Comic Relief and as we mark the 40th (yes 40th) anniversary of the first episode this year, we can reveal that Captain Blackadder studied at University College Dundee. Acting Captain Robert John Blackadder was a war hero who in 1918, while…Continue Reading Blackadder was a Dundee student
Some of you may remember the multi-media live show, ‘Ulysses: A Magic Lantern Odyssey’, which Keith Williams took on a ‘three-nation’ tour back in Summer 2022 to celebrate the centenary of Joyce’s novel in Dundee, Dublin and Bristol, supported by Humanities at Dundee. This is part of an ongoing creative research collaboration with magic lantern…Continue Reading James Joyce and Magic Lanterns
What do they have in common and what is the link to Dundee? Find out in this blog by Humanities student Mateo Gaudio as he explores the archive of film producer Alexander De Grunwald whose archive is held by the University. Alexander De Grunwald was born in July 1944 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was…Continue Reading Flash Gordon, The Muppets and Ghandi
Cooper Gallery is delighted to present Chimera, an exhibition bringing together new and existing works by Nashashibi/Skaer – the joint practice of Turner Prize nominated artists Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer. From the ancient Greek for a female goat, ‘chimera’ today refers to a beast or an idea composed of incongruous parts, an illusion or fabrication of the mind….Continue Reading Chimera: exhibition of new and existing works by Nashashibi/Skaer
Join DJCAD Alumni Rose Hendry and Dr Maria Maclennan on the 17th of June at 7pm, when they will be discussing their collaboration on the short documentary “THE DEAD ARE JEWELS TO ME”. The Filmmakers Rose Hendry is a filmmaker from Dunshalt, Fife, she graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design with a…Continue Reading Through the lens: immortalising stories and collaboration
RAG presents to you a late night double feature picture show in this online event taking place tonight and hosted by DUSA The Union. They encourage you to dress up as your favourite Rocky Horror Show character and get involved! Follow the link to find out more…Continue Reading Raggy Horror Picture Show
DUSA The Union would like to invite you to a virtual film screening of “Suffragette” to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 7th of March. Follow the link to find out how to attend …Continue Reading Suffragette Film Screening
This month OpSoc put on a night of Eurovision’s best hits but don’t fear you can still watch it on their Facebook or YouTube and relive the night all over again. Here are a few screenshots from the night: Re-watch it on Facebook Or on YouTube:…Continue Reading OpSoc Proudly Presents Eurovision
As February is LGBT+ History Month Dundee University will be celebrating with lectures, talks, movies and an online party with the hope of highlighting how queer history has shaped our cities and buildings. What can you expect? Kicking off the month there will be a live teams lecture on the 4th of February at 5pm…Continue Reading LGBT+ History Month
Fake news, the moon and hoaxes. Catch up with what you missed at the Being Human Festival with this great summary by Dr Daniel Cook and Dr Keith Williams. The theme for this year’s Being Human National Festival (November 2020) was New Worlds, and the local theme was ‘Dundee: The Lunar City’, using the forgotten…Continue Reading Being Human Festival 2020 Review
To mark this year’s Remembrance Day commemorations Dr Kenneth Baxter from the University Archives has made two short films about soldiers who died in the First World War. The first looks at two young men who lost their lives in the conflict, George Paton and James Braid. Braid’s letters to his family which are in…Continue Reading Remembering the University’s war dead
Dundee University is once again a key part of Being Human, the UK’s national celebration of the humanities. The festival takes place between the 12th and 22nd of November, with the theme built around “The Lunar City”. Despite the ongoing need for social distancing and Covid-19 restrictions, over 200 workshops, screenings, talks as well as…Continue Reading Being Human 2020