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An online evening of talks from-

Crystal Hollis- How to Read a Wall: A Crash Course in Historic Graffiti

In her talk, Crystal will be exploring what historic graffiti can tell us about our expression of self and our place in our communities. Crystal Hollis has spent the many years staring at walls and deciphering their stories. Now, as a PhD student at the University of Exeter, she specialises primarily in church graffiti and how it relates to the social culture of the past. Her previous work includes the discovery of medieval inscriptions in a transplanted chapel in the USA, and several in-depth looks at graffiti in Southwark Cathedral, Exeter Cathedral, and several churches in Suffolk.

Richard Sugg- Time Slips

Richard Sugg is a lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of Durham. He is the author of several books: Fairies: A Dangerous History, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History…