PhD research – Jenny Pistella Associates

Resort(ing) to a seaside retreat

I have come away to be beside the sea. This weekend I am staying in a family home Airbnb in a room with a desk and WiFi in St Leonard’s on Sea with the express purpose of getting some serious writing done on my PhD research. I’m having a lovely time so far. It’s aContinue reading “Resort(ing) to a seaside retreat”

The Tyburn Tree

‘The fact is that the past is everywhere; when we are in public, our senses are constantly responding to stimuli that are gorged with history, whether we are aware of it or not’.[1] In the Heritage sector, we often talk about places[2] as being receptacles for past emotions, where previous actions and experiences are describedContinue reading “The Tyburn Tree”

Echoes from the past

Am so happy to have been accepted to present a paper on my PhD research at the Personification Across Disciplines conference this September at Durham University. I will be presenting a paper on how we describe heritage sites and spaces as retaining the personalities of people connected to them in the past. I was inspiredContinue reading “Echoes from the past”

Mist and mysticism

I had a brilliant afternoon doing some research for my PhD at the new London Mithraeum exhibition and installation underneath the new Bloomberg offices in the City of London today. Situated on the site of Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, this new cultural hub showcases the ancient temple, a selection of the remarkable Roman artefacts foundContinue reading “Mist and mysticism”

The Lost City

“Places are good if they connect people to each other and to the preceding generations that have walked that place and left their mark to be absorbed by those who inherit it.” Archibald, R. The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition. California, 2004 On Sunday 15 October I presented a paper at the International CouncilContinue reading “The Lost City”

London’s Genius Loci

As I start to research and write for my part-time PhD I’m going to be on the look out, and posting about, lost London heritage. Here’s my first post for #lostlondonloci As I was on my way past Embankment tube today through Victoria Embankment Gardens I stopped to look at one of my favourite littleContinue reading “London’s Genius Loci”