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 ExcursionsCaves, Castles and Harbours trip - FULLY BOOKEDHadrian's Wall fieldtrip - FULLY BOOKEDExcursion to the National Mining Museum ScotlandAnimals in Art Trip to Scottish National Gallery - FULLY BOOKEDRemembering the Second World War in Scotland - FULLY BOOKEDArchSoc Rome trip - FULLY BOOKEDMedieval and Renaissance Italy (Florence)WorkshopsMake Your Own Pots - FULLY BOOKEDStyle and Living in Ancient Rome - FULLY BOOKEDThe Lifecycle of an ArticleBuilding Iron Age Roundhouses - FULLY BOOKEDArchive DetectivesDatabases for HistoriansHillfort Atlas of Britain and IrelandAdobe Illustrator for archaeologists - FULLY BOOKEDAdobe Photoshop for archaeologists - FULLY BOOKEDExploring Euripides’ Medea (workshop-part)Meditation - FULLY BOOKEDUndertaking a Research Project in HistoryPeer support eventStreet walking! Mapping Edinburgh’s Social HistoryFilms & productions‘The Happy Lands’ Film ShowingKung Fu History: Film ShowingWicked Empresses on ScreenDionysia: Battle of the Theatre SocietiesExploring Euripides’ Medea (production-part)Liberators Take LibertiesOther event typesUniversity 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 interestBlood, Beer and Monks; Borders Trip (Divinity)Introduction to GIS: Uncovering the past (GeoSciences) Document The Centre for South Asian Studies' Cinemas of India Seminar Series - Innovative Learning Week screenings (1.05 MB / PDF) Innovative Learning Week 2013A summary of what you missed in 2013.What happened during Innovative Learning Week 2013 Adobe Illustrator for archaeologists An introductory session in digitising drawings. Adobe Photoshop for archaeologists Correct and edit your photos! 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. ArchSoc Rome Trip A student-led trip to Rome! We are sorry but this event is now sold out! Archive Detectives Become an archive detective and discover the secrets of your ancestors! 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. 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. Databases for Historians This session will provide a basic introduction to databases and their use in historical research. Dionysia: Battle of the Theatre Societies The University’s theatrical societies will present classical plays in their own unique style, vying for the glory of the winner's wreath. Exploring Euripides’ Medea Author, dramatist, translator and theatre-director David Stuttard will lead two events based on his new stage translation of Euripides’ Medea (to be toured later this year by Actors of Dionysus). Hadrian’s Wall Fieldtrip Guided tour to some of the highlights of Hadrian’s Wall - Rome’s (second) most northerly frontier! 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. 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. Liberators Take Liberties: The Red Army, German Women, and the End of the Second World War Watch the documentary ‘Liberators Take Liberties’, which is a pioneering analysis of the violence towards civilians in general and women in particular that ensued upon the Red Army’s entry into Germany at the end of World War II. Make Your Own Pots Pots, pots, pots - they’re everywhere in the archaeological record. But how were they made? If you’ve ever fancied yourself a potter then this is the event for you. Medieval and Renaissance Italy Studying in situ in Florence! National Mining Museum Trip A day trip to the National Mining Museum Scotland (NMMS) in Newtongrange, Midlothian. 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. 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. Street walking!! Mapping Edinburgh’s 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. 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? 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. 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'! Wicked Empresses on Screen We will consider the depiction of Livia in ‘I, Claudius’ (in the BBC series) and Poppaea in ‘The Sign of the Cross’. ‘The Happy Lands’ Film Showing A showing of a film ('The Happy Lands') set in the Fife coalfield during the General Strike of 1966. This article was published on 2024-08-01
