Morris Brodie, Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University In the Ceredigion Archives in Aberystwyth, there is a book compiled by the Cardiganshire Police in 1939 containing photographs of Jewish refugees who fled from Nazi tyranny before the Second World War. These are not records of Welsh hospitality, however. They are arrest records, taken as a result Read More
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Researching the trails of “refugee industrialists”
Tiffany Beebe, PhD Candidate at University of Colorado Boulder As a PhD researcher working on the “refugee industrialists” who settled in Britain during the Second World War, I’ve spent countless hours in dozens of archives reading dusty old business files and government reports. Don’t get me wrong, I love my work but sometimes it’s a little Read More
Aberystwyth Castle Park Co-Curation Event, 22 August 2021
Morris Brodie, Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University On 22 August 2021, we held our second live co-curation event with local refugees. In addition to some refugees and volunteers from AberAid, who we met at our earlier event at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in July, we were joined by volunteers from Croeso Teifi and a refugee Read More
Behind the Glass: Mysteries of the Imperial War Museum
Morris Brodie, Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University Early in July 2021, in my role as Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University for the Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme (SWWHPP), I was lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes look at the IWM London. Alongside three other interns from Partner organisations in Newcastle, Huddersfield and Bodmin Read More
Account of Co-Curation Event, 14 July 2021
Morris Brodie, Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University Earlier this week, as part of the Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme (SWWHPP), we held our first co-curation event with local refugees and volunteers. For our project, ‘Refugees from National Socialism in Wales: Learning from the Past for the Future’, we are co-creating a film and Read More
I’m a Celebrity’s new castle home has a history too dark and complex to become entertainment
Andrea Hammel, Reader in German at Aberystwyth University Over the coming months, the I’m a Celebrity team is rumoured to not only want to use Gwrych Castle as a backdrop for their show, but also to incorporate the Castle’s history in their popular television programme. While the Castle must have seen a lot of fun and Read More