Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Dr
Accepting PhD Students
I am a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. I assist two strategic projects: Port Towns and Urban Cultures (PTUC) and Supernatural Cities (SC), and manage both their websites and social media outputs.
My PhD research, ‘The Royal Dockyard Worker in Edwardian England: Culture, Leisure and Empire’ re-examined the concept of a monolithic imperial identity and tracked the nuances of working-class imperialism. My current research expands on my original thesis to explore the affect of empire on those workers who went to work in the Royal Dockyards abroad such as Bermuda, Malta, Gibraltar and Hong Kong.
I have worked with Professor Brad Beaven on a number of WW1 research and public participation projects, including 'Theatre of War' (with the King's Theatre, Southsea), ‘Mapping the National Impact of the Jutland Battle: Civic and Community Responses during the First World War’ (with Portsdown University of the Third Age), and ‘Lest We Forget’ (in partnership with Portsmouth City Museum).
I previously worked in museums and was employed at Portsmouth City Museum and the Royal Naval Museum. Prior to becoming Faculty Research Fellow I was Research Assistant on the AHRC-funded War Widows’ Stories project at Liverpool John Moores University.
Research Assistant, Liverpool John Moores University
1 Sep 2018 → 30 Sep 2019
Oral History Co-ordinator, Portsmouth City Museum
Jul 2010 → Jul 2011
Researcher - Sea Your History, National Museum of the Royal Navy
Sep 2006 → Jul 2008
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Supervisor: Beaven, B. (Supervisor) & Bell, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Bassett, M., Heaslip, M. & Beaven, B.
1/04/21 → 1/10/24
Project: Research
Bassett, M., Bell, K., Habens, A., Sykes, T., Sutton, W. & Garrie, A.
2/03/20 → …
Project: Innovation
Bassett, M., Bell, K., Bowers-Bridge, M., Habens, A., Sykes, T. & Mitchell, B.
30/09/19 → …
Project: Research
Melanie Bassett (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Melanie Bassett (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Melanie Bassett (Organiser) & Natalya Vince (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Melanie Bassett (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Melanie Bassett (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network or group
12/02/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
20/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
12/06/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research