A lunchtime talk connected to the Country Lives: Exploring the English Countryside from 1800 exhibition.
In this talk David Matless, Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Nottingham, will explore the representation of the English countryside in the 20th century, showing how the depiction of rural landscape was also held to say something about England as a country.
20th-century images of English rural work and leisure illustrate issues of culture and politics which continue to shape country lives in the 21st century.


Country Lives
Exploring the English Countryside from 1800. Thursday 10 April – Sunday 21 September.
A free exhibition featuring photographs, sketches, books, letters and maps from University of Nottingham collections.
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Djanogly Theatre
Health and the Countryside
Wed 18 Jun 2025
A talk exploring ideas and lived experiences relating to health and the countryside in the 1800s.
Talk
Exhibition


Djanogly Theatre
Folk Custom and Rural Communities
Wed 25 Jun 2025
A talk exploring what a May custom in the village of Randwick tells us about different aspects of folk customs.
Exhibition


Weston Gallery
Country Lives Gallery Tours
Wed 18 – Wed 25 Jun 2025
Gallery Tours offering a different perspective on the Country Lives exhibition.
Talk
Exhibition


University Park Campus
Changing Rural Landscape
Tue 3 Jun 2025
A guided walk around University Park Campus exploring its hidden histories.
Talk
Exhibition


Djanogly Theatre
Health and the Countryside
Wed 18 Jun 2025
A talk exploring ideas and lived experiences relating to health and the countryside in the 1800s.
Talk
Exhibition


Djanogly Theatre
Folk Custom and Rural Communities
Wed 25 Jun 2025
A talk exploring what a May custom in the village of Randwick tells us about different aspects of folk customs.
Exhibition


Weston Gallery
Country Lives Gallery Tours
Wed 18 – Wed 25 Jun 2025
Gallery Tours offering a different perspective on the Country Lives exhibition.
Talk
Exhibition


University Park Campus
Changing Rural Landscape
Tue 3 Jun 2025
A guided walk around University Park Campus exploring its hidden histories.