Dr Lucy Blue is Senior Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology‚ Director of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and presenter of the BBC’s ‘Oceans’. She is the keynote speaker for Multidisciplinary Research Week 2012 and will present a talk entitled “Visions of the Sea: Expanding Horizons in Maritime Archaeology”.
This lecture explores the ways people view the sea‚ in the past and present‚ through the lens of material culture. Maritime Archaeology addresses themes, including landscapes, shipwrecks and seafaring. It is inherently multidisciplinary exploiting methodologies from oceanography and geography, ethnography and museology, and often employing cutting-edge technology.
This talk will address some of the threats and challenges faced, particularly in developing countries, and will conclude by outlining a variety of means, from capacity building to commercial collaboration, that we pursue in an effort to change perspectives, expand research and reveal the value of our maritime past.
Refreshments will be available from 4pm. Lecture at 5pm.
Posters and artefacts from the department of Maritime Archaeology and the Dunwich Project will be on display.
This event is part of Multidisciplinary Research Week which is happening here at the University of Southampton from Monday February 6 to Friday February 10, 2012. The full programme is available at http://southampton.likn.co/multidisciplinary
Contact for more information: Sue Smith – Telephone: 02380 592316 – Email: [email protected]