Port Cities and Maritime Cultures launch new podcast

Posted: Friday 17th May 2024

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

The series, called Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, focuses on the past, present and future importance of the waterfront and coastal communities. Throughout, researchers share their expertise about places, cultures and peoples too often forgotten or marginalised.

In the first episode, Dr Guy Collender, Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, speaks to:

• Dr Melanie Bassett, Research Fellow in Public Engagement, University of Portsmouth, about the Battle of Jutland and naval widows in World War One
• Zara Money, former MA Naval History student from the University of Portsmouth, about the history of women’s roles in the maritime sector
• Professor Faye Hammill, Professor of English Literature and Canadian Studies, University of Glasgow, about transatlantic liners and Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage

Find out more here: Launch of new maritime podcast from the University of Portsmouth | University of Portsmouth