The ss Great Britain : an object in stasis : space, place & materiality, 1886-2015
This thesis explores the ss Great Britain 'an object in stasis' from the period of 1886 to 2016. This broad categorisation of the vessel as an object in 'stasis' is used as a linguistic means of demarcating the end of the Great Britain's life as an ocean-going vessel. Yet, this classification of the Great Britain as an object in stasis arguably does very little to reflect the complexity of the ship's 'post-functional' life. As this thesis will demonstrate, the Great Britain has been subject to a vast array of fluid re-imaginings from 1886 onwards. These categorisations and the manner in which the Great Britain has dynamically interacted with its surrounding environment has had a profound influence upon the human actors who sought to classify and negotiate the vessel as material object. The Great Britain has embodied divergent roles in the span of the 130 years this study encompasses, yet this study is primarily concerned with the effects of location, rather than temporality in determining the manner in which these roles unfolded. This thesis engages with literatures of space, place and materiality in order to consider the Great Britain's influence within varying locations and will consequently consider the
Muirhead, James
The ss Great Britain : an object in stasis : space, place & materiality, 1886-2015. This thesis explores the ss Great Britain 'an object in stasis' from the period of 1886 to 2016. This broad categorisation of the vessel as an object in 'stasis' is used as a linguistic means of demarcating the end of the Great Britain's life as an ocean-going vessel. Yet, this classification of the Great Britain as an object in stasis arguably does very little to reflect the complexity of the ship's 'post-functional' life. As this thesis will demonstrate, the Great Britain has been subject to a vast array of fluid re-imaginings from 1886 onwards. These categorisations and the manner in which the Great Britain has dynamically interacted with its surrounding environment has had a profound influence upon the human actors who sought to classify and negotiate the vessel as material object. The Great Britain has embodied divergent roles in the span of the 130 years this study encompasses, yet this study is primarily concerned with the effects of location, rather than temporality in determining the manner in which these roles unfolded. This thesis engages with literatures of space, place and materiality in order to consider the Great Britain's influence within varying locations and will consequently consider the
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