Port Cities and Maritime Cultures

Naval widows, women’s maritime roles, Glasgow's shipbuilding heritage and transatlantic liners are all discussed in the Port Cities and Maritime Cultures - a new podcast from the University of Portsmouth.In this first 30-minute episode, Dr Guy Collender, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, speaks to:Dr Melanie Bassett, Research Fellow in Public Engagement, University of Portsmouth, about the Battle of Jutland and naval widows in World War One Zara Money, former MA Naval History student from the University of Portsmouth, about the history of women’s roles in the maritime sectorProfessor Faye Hammill, Professor of English Literature and Canadian Studies, University of Glasgow, about transatlantic liners and Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritageThe podcast is produced by the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth.