Representing Coal Famine: Energy Crises and the British Press 1870-1873 | AHRC CDA
Subject: History
HEI:Â University of Stirling
School:Â Communications, Media and Culture
Supervisors:Â Dr Steven Harkins, University of Stirling; Dr Kirstie Blair, University of Stirling; Dr Catherine Mills, University of Stirling; Nicola Moss, Curator of National Mining Museum of Scotland
Keywords:Â Coal famine, Victorian press, mining, collieries, fuel poverty
Discipline+Catalyst: History, Literature, Media, Communications, Film & TV
Knowledge Exchange Hub:Â Heritage
Strategis Themes & Priority Areas: Modern Languages, Cultural and Heritage Studies, Equalities, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Social Justice within Arts & Humanities contexts
About Joseph’s Research:
An interdisciplinary project with the Journalism, History and English departments at the University of Stirling, in collaboration with the National Mining Museum Scotland. The project seeks to analyse press coverage of the 1870s coal famine, which left many working class families fuel deprived and brought the politics of coal into the wider public sphere. The thesis will not only examine press portrayals of fuel poverty, but also the ways in which the fragmented politics of the mining industry was introduced to the wider public. Alongside the thesis, I will be working with the National Mining Museum to contextualise their collection of items relating to the domestic use of coal. The contextualised items will then be utilised in the development of public engagement activities.
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E: j.p.brett-demetre@stir.ac.uk