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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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Meet our MA Curating 2024 students

Meet our MA Curating 2024 students

Every year MA Curating students who take the AR953 module work together to present an exhibition in Art Exchange. Meet the class of 2024 and their degree show, Lavender Menace.

Emma Stanley

27 March 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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“Do Not Burn Art”: Sri Lanka’s Artful Struggles

“Do Not Burn Art”: Sri Lanka’s Artful Struggles

In July 2022, an unprecedented protest movement against corruption, immiseration, and impunity swept Sri Lanka and forced the President to flee the country. One year on, a new exhibition at the University of Essex and a parallel exhibition at Harrow Arts Centre commemorate and contextualize these different struggles at a time of renewed austerity and repression.

Dr Nilanjana Premaratna, Professor Lars Waldorf

04 July 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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An Alumni production: 'The S is Silent' premieres at the Pleasance Theatre in an Off West End run

'The ''S'' Is Silent', a production by University of Essex BA Drama and Literature 2022 graduate, Marina Cusi Sanchez, premiered to raving reviews at the Off-West-End this April 2023. Marina tells us more about debut London experience with her fledgling theatre company and original play.

Alumni team, Marina Cusi Sanchez

09 May 2023

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Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Santiago Valencia Parra, Rabia Perwaiz, Adhithi Ravikumar, Dongxian "Gin" Zhang, Konstantinos Sfikas, Jingyi Chen, Olatoye "Toye" Salawudeen, Cynthia Iruobe

18 April 2023

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Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex

Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex

Dr Matthew Bowman takes a critical deep dive into Sam Durant's Iconoclasm exhibition at the University of Essex, February to April 2023.

Dr Matthew Bowman

03 March 2023

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