A Community and Its University
Glamorgan 1913-2003
Editor(s) Dai Smith,Meic Stephens
Language: English
Genre(s): Education, History, Wales Studies
- July 2003 · 208 pages
- · Paperback - 9780708317860
- · Hardback - 9780708317877
This work forms part of the tenth-anniversary celebrations of the University of Glamorgan. It traces the institution's development from its beginnings as the South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines to its present-day status as a university and sets that history in the context of the university's environment. The opening chapter by Meic Stephens looks at the growth of Pontypridd from a hamlet into an industrial town and describes the cultural and social context leading up to the opening of the School of Mines. This is followed by studies from Peter Harris on the period from 1913-39 and Basil Isaac on the period 1939-92. There are also chapters on adult education (Keith Davies), the social and economic context in which the university now operates (David Adamson), and an epilogue by Adrian Webb which outlines the institution's present role and its future mission.
Author(s): Dai Smith
Dai Smith is Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Glamorgan. His publications include co-authorship of The Fed and Fields of Praise and sole authorship of Aneurin Bevan and the World of South Wales and Wales. Meic Stephens is Professor of Welsh Writing in English at the University of Glamorgan. He is the editor and compiler of many books including Cydymaith i Lenyddiaeth Cymru and most recently Rhys Davies: Decoding the Hare (UWP).Author(s): Meic Stephens
Meic Stephens is Lecturer in Writing at the University of Glamorgan and the Secretary of the Rhys Davies Trust. He has edited the work of Harri Webb, Glyn Jones and Rhys Davies, is the editor of The New Companion to the Literature of Wales and is also joint editor of the Writers of Wales series. Among the books he has translated are novels by Islwyn Ffowe Elis and Saunders Lewis and short stories and essays by contemporary Welsh writers.