Culture Café - Hull: Culture, History, Place - Series 2 

The second series of talks celebrating the University of Hull's new book written for the City of Culture year and published by the Liverpool University Press. The book is a celebration of this unique city's past and present. Telling the story of Hull from the earliest settlement on the muddy banks of the river, through civil war rebellion, maritime success and the trauma of the Second World War to post-war resilience and recovery, this book shows how and why Hull has been a place of significance and success over many centuries.

Title: Trauma, Resilience and Utopianism in Second World War Hull' - Part 2

Speaker: Professor David Atkinson, Professor of Cultural and Historical Geography, University of Hull

Date: Saturday 12/05/2018

Venue: University of Hull, Business School, Allam Lecture Theatre

Time: 11am – 1pm

Description:

This session outlines the rhythms and geographies of the Hull Blitz between 1940 and 1945.  It draws upon images and documents from the Hull History Centre, plus an outline of how aerial warfare was developed and theorised in the inter-war period.  These new materials augment the broader lecture on a connected theme that I presented in 2016.

Cost: Free Admission – All welcome but booking is required.

Enquiries: Jackie McAndrew

Email: opencampus@hull.ac.uk

Telephone: 01482 466585