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Celebrating a summer of art in the park

Celebrating a summer of art in the park

The summer of 2024 saw artists, writers, circus practitioners and visitors made up of families, students and members of the local communities descend upon the lush green spaces of Wivenhoe Park for the Art in the Park workshop series.

Jess Twyman

19 September 2024

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Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

Mimi and Sofi, two undergraduate students from the University of Essex, took on a paid Frontrunners internship with the University of Essex Library and Cultural Services teams. This is their summary of their experiences.

Sofia Landa Alvarez Del Castillo, Mimi Safira Binti Sabri

28 March 2024

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World Book Day: the Library and Cultural Services teams recommend their favourite books

World Book Day: the Library and Cultural Services teams recommend their favourite books

We asked the teams from our Library and Cultural Services section to recommend their favourite books this World Book Day, and they did not disappoint!

Hanna Jones

06 March 2024

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An Introduction to Hetain Patel by Jess Twyman

An Introduction to Hetain Patel by Jess Twyman

Hetain Patel’s work is personal. It’s about him, his family and how he reconciles being Indian in Britain.

Jess Twyman

26 February 2024

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Reflections on being a feminist activist at Essex

Reflections on being a feminist activist at Essex

Feminist activist, actor, playwright, Art Exchange Experience Assistant and University of Essex alumna, Marina Cusi Sanchez reflects on her time of being a feminist activist at Essex.

Marina Cusi Sanchez

21 February 2024

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Unique dates on campus

Unique dates on campus

Our Arts and Cultural Services team at Essex have pulled together a shortlist of unique dates on campus on and around Valentine’s Day that you can treat anyone to.

Hanna Jones

31 January 2024

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Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

ESCALA, the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America at the University of Essex, was founded by staff and students in 1993 and inaugurated in December of that year with an exhibition at the University Gallery, now Art Exchange, and this year we celebrate 30 years since that foundation.

Gisselle Giron, Dr Sarah Demelo

22 November 2023

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William Blake: Prophet Against Empire

William Blake: Prophet Against Empire

A visionary artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) created some of the most iconic images in British Art. This blog post discusses the recent exhibition in the Albert Sloman Library which focuses on the critical stance he took against the Age of the Enlightenment with its emphasis on science and reason.

Adhithi Ravikumar

11 October 2023

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Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

2023 marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of the first novel by Margery Allingham, and this presents an opportunity to celebrate the life, career, and legacy of a writer with a strong Essex connection.

Jordan Welsh

19 September 2023

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Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

Tilly Hawkins curates 'Dispatches from the Culture War', examining the NVALA archive of Mary Whitehouse through a queer lens on the Floor 1 landing of the Albert Sloman Library.

Tilly Hawkins

20 June 2023

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