Professor Thomas Coulthard T.Coulthard@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Physical Geography
The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre on Water Cultures
People Involved
Professor Kevin Burden K.J.Burden@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Educational Technology
Professor Stewart Mottram S.Mottram@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Literature and Environment
Professor Joy Porter
Professor Trevor Burnard
Professor Briony McDonagh B.McDonagh@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Environmental Humanities
Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horkan, T. (2024, March). Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn. Paper presented at ACLA 2024 Annual Conference (American Comparative Literature Association), Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaSpurn is a narrow sandy spit on the Holderness coast of East Yorkshire, UK, which juts out into the mouth of the Humber Estuary, and is a place of rich ecological and historical interest. Because of its position at the boundary of river and sea, Spur... Read More about Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn.
Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull (2024)
Journal Article
McDonagh, B., Worthen, H., Mottram, S., & Buxton-Hill, S. (2024). Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull. Environment and History, 30(4), 585-614. https://doi.org/10.3828/whp.eh.63830915903577This paper explores Hull's histories of living with water and flood in the period between the foundation of the town in the 1260s and c. 1700, examining how the inhabitants, Corporation and Commissioners of Sewers managed and governed water in order... Read More about Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull.