Introduction
This Mini-Edition of Gorffennol, produced independently by the Swansea University
History Society, exists to fight a very unfortunate injustice. The Coronavirus
Pandemic restricted the opportunities of thousands of students. In this instance, it
prevented them the opportunity to have their works published, and thus showcase
the best work that our student body produces.
This edition includes five submissions from three modules, namely The Practice of
History , A History of Sex and Gender , and The Past in the Present: Exploring
Heritage Practices and Debates. We have included a small description of each
module prior to the published essays, written by the relevant module convenors, to
ensure our readers have an understanding of the foundations of these essays. For
our fellow students, this will not just allow them gain an insight into the work they
may be doing or will do later in their degrees but also hopefully inspire them. Each
essay is also accompanied by a brief written by its author. We hope this will better
contextualise the essays by portraying what drew the authors to their chosen topics,
what they learned from undertaking their research and how the module benefitted
their studies more broadly.
We are very proud of this project and thank both the student body for their
submissions and the Department of History, Heritage and Classics for their support.
We hope this Mini-Edition will be a valuable resource to students in the future, as
well as useful for the future editorial teams of Gorffennol.
Thank you for reading, we hope you enjoy these high-quality essays.
Matthew Stevens History and Politics BA President of Swansea University History Society
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