Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
30 hours per week for up to 4 weeks, throughout June and/or July 2019. Times for
Timing
progress meetings with the project leader will be mutually agreed, but most of the
information internship time will be spent flexibly. Most (or all) of the work can be done from
home, whilst communication proceeds through email.
Job description Slate is prominent in North Wales; its high visibility in the Snowdonia mountains (and
surrounding areas) is extraordinary and highly attractive for visitors and locals alike. The
slate industry, or whatever remains of it, has been suggested as potential UNESCO world
heritage, indicating its immense cultural significance. The current project feeds into these
efforts by highlighting the prominence and nature of slate-related discourse on relevant
websites.
The internet provides a host of resources, in both English and Welsh, which represent
various ways in which slate affects local culture. The discourse in which this is done ranges
from relatively neutral standard Wikipedia style
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_industry_in_Wales;
https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwydiant_llechi_Cymru) to far more emotional and
attitudinal discourse on commercial websites designed to attract tourism (e.g.,
https://www.llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.uk; https://amgueddfa.cymru/llechi/amdano).
This project aims to explore the range of variety of slate-related discourse on the internet
more systematically, in order to gain a comprehensive picture of how the significance of
slate for the culture in North Wales is reflected online.
The intern’s contribution comprises:
Please email a CV and covering letter, expressing which Internships you are interested in,
by order of preference to: targetconnect@bangor.ac.uk
Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be notified and advice will be available
for any applicants who have any access requirements, any reasonable adjustments for the
interview, or any reasonable adjustments to be put in place in order to be able to
complete your internship.