Dr. Elaine Murphy, an Associate Professor of Maritime and Naval History at the University of Plymouth, joins the program to discuss her research on women and the Navy in the age of sail.
Dr. Daniella McCahey and Dr. Jean de Pomereu join the program to discuss their book, Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects, and some of their favorite items from the collection of objects chosen to represent the Antarctic.
Dr. McCahey is an Assistant Professor in Modern British History at Texas Tech University. Her research broadly covers the history of Antarctica. Dr. de Pomereu is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. His research focuses on two separate but interconnected themes. One is the scientific and political history of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The other is the visual and material culture of Antarctica, including photography, drawing, painting, scientific images and objects.
Rear Admiral Sascha Rachwitz and Commander Mark Baumert of the German Navy join the program to discuss their recent Proceedings article “NATO Navies Must Get the Balance Right.” They argue for a reexamination of force structure to account for the most probable threats and the most demanding threats.
1. “NATO Navies Must Get the Balance Right,” by Captain Sascha Rachwitz, German Navy and Commander Mark Baumert, German Navy, Proceedings, December 2022.
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This episode was edited and produced by Nathan Miller.
Dr. Zoumpoulia Amaxilati joins us to discuss the Seafarers’ Wages Bill and its potential impact on the maritime industry. Dr. Amaxilati is a lecturer in shipping and trade law at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University where she teaches Admiralty law, Charterparties: law and practice, carriage of goods by sea, land, and air, and Tort law.
