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Series of free monthly lectures about history

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The Isle of Man College is launching a series of free monthly public lectures.

These will showcase new research in history and heritage, both in the Isle of Man and further afield.

The lectures will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 7pm in the Lecture Theatre at Elmwood House, near the main college campus. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to chat informally with lecturers over tea and biscuits.

The series begins on January 20, when Dr Sue Nicol will talk on ‘Boys will be Boys, or, A Tale of Manx Juvenile Delinquency’.

Sue’s research examines the experiences of juvenile offenders on the Isle of Man during the 19th century, some of whom were sent to Reformatory Ships on the River Mersey.

On February 17, Dr Catriona Mackie will present some of her research on traditional housing in the Isle of Lewis in a lecture entitled ‘Tenants and landlords: Reform and Resistance in the Scottish Hebrides’. Against the backdrop of the Highland clearances, Catriona examines the struggle between tenants and landlords over the issue of improved tenant housing during the 19th century.

Stacey Astill’s lecture on March 16 is entitled ‘Invention, Boredom, and Art: Allied Prisoner of War Experience 1939-1945’. Stacey examines the incredible innovation in the European PoW camps during the Second World War, describing the ways in which objects such as clocks and radios were created by PoWs using materials that were available to them, such as KLIM tins and scissors.

On April 20, Manx National Heritage’s curator of field archaeology, Andrew Johnson, will be speaking about traditional boundaries in the Manx landscape in his lecture entitled ‘The Way to the Hills: Moving from Farm to Common without Treading on Other’s Toes’. Using a variety of evidence, Andrew examines how routes which upland farmers created between their farms and the summer pastures, had an important effect on the Manx landscape.

The final lecture in the series will be given by Dr Mike Hoy on May 11. Entitled ‘A Manx Child in the Eighteenth Century’, Mike’s talk examines the world of Manx children and teenagers in the home, at school, at work, and at play through the 18th century.

The lecture series forms part of the Isle of Man College’s initiative Research Vannin, which aims to promote and support research in the island. Research Vannin will be formally launched on March 14.

Programme leader for the BA (Hons) in history and heritage Dr Catriona Mackie said: ‘We’ve put together an interesting and varied programme of lectures that we hope will be of interest to many on the island.’

All are welcome to attend the lectures, and no booking is necessary. Parking is at Thie Ushtey (signposted from Greenfield Road), a short walk from Elmwood House.


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