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Naval widows, women’s roles in the maritime sector, and Glasgow's shipbuilding heritage are all discussed in the first episode of a new podcast.

Guy Collender

30 min listen

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Gender equality Doctoral college Women in research Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures Research features Postgraduate research stories History, politics, and international relations

Interviewees

Mel Bassett

Dr Melanie Bassett, Research Fellow in Public Engagement, ºÚÁϳԹÏ, speaks about the Battle of Jutland and naval widows in World War One.

Read her article, entitled , Coastal Studies & Society (online first, 2024).

Zara Money

, former MA Naval History student from the ºÚÁϳԹÏ, speaks about the history of women’s roles in the maritime sector.

Follow Zara and study at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Apply now to study Naval, Maritime and Coastal History. 

Faye Hammill

Professor of English Literature and Canadian Studies, University of Glasgow, speaks about transatlantic liners and Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage.

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The Port Cities and Maritime Cultures podcast is presented by Dr Guy Collender from the Centre for Port Cities and Maritimes Cultures at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ.