Being Human Dundee
@HumanDundee
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A public engagement and knowledge exchange group based @dundeeuni. Established in 2015. Director: @profdanielcook.
Dundee, Scotland
Joined February 2017
Meet Mary Ann Baxter, a major philanthropist and co-founder of University College, Dundee, the forerunner of @dundeeuni. The deed of endowment stated that the college should promote "the education of persons of both sexes and the study of Science, Literature and the Fine Arts".
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The good folk at @ODEONCinemas have asked me to introduce the first screening of the new Nosferatu in Dundee - timings to follow! https://t.co/RPjIyeUqy0
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“Awful and stern the rugged entrance low’rs That leads to Caledonia’s last retreats, Where oft in days of yore, contending pow’rs On the dark threshold shone in dreadful feats” Anne Grant, ‘Sonnet’, in The Highlanders, and Other Poems (1808) To celebrate #StAndrewsDay why not
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Join the launch of a new exhibition exploring the literary, cultural and political heritage of George Orwell's Cold War satire Nineteen Eighty-Four. TODAY! | 17:00-19:00 | @dundeeuni Exhibition runs until 16 November. #BeingHuman2024
https://t.co/jjaG6AwOJ6
beinghumanfestival.org
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/xbYsK6prVB
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/QUxihZRG1k
beinghumanfestival.org
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/JKOW617PeN
beinghumanfestival.org
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Check out my guest blog post for @natlibscot, featuring original artworks by Steven Learmonth. This follows last month's roundtable discussion of Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition with Alastair Braidwood and Emily Alder. https://t.co/nssxgilV42
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/JKOW617PeN
beinghumanfestival.org
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/QUxihZRG1k
beinghumanfestival.org
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We're very excited to be part of the #BeingHuman2024 programme! Our events @dundeeuni include… https://t.co/xbYsK6prVB
beinghumanfestival.org
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We're very excited to reveal the #BeingHuman2024 programme! 💫 This year we have over 230 free events taking place across the UK. There's something for all ages and interests, from workshops and walks, to performances and talks! Browse all events here: https://t.co/6JW6DqCeRq
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We had a sellout crowd at the @natlibscot this evening for our blether about Frankenstein and Scottish Gothic. The tie-in exhibition, which runs for two more weeks, features Mary Shelley’s letters and much more besides.
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“Treasures: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and the Scottish Gothic Tradition” | Thursday 5 September 2024 at 17:30 | National Library of Scotland (FREE)
eventbrite.co.uk
Dive into the eerie and fascinating world of Scottish Gothic literature with a special focus on Mary Shelley's ‘Frankenstein’
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10 times Dundee contributions were referenced in TV and films
dundeeculture.com
Dundee has created, invented, pioneered and contributed to so many iconic things which have made its way to the air lengths of television and films. Here are ten times things which Dundee contributed...
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I’ve been promoted to PROFESSOR (and our first Chair in English and Scottish Literature this century - possibly ever)! #firstgen
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