2. Did you know that
HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA
is the fear of long words..
There is nothing more deceptive than an
obvious fact.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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3. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Some examples of new programmes in recent years are BA Chinese
Studies, BA New Media and Political Communication and the
foundation year programmes.
These complement our already well established programmes, some
of which involve work placements which are seen as valuable by
both students and prospective employers.
4. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
What have Bram Stoker -- author of
Dracula -- and ancient mummies got to
do with Hull?
Why not take the Gothic module as part
of a BA English degree, and find out..!!
Or for the answer today, visit the English stand in the Lindsay Suite...
5. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
We also have Gothic
Literature experts at our
Scarborough campus –
which is a short drive to
Whitby resting place of
Dracula (or so the myth
says)!
Did you know there are 199 steps to the
Abbey?
6. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
What do ROBOTS have to
do with RELIGION?
Some understand the
creation of robots as the
worship of God.
Find out more about this and all things
religion and popular culture in our exciting
religion modules.
7. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Where on campus would you find a naked women left
behind by Jack the Ripper (allegedly)?
For the answer visit the University
Art Collection in the basement of
the Middleton Hall.
Answer: In the University Art Collection in the Middleton Hall. Specialising in Art in Britain 1890-1940, this important
collection includes the painting Mornington Crescent Nude, c.1907 by Walter Sickert whom the American crime novelist
Patricia Cornwell claimed was Jack the Ripper, and destroyed a similar canvas to try to prove it. Fortunately it is complete
nonsense says the Art Collection’s Director, John Bernasconi
8. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
What helps DCI Stella Gibson track down the
serial killer in TV series The Fall?
Answer: Her degree in Anthropology.
The Department of Social Sciences has
launched a new BA in Social Anthropology
and Sociology, starting September 2013.
9. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Which Archbishop is patron to our WISE
institute?
Answer: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and
Emancipation (WISE) has a world class reputation for research
into the history of slavery and works with charities around the
world to raise awareness of slavery which still effects millions
of people in modern society.
10. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Freedom is one of the themes of Hull's UK City of Culture
Bid to recognise the contribution of the city in the
Freedom movement and links to one of our most famous
sons - William Wilberforce - as well as our open space,
light and Freedom of thought hailed by Larkin, Hockney
and so many creative people who have worked here.
Freedom is a theme of Hull's UK City of Culture Bid 2017
follow the bid on Twitter @2017Hull and Facebook: Hull
City of Culture
11. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
"Now we have a menace that is called Twitter. The
best example of lies can be found there. To me, social
media is the worst menace to society.”
In June 2013, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of
Turkey was blaming social media for the biggest
protest his country has seen in recent years...
We explore the role of new media, cultural politics
and the influence of screen media for social change
and social justice in the programmes:
BA Media and Cultural Politics
BA New Media and Political Communication
BA Media and Screen Studies
12. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
'What links an indie rock star, a woman with a dark
past, and a science technician day job?'
Last year Jane Lovering, one of our Part Time Provision's
Creative Writers, won the prestigious 'Romantic Novel of
the Year' award.
Lovering lives in Kirkbymoorside in Yorkshire with her five
children, and works part-time as a science technician in a
school.
Check out our Part Time Provision programmes
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/fass/parttime.aspx
13. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Question: What has Hull got that Dan Brown
doesn’t ?
Answer: the real resting place of the Holy Grail –
current research in the History Department is
investigating one of the richest Templar properties
in Britain – it may yet find the Holy Grail.....
14. Things you may not know
•The total student population at the University of Hull is
approximately 20,000 across Hull and Scarborough campuses
•The University offers over 2000 courses a year, from the very
latest disciplines to well-established traditional subjects
•The National Student Survey (NSS) consistently ranks the
University in the top ten mainstream English Universities
•Philip Larkin was the University’s Librarian for 30 years and he
wrote some of his most celebrated poetry, including the Whitsun
Weddings, whilst at Hull. Other famous alumni include Oscar-
winning Director Anthony Minghella, poet Roger McGough, BBC
Radio 4 presenter Jenni Murray and journalist and former Beirut
hostage John McCarthy.
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