“From Stem to Stern: Celebrating the ‘Wonder’ of Maritime History”

Greenwich Maritime Centre and Coastal and Marine Research Group Seminar Series 

Wednesday 21st February 2018

6pm – 8.30pm

“From Stem to Stern: Celebrating the ‘Wonder’ of Maritime History”

Dr Cathryn Pearce

In her online magazine Brain Pickings, Maria Popova observed that some people were so concerned with labelling themselves and each other, that they had lost a sense of their whole self, as well as of the many layers making up their identity. They had, she said, quoting Walt Whitman, lost the sense of ‘”wonder that comes from discovering each other’s multitudes afresh’.” This perception has some resonance. Maritime history, too, has seen such fractured identities, driven from both inside and outside of the discipline. In tonight’s session, Cathryn Pearce will consider the ways we can rediscover and celebrate ‘each other’s multitudes afresh’—academics, public historians, independent scholars and enthusiasts alike, and explore the means to join forces to face the economic and environmental rough seas ahead.

 

Venue: University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, 30 Park Row, London SE10 9LS

Lecture Theatre QA180.

 

Tickets are free but spaces are limited so we do ask people to book their seat on our Eventbrite page. You can complete the form here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-stem-to-stern-celebrating-the-wonder-of-maritime-history-tickets-42271305613

If you have any questions about the event please email gmc@greenwich.ac.uk

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