Culture and communication

Working on all periods from prehistory to the present, and on places across the globe, our researchers explore every kind of cultural activity, product and practice from poetry to pollution, alongside every aspect of communications from syntax to cyberspace.

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Arts and humanities

Culture and nature

The mental and the material

Image, language and political culture

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York research centre plays key role in new reforms to GCSE Languages

Experts from a University of York research centre have played a key role behind major changes to the way GCSE languages are taught.

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Ancient DNA reveals the world’s oldest family tree

Most of the people buried in one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain were from five continuous generations of a single extended family, new research involving the University of York has revealed.

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Project to provide new way of looking at St Paul’s iconic monuments

A project to stimulate new ways in which the public can engage with the monuments of St Paul’s Cathedral has been launched.

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Digital Museum of Dress Accessories to launch at the University of York

Marilyn Monroe had one naturally, and so does Madonna. Cindy Crawford, Eva Mendes and Rachel McAdams have them too. Burlesque star Dita Von Teese wanted one so badly that at 18 she had it tattooed on.

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Featured research

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Material gains

The Hepworth Research Network focuses on the materials Barbara Hepworth used in her artworks.

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All that jazz

We're archiving the rich musical heritage of South African jazz.
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Sculpting history

Our researchers are reinterpreting the history of 200 monuments at St Paul's Cathedral.
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Virtually breaking the sound barrier

Our research is now used by some of the internet’s biggest names to provide the most realistic 3D audio.

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Our culture and communication research crosses academic boundaries. Find out more about the departments and related research groups involved in this work:

 

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Research Champions

Dr Keith Allen and Dr Stephanie Wynne-Jones, Research Champions for Culture and Communication

Stephanie Wynne-Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology. Her research is based in Eastern Africa, where she works on urbanism, material culture and the links between history and archaeology.

Keith Allen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy. His research focuses primarily on colour, perception and the mind, including the historical development of thinking about these issues.

Culture and communication research at York: overview (PDF , 190kb)

research-champions@york.ac.uk

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