The practical use of visual and material sources in a PhD thesis

• Department of History

The Visual and Material History Working Group hosts a session on working with useful tools, such as bibliography and methodologies in early stage research.

Have you ever wondered how to include visual and material sources in your research and writing? This workshop will act as an opportunity to share some useful tools, bibliography and methodologies to start working with these types of sources. First, Professor Giorgio Riello, Dr. Iseabail Rowe and Liu Shi will briefly share their own experience of working with visual and material sources in the early stages of their career. Then, the workshop will be centred around an informal discussion regarding the inclusion of such sources within your research: how to analyze visual and material evidence, access to museum and databases, and find an adequate storage system. We invite you to bring the image of a visual source or an object that you could discuss.

For more information, please contact Ana Struillou, Elisa Chazal, Isabelle Riepe, and Moïra Dato.