Stories from Glasgow: Episode Two – Ocean Modern

Published: 13 May 2024

Join us as we set sail on a voyage that spans the literary and historical; exploring the fascinating, glamorous – and sometimes dark – world of the ocean liner in Professor Faye Hammill’s Ocean Modern research project.

Episode Two – Ocean Modern

Professor Hammill shares how the power and public fascination with the ocean liner has been captured in literature; and how real ocean liners - some even built on the Clyde – along with their crews and passengers – have been documented, commemorated, and mythologised.

Join Professor Hammill and Cia as they explore literature, archival material, and even the role played by Glasgow’s own shipyards.  

 

 Image Gallery
  • Queen Mary Immediately Post Launch
  • Queen Mary Cigarette Card
  • Frantic Atlantic Poster
  • Empress of Britain Poster
  • Empress of Britain III (late 50s)
  • Cathay Lounge Postcard
  • Anchor Line Advert

 
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Find out more about Ocean Modern.

Check out the trailer for and watch Secrets of the Lost Liners on Sky.

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First published: 13 May 2024

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