Dr Gethin Matthews

• A Welsh Vision of Empire? Welsh Imperialists and the Indian Empire (dyfarnwyd 2024)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Martin Johnes

• Welsh or American? The shift in patriotism amongst the Welsh-American communities during and following the American Civil War. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Daniel Williams

• Delweddu Cymru a'r Rhyfel Mawr: Portreadau o Gymru a'r Cymry mewn rhaglenni dogfen am y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Elain Price

• What influence did British Female Arabists have on the Anglo-Arab Relationship in the Middle East (1914-45)? (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  MA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Kirsti Bohata

• FY-018 History, Memory and the Creation of Identity

  In most human societies, history and memory are important in the creation of identity. For example, consider how recent political debates often involve debates about the relevance of particular strands of history (such as `empire¿) to modern society. This module explores these relationships from the ancient societies of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the modern world. It is designed to provide Foundation Year students intending to pursue degrees in Classical Studies, Ancient History, Ancient History & Egyptology, American Studies, Medieval Studies, or History with an opportunity to reflect critically on what the past means and how we go about studying it.

• HI-M22 Dissertation

  Students produce a dissertation of up to 20,000 words on a historical topic, chosen in conjunction with their supervisor. This represents the culmination of the History MAs, and constitutes Part Two of the programme.

• HI-M39 Research Folder

  This module is designed to help students to identify a dissertation topic appropriate to their interests and expertise, and to tackle the problems of methodology, develop the research techniques, and undertake the project planning which are the necessary preliminaries to researching and writing a 20,000 word dissertation.

• HIH124 Britain and the World, 1800 to 2000

  This module will provide an overview of the history of British politics, society, culture, and the economy from c. 1800 to the present, from a national and international perspective. The lectures and seminars for this module will give students the opportunity to engage closely with events, processes, and people - both male and female, from diverse ethnic backgrounds - who contributed to the making of the modern British state and society, and who defined Britain¿s relationship with the wider world. We will discuss the transformative impact of warfare, Empire and colonialism, industrial and technological change. We will also consider the significance of race, class, and gender, and how they relate to national sentiment and social and political emancipation movements in Britain and beyond.

• HIH237 The Practice of History

  The purpose of the module is to encourage you to think more deeply about how historians work and, in particular, about how we as historians can locate and use primary historical sources effectively as a means of interpreting and understanding the past. During the module we will learn about the survival of historical evidence, how it is organised and made accessible to historians to undertake their research, and how to effectively locate and interpret it in your studies. We will consider how the process of doing historical research changes over time, in particular with the impact of recent developments like digitization. At the core of the module will be the work you undertake with others in your seminar group using a range of primary sources which your seminar tutor will introduce to you. As part of the module assessment you will also undertake your own primary source based research project using items from these collections. The module is designed strengthen your analytical skills and to help prepare you for the more extensive uses of primary evidence which you will encounter in final year special subjects and dissertation.

• HIH300W Concro'r Byd: Twf a Chwymp Ymerodraethau Prydain a Ffrainc

  Yn ystod y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg fe ledaenodd ymerodraethau Prydain a Ffrainc (a gwledydd eraill Ewrop) ar draws y byd. Erbyn dechrau¿r Rhyfel Mawr roedd y rhan fwyaf o wledydd y byd yn rhan o ymerodraeth Ewropeaidd. I drigolion y gwledydd a feddai ar ymerodraeth (ac yn bennaf Prydain a Ffrainc) roedd mawredd eu hymerodraeth yn achos balchder, ac yn rhan bwysig o¿u hunaniaeth. Fodd bynnag, yn ail hanner yr ugeinfed ganrif fe ddatgymalwyd yr ymerodraethau mawr Ewropeaidd, gyda chanlyniadau pellgyrhaeddol ar gyfer cymdeithas a diwylliant ym Mhrydain a Ffrainc. Bydd y modiwl hwn yn archwilio effeithiau oes yr ymerodraethau ar gymdeithas a diwylliant yn Ffrainc a Phrydain (ac yng Nghymru yn benodol). Byddwn yn ystyried sut y treiddiodd syniadau ymerodraethol trwy gydol diwylliant y gwledydd hyn, gan edrych er enghraifft ar sut yr oedd pobloedd `eraill¿ yn cael eu portreadu mewn cyhoeddiadau Cymraeg. Yna byddwn yn archwilio¿r cyfnod wedi¿r Ail Ryfel Byd pan chwalwyd yr ymerodraethau, er bod rhai o¿r syniadau a ddaeth yn eu sgil yn parhau. Felly byddwn yn olrhain tranc poenus yr Ymerodraeth Ffrengig yn Indo-Tseina ac Algeria.

• HIH3379 History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming

  This module explores how the past has been presented on screen. It looks at television documentaries, movies, small-screen dramas, video games and tv `reality¿ shows. Students will learn about both the practical and philosophical challenges of presenting history on screen. They will explore how questions around interpretation, authenticity and evidence are dealt with by programme, film and game makers and how audiences react to and think about what they watch and consume. The module will thus help students develop an understanding of film, television and games as mediums and the very nature and role of history in society.

• HIHD01 Heritage Dissertation (Written)

  Students produce a dissertation on a heritage topic, chosen and developed in conjunction with their supervisor in line with the standard Faculty MA requirements.

Cyfrannodd Dr Matthews at amrywiaeth o brosiectau i goffáu canmlwyddiant y Rhyfel Mawr yng Nghymru. Rhedodd brosiect ar ‘Gofebau Cymreig i’r Rhyfel Mawr’