The Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher (PGECR) Country House Group is truly interdisciplinary. We have members who are researching the British country house from history, literature, fine art & photography, art history, fashion, heritage studies, architecture, film & television, the history of collecting, decorative arts and other areas. We aim to have networking events, share our work, have online talks and workshops, collaborate with country houses, and have an annual conference.
If you are an MA or PhD student, or in the early stages of your academic career, and are researching any area of the British country house in any era, please join our ever-growing group. Email Sarah - 0405529@students.uca.ac.uk
WE LOVE ALL THINGS COUNTRY HOUSE
WE LOVE ALL THINGS COUNTRY HOUSE
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Blogs
Submit essays, conference overviews, country house visits, artwork, creative writing, new country house book or film reviews, work in progress.
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Events
Let us know which country houses you’d like to collaborate with, and where in the UK you’d like to have networking sessions. Recommend speakers for online talks and workshops.
Email Sarah - 0405529@students.uca.ac.uk
Books of the Month
Country House Content Picks
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Dress Fancy podcast (@MsLucyClayton) interview with country house historian, Adrian Tinniswood, about his book Noble Ambitions
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The Nest on Netflix. Interesting and unique film twist on the haunted country house trope
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Historian Dan Cruickshank’s BBC series ‘The Country House Revealed’ uncovering hidden histories. All six episodes available on YouTube
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Trailblazers: Women Travel Writers and the Exchange of Knowledge. Exhibition at Chawton House in Hampshire, until 26th Feb 2023
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BBC Radio 3 Sound of Cinema episode on the country house. Features music used in iconic country house films to create mood, atmosphere and tension. Available on BBC iPlayer
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University of Oxford podcast episodes - Philip Sassoon: Perfectionism and the English County House, and What Made a Jewish Country Home Jewish?
