In ILW 2014, we are offering a wide range of event types to suit everyone, including trips, practical activities and workshops, film showings and many others. This year ILW is between 17-21 February. Booking for events is now open. Some events may be filmed or photographed, if you do not wish to be included please let the person filming or photographing know on the day. Please note: Some of our events are fully booked now, but there is a waiting list for the ones which are booked via MyEd! Trips and Excursions Caves, Castles and Harbours trip - FULLY BOOKED Hadrian's Wall fieldtrip - FULLY BOOKED Excursion to the National Mining Museum Scotland Animals in Art Trip to Scottish National Gallery - FULLY BOOKED Remembering the Second World War in Scotland - FULLY BOOKED ArchSoc Rome trip - FULLY BOOKED Medieval and Renaissance Italy (Florence) Workshops Make Your Own Pots - FULLY BOOKED Style and Living in Ancient Rome - FULLY BOOKED The Lifecycle of an Article Building Iron Age Roundhouses - FULLY BOOKED Archive Detectives Databases for Historians Hillfort Atlas of Britain and Ireland Adobe Illustrator for archaeologists - FULLY BOOKED Adobe Photoshop for archaeologists - FULLY BOOKED Exploring Euripidesâ Medea (workshop-part) Meditation - FULLY BOOKED Undertaking a Research Project in History Peer support event Street walking! Mapping Edinburghâs Social History Films & productions âThe Happy Landsâ Film Showing Kung Fu History: Film Showing Wicked Empresses on Screen Dionysia: Battle of the Theatre Societies Exploring Euripidesâ Medea (production-part) Liberators Take Liberties Other event types University Challenge and Question Time (Archaeology) Contact us HCA Innovative Learning Week Contact details Email: hca-ilw@ed.ac.uk Events in other Schools which might be of interest Blood, Beer and Monks; Borders Trip (Divinity) Introduction to GIS: Uncovering the past (GeoSciences) Document south-asian-movies (1.05 MB / PDF) Innovative Learning Week 2013 A summary of what you missed in 2013. What happened during Innovative Learning Week 2013 Caves, Castles and Harbours Trip From Pictish cave paintings and crumbling seaside castles, to quaint fishing harbours and historic boats, this trip provides an up-close look at the maritime archaeology of the Fife coast. Hadrianâs Wall Fieldtrip Guided tour to some of the highlights of Hadrianâs Wall - Romeâs (second) most northerly frontier! National Mining Museum Trip A day trip to the National Mining Museum Scotland (NMMS) in Newtongrange, Midlothian. Make Your Own Pots Pots, pots, pots - theyâre everywhere in the archaeological record. But how were they made? If youâve ever fancied yourself a potter then this is the event for you. Animals in Art Trip to Scottish National Gallery Students will join Dr Cockram at the Scottish National Gallery to discuss animals, and their relationship to humans, in late medieval and early modern art, c. 1300 - c. 1800. âThe Happy Landsâ Film Showing A showing of a film ('The Happy Lands') set in the Fife coalfield during the General Strike of 1966. Exploring Euripidesâ Medea Author, dramatist, translator and theatre-director David Stuttard will lead two events based on his new stage translation of Euripidesâ Medea (to be toured later this year by Actors of Dionysus). Style and Living in Ancient Rome Learn how to live like an ancient Roman! The Lifecycle of an Article Would you like to develop your writing skills in a practice-based workshop? Building Iron Age Roundhouses Ever wondered how Iron Age people in Scotland built their houses, and why? Find out in a workshop by building your own model of a roundhouse. Wicked Empresses on Screen We will consider the depiction of Livia in âI, Claudiusâ (in the BBC series) and Poppaea in âThe Sign of the Crossâ. Archive Detectives Become an archive detective and discover the secrets of your ancestors! Databases for Historians This session will provide a basic introduction to databases and their use in historical research. Hillfort Atlas of Britain and Ireland Despite being amongst the most imposing and visible monuments of the countryside, including at least six within the bounds of Edinburgh, there is no single source of data to inform the analysis and interpretation of hillforts in Britain. Adobe Illustrator for archaeologists An introductory session in digitising drawings. Kung Fu History: Film Showing Martial arts films are perhaps not a source of historical information often considered by historians. And yet, the historical narratives presented by martial arts films reach audiences of a size that few historians will ever reach. Adobe Photoshop for archaeologists Correct and edit your photos! Undertaking a Research Project in History Professor Harry Dickinson will be talking about the process of undertaking honours and postgraduate research, from selecting a subject to organising your notes. Remembering the Second World War in Scotland This event explores the ways in which the Second World War has been memorialised in Scotland by visiting the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum. ArchSoc Rome Trip A student-led trip to Rome! We are sorry but this event is now sold out! Dionysia: Battle of the Theatre Societies The Universityâs theatrical societies will present classical plays in their own unique style, vying for the glory of the winner's wreath. Medieval and Renaissance Italy Studying in situ in Florence! Peer support A small informal meeting of the Peer support volunteers for first and second year HCA students, as well as exchange students, to meet us, see who we are and ask any questions. University Challenge and Question Time Join ArchSoc and other ArchSocs from Edinburgh and St Andrews as we battle it out for the title of 'ArchSoc Champion'! Street walking!! Mapping Edinburghâs Social History 1000-2000 A.D. Interested in Edinburgh's social history, to walk on the streets, to learn how to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to create a map and to discover OpenStreetMap - the equivalent of Wikipedia for maps? Then this workshop is for you. Liberators Take Liberties: The Red Army, German Women, and the End of the Second World War Watch the documentary âLiberators Take Libertiesâ, which is a pioneering analysis of the violence towards civilians in general and women in particular that ensued upon the Red Armyâs entry into Germany at the end of World War II. includes INCLUDES This article was published on 2024-06-19
