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Swansea University: Campus and Community in a Post-War World, 1945–2020 marks Swansea University’s centenary. It is a study of post- Second World War academic and social change in Britain and its universities, as well as an exploration of shifts in youth culture and the way in which higher education institutions have interacted with people and organisations in their regions. It covers a range of important themes and topics, including architectural developments, international scholars, the changing behaviours of students, protest and politics, and the multi-layered relationships that are formed between academics, young people and the wider communities of which they are a part. Unlike most institutional histories, it takes a ‘bottom-up’ approach and focuses on the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of people like students and non-academic staff who are normally sidelined in such accounts. As it does so, it utilises a large collection of oral history testimonies collected specifically for this book; and, throughout, it explores how formative, paradoxical and unexpected university life can be.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Note on terms and place names
Note on oral history interviews.
Introduction
Chapter 1 - ‘Communities of learning’: Intellectual and Economic Reconstruction, 1945–1956.
Chapter 2 - ‘A Quiet Revolution’: Campus and Community Life, 1947–1964.
Chapter 3 - ‘How in hell can we cool them down?’: Politics and Protest, 1964–1973
Chapter 4 – ‘Don’t be so Complacent!’: Crisis and Cutbacks, 1973 – 1988.
Chapter 5 - ‘Change with the times’: Marketisation and Commercialisation, 1988–2020.
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendices

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Publié par

University of Wales Press

Date de parution

01 juin 2020

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781786836076

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

7 Mo

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY

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SWANSEAUNIVERSITY

Campus and Community in a Postwar World, 19452020

Sam Blaxland

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2020

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to The University of Wales Press, University Registry, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NS www.uwp.co.uk

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CONTENTS

Foreword Acknowledgements List of ﬁgures List of tables Abbreviations Note on terms and placenames Note on oral history interviews Introduction C H A P T E RO N E ‘Communities of learning’: Intellectual and economic reconstruction, 1945–1956 C H A P T E RT W O‘A quiet revolution’: Campus and community life, 1947–1964 C H A P T E RT H R E E‘How in hell can we cool them down?’ Politics and protest, 1964–1973 C H A P T E RF O U R‘DON’T BE SO COMPLACENT!’ Crisis and cutbacks, 1973–1988

C H A P T E RF I V E‘Change with the times’: Marketisation and commercialisation, 1988–2020 Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Index

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FOREWORD

SW EC E L E B R A T ET H E100th anniversary of the founding of the UniversityA College of Swansea, we reﬂect not only upon one hundred years of growth and progress for our institution, but also upon the development of a rich cul tural history, forged by our community. For the true story of Swansea University cannot be unravelled in a linear tale of institutional and academic change alone.It must also trace the inﬂuence of our students and staff members, past and pres ent, upon our evolving culture over the course of one hundred years. It is therefore entirely ﬁtting that the author of this volume, Dr Sam Blax land (himself an alumnus and staff member), has opted to focus not only upon the ‘what and when’ of our story but also the ‘whom’. Firsthand accounts and reﬂections, based on a series of oral interviews with students, staff and alumni, are woven through his authoritative postSecond World War chronology. Together, they articulate the rise of youth culture and the shifting nature of student and staff relations. They illustrate the interdependent relationship between our physical campus and our community, and chart our changing position within our region, Wales and the wider world, from political action to local regeneration. They highlight our pride in being a beacon for Welsh lan guage, culture and heritage, and paint a vivid picture of our journey, crafted by those who know us best. As this book makes clear, our current standing, from our many international partnerships to our close ties with industry, owes much to our past. So too does our culture. For Swansea University has never been an educational institution alone. It is also a dynamic, evergrowing community that is justiﬁably the focus of this centenary publication, and of which we are all proud to be a part.

Professor Paul Boyle CBE FBA AcSS FRSGS ViceChancellor, Swansea University, May 2020

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

H I SB O O KH A SB E E NW R I T T E Nwith a great deal of support and guidance T from people in and around Swansea University. I want to thank those in the College of Arts and Humanities and beyond who entrusted me with the task and gave me a completely free hand to approach it in the way I have done. At the core of the research over the past three years – and therefore at the centre of this book too – has been ‘The Voices of Swansea University’ oral history project. Thanks are due to every single interviewee, listed in the bibliography, for giving up their time to speak with me at length. Some went that extra mile and offered a great deal of further help and support. In par ticular, I am especially grateful to Tom and Barbara Conway, Edward David, Roger and Christine Edwards, John and Nan Flowerdew, Judy Ganz, Andrew Green, David Herbert, Jill Lewis, John and Diana Lomax, Prys Morgan, Mary Morgan and Viv Phillips. Whilst they were not formal interviewees for the oral history aspect of this book, others with connections to the university offered to meet infor mally to discuss my work and offer pointers, guidance, thoughts and musings.I am indebted to Rebecca Clifford, Mike Charlton, Aled Eirug, Ralph Grif ﬁths, Hugh Jones, John Law, Steve Littlejohns, Gwyn Parry, Chris Stray, Anne Thomas, John Tucker, Jen Urquhart and Lynn Williams. For further tips, ideas and comments I am grateful to Tom Allbeson, Robert Anderson, Mal com Crook, Sarah Crook, Andrew Edwards, Bill Jones, Daryl Leeworthy and Alwyn Turner. Members of Swansea University’s History and Research Col lections committee, chaired by Hywel Francis, also deserve thanks for their advice and for keeping me on my toes. Many people in the university’s management team, its alumni ofﬁce,and marketing and recruitment department provided useful materials or the

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