Dr Lucy Blue is Senior Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology鈥� Director of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and presenter of the BBC鈥檚 鈥極ceans鈥�. She is the keynote speaker for Multidisciplinary Research Week 2012 and will present a talk entitled 鈥淰isions of the Sea: Expanding Horizons in Maritime Archaeology鈥�.
This lecture explores the ways people view the sea鈥� in聽the past and present鈥� through the lens of material culture. Maritime Archaeology addresses themes, including landscapes, shipwrecks and seafaring. It is inherently multidisciplinary exploiting methodologies from oceanography and geography, ethnography and聽museology, and often employing cutting-edge technology.
This talk will address some of the threats and challenges faced, particularly in developing countries, and will conclude by outlining a variety of means, from capacity building to commercial collaboration, that we pursue in an effort to change perspectives, expand research and reveal the value of our maritime past.
Refreshments will be available from 4pm. Lecture at 5pm.
Posters and artefacts from the department of Maritime Archaeology and聽the Dunwich Project will be on display.
This event is part of Multidisciplinary Research Week which is happening here at the University of Southampton from Monday February 6 to Friday February 10, 2012. The full programme is available at 聽
Contact for more information: Sue Smith –聽Telephone: 02380 592316 –聽Email: s.b.smith@southampton.ac.uk