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- Hull succeeds Derry/Londonderry as the UK's City of Culture, after beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay for the rights to the 2017 title.
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Nov 20, 2023 · It's 10 years to the day since Hull was crowned Britain's City of Culture 2017, bringing thousands of events and millions of people to East Yorkshire. But a decade on, what lasting impact...
Jul 8, 2021 · Cultural Transformations: The Impacts of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 - Main evaluation findings and reflections. University of Hull, Culture, Place and Policy Institute. Originally published in November 2019 and revisited in April 2021
Nov 7, 2017 · For all its contradictions, Hull – now in its final months as Britain’s 2017 City of Culture – has emphatically shown that it can be a forward-thinking, outward-facing place. During the...
Nov 23, 2023 · This research has focused on understanding how effectively Hull 2017 UK City of Culture incorporated public history into its programme. This has been determined in context to the characteristics of ‘good’ public history highlighted in the historiography, as well as in context to the aims behind the event.
Hull's status as the UK City of Culture attracted more than five million people, £220m of investment and 800 new jobs. The findings of a recent report into its success appear to be positive.
Jul 24, 2023 · This article explores the cultural politics of civic pride through Hull's year as UK City of Culture (UKCoC) in 2017. It unpicks some of the socio-political meanings and values of civic pride in Hull and critiques the ways in which pride, as an indicator of identity and belonging, was mobilised by UKCoC organisers, funders and city leaders.
Jan 20, 2020 · This article explores how one public history project, The Hull Blitz Trail, brought these two moments of urban transformation together, and reflects on some of the benefits and challenges of taking urban history beyond the academy.
