Prof. Stewart Mottram

Professor of Literature & Environment and lead for the @AHRCpress From Noah to Now and Rising tide of Humber projects @UniofHull.

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

We’re thrilled to launch From Noah to Now – a ground-breaking @ahrcpress project @UniOfHull exploring the role of opera, literature and the arts in communicating flood risks in coastal and estuary communities. Follow to find out more! #FromNoahToNow #ArtsEducation #OperaInSchools

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Join us for a unique opera! Funded by @ahrcpress for the #FromNoahToNow project @UniOfHull, this *free* event aims to raise awareness about flooding.
Grimsby Minster. 24.03.25 https://t.co/B1yrq1JP3H
Hull Minster. 26.03.25 https://t.co/GN1CN8Exjd
#ArtsEducation #OperaInSchools

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

Many thanks to our #PhD researchers from the @LeverhulmeTrust DSC for Water Cultures @UniOfHull for organising the 3rd annual conference - a great day with external speakers and exciting presentations and posters from our students. Congratulations all!
https://t.co/ogOHHI0OmT

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Our latest blog from the AHRC Noah to Now project @UniOfHull, reflecting for #FloodActionWeek on what literature and history can bring to today’s debates about the Thames Flood Scheme. https://t.co/ffrULTsZlZ @ahrcpress @EEIatHull @faceofresearch

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Looking forward to speaking @SheffieldCEMS later this afternoon where I’ll be talking about some of the ways floodplain meadows have left their ‘water mark’ on several centuries of English literature, from late medieval to late 17th century plays and poems.

[SCEMS is on Bluesky @sheffieldcems.bsky.social @SheffieldCEMS]

SCEMS is back! Next week, @StewartJMottram joins us to discuss his recent research on flooding in early modern literature.

📌Lecture: Thurs 10 Oct, 5:15-6:30pm
📌Masterclass: Fri 11 Oct, 10am-12pm

Full details on our website: https://t.co/xoHvOow8RD

[Prof. Briony McDonagh @BrionyMcDonagh]

Amazing work by @EEIatHull and @WilberforceHull PGR Laura Birkinshaw #socialjustice #waterhistories #watercultures

[Risky_Cities @Risky_Cities]

Check out the latest Risky Cities blog post by @StewartJMottram and @Edward_Brookes_ which reflects on our recent partnership with @HullFerens and how we can draw upon the arts to open up conversations about water and flood resilience.

https://t.co/VkfoqJNb2Y

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

@LitCWHud @OUPAcademic I very much enjoyed reviewing Todd Borlik’s Shakespeare Beyond the Green World for @tandfonline’s The Seventeenth Century. https://t.co/Jt5ox4Vs8y

[VC Hull @VC_Hull]

What can the Humanities bring to environmental challenges that are so often seen as the terrain of the Sciences and Engineering? I loved this fascinating blog post by @StewartJMottram.
https://t.co/RwuMEAqPiy

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

New paper published exploring Hull’s histories of living with water and flood, from the town's foundation in the 1260s through to c. 1700. The research is part of our wider work utilising learning histories inc through our @Risky_Cities project
https://t.co/LRRgZhIjxi

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

Our colleague @StewartJMottram is @UniUtrecht today introducing our Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarship Centre in Water Cultures to the International Network of the Environmental Humanities meeting, alongside 15 other research initiatives and centres from across the world

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

Spread the word about our @LeverhulmeTrust funded Water Cultures PhD Scholarships - apply by 24 Jan for Sept ‘24 entry

We have 7 interdisciplinary research projects on offer plus an open call for research proposals.

Find out more: https://t.co/ijElNz8Tgm

[Journal of Historical Geography @JofHistGeog]

9/16

‘Learning histories, participatory methods & creative engagement for climate resilience’ by
@BrionyMcDonagh @Risky_cities @Edward_Brookes_ @learnbyhand @HannahWorthen @Tom_Coulthard @thehullwewant @StewartJMottram Amy Skinner& @Voucher_Boy

https://t.co/UIlVkwr8xh
(Vol.82)

[Prof. Briony McDonagh @BrionyMcDonagh]

And the annual Centre for Water Cultures conference is job done!! Congrats to all our PGRs for fascinating papers, lightning talks and hands on sessions - and huge thanks to our keynote speaker, Dr @jfpackham of @unibirmingham for a great lecture on the coastal gothic

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

PhD Scholarships open with @LeverhulmeTrust DSC for Water Cultures @UniofHull
Explore diverse aspects of the green-blue humanities through 7 multidisciplinary projects & an open call
Apply by 24/1 https://t.co/bJ8LikomvL
Join our free webinar, 6pm 27/11
https://t.co/RP5rJtEAe1

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Thanks @Bev_Cafe_Sci for inviting us! I also really enjoyed the free-flowing discussion that followed on VR, AI, and the empirical v mystical methods (among other topics)!

[Beverley Cafe Sci @Bev_Cafe_Sci]

Beautiful stuff from Amy Bilton and @StewartJMottram . An amazing mix of science, poetry, flooding and VR. https://t.co/H2AsupoShi

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Looking forward to it!

[Beverley Cafe Sci @Bev_Cafe_Sci]

🚨Science cafe tonight

We’ve got a double act from @StewartJMottram and Amy Bilton bringing flood modeling to life with VR and poetry.

See you at 7:30pm @AtomBarBeverley

[Edmund Hurst @Edmund_Hurst]

A funded Phd to study Science Fiction imaginings of the future and use that to support communities in climate crisis? With the opportunit to be supervised by @sforrest1, @StewartJMottram and myself? What's not to like? Applications open until April 27th! https://t.co/JRWWY9UxFL

[Energy and Environment Institute @EEIatHull]

Please RT: We have a selection of named project and open-call #PhD scholarships with the @UniofHull @LeverhulmeTrust Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures
Apply by 27 April!
https://t.co/ykwqacCO12

[Prof. Stewart Mottram @StewartJMottram]

Today is the 402nd birthday of Hull poet Andrew Marvell and @UniofHull we’re thrilled to be welcoming Professor Nicholas von Maltzahn to campus for this afternoon’s Andrew Marvell Lecture! There’s still time to book a seat @faceofresearch @MarvellSociety https://t.co/e5K5gH9F1h