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Dr Eleanor Quince BA, PhD, SFHEA

Principal Teaching Fellow in Modern British History, Dissertations Convenor

I am a historian of modern Britain with an interest in cultural and object history. I have recently completed a three-year AHRC-funded research project into twentieth century antique dealers.

I have a background in decorative art, undertaking my PhD on Gillows, a furniture-making firm working in Lancaster and London during the eighteenth-century, with support from an Archival Studentship. My interest in antique furniture developed from exploring its production to considering its display and, latterly, how it is marketed and sold. This interest informs my teaching which includes, among other subjects, the history of shopping and the country house.

I am currently completing a project which follows on from my research into antique dealers. This project aims to highlight the involvement of antique dealers in building our national collections, working with museums and galleries including the V&A and the Ashmolean.

In past roles I have worked for the Faculty and the University in the areas of Employability and Postgraduate Research training and support. In recognition of my work in the field of educational development, I have been awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

Qualifications

BA, History of Fine and Decorative Art, University of Leeds, 1999
PhD, University of Southampton, 2003

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Research interests

My research interests centre on the object: its design, manufacture, consumption, collection and display. My work encompasses art and architectural history and theory; the role of women in furniture design, manufacture and consumption in the eighteenth century; the reception, collection and display of cultural artefacts with particular reference to period rooms and the Country House; and the decorative art and antiques market. Funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has enabled me to work with colleagues from the University of Leeds to undertake ground-breaking research into the antiques trade in Britain in the twentieth century.

I retain my interest in educational development, specifically in skills acquisition and enhancement. Recent research projects have focussed on the role of alumni in promoting employability, funded by the Higher Education Academy individual teaching grants scheme, and an exploration of skills self-assessment for first year PhD students, funded by a Fellowship from the Open University. Internal funding has enabled me to work with the University's careers service, Careers and Employability Services, to establish a student consultancy scheme for the University.

I welcome applications for PhD supervision in any topic related to my broader research interests.

Antique Dealers: the British Antiques Trade in the 20th century, a cultural geography
Year of the Dealer https://antiquedealers.leeds.ac.uk/research/yotd/

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Antique Dealers: the British Antiques Trade in the 20th century, a cultural geography

Dr Eleanor Quince is working with colleagues at the University of Leeds to investigate the history of the trade in antiques in 20th century Britain. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the project aims to map dealerships, identify the objects which passed through their hands, and track the relationship between the trade and public museums.

Understanding the twentieth century Antiques Trade

Buying and selling a multitude of historically important objects, antique dealers have played a big, but often unseen role in the formation of our national collections.

Employability Officer
Reading Histories and Dissertations convenor
Humanities CHEP Champion

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Articles

Quince, E., Medland, C., Blacow, E., Guildford, K., Grover, U., & Angelo, F. (2017). Digital media to ‘engage the disengaged’: Reaching out to humanities students at the University of Southampton. Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 3(1), 192-197. https://doi.org/10.21100/jeipc.v3i1.588
Quince, E., & Medland, C. (2016). Using social media to enhance the peer mentoring experience at the University of Southampton. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 10, 1-14.
Quince, E., & Medland, C. (2015). Mission employable: creating a student-led employability strategy for the Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton. Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 1(1), 1-7.
Quince, E. (2015). Revealing a hidden history. RICS Property Journal: Personal Property, Dec2015/Jan2016, 50-51.
Quince, E., Pearce, N., & Hatzipanagos, S. (2012). Student use of OER and self-assessment. HEA/JISC Open Educational Resources Study: Pedagogical Development from OER Practice, 1-8.
Quince, E. (2010). The London/Paris, Paris/London design dialogue of the late eighteenth century. Synergies Royaume-Uni et Irlande, 2010(3), 47-58.
Kelly, M., & Quince, E. (2009). Recent EU policy: a digest. European Journal of Language Policy, 1(1), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.3828/ejlp.1.1.6

Book Chapters

Quince, E., Medland, C., Rock, F., & Minney, J. (2016). SOS employability: a support structure for language students. In E. Corradini, K. Borthwick, & A. Gallagher-Brett (Eds.), Employability for Languages: A Handbook (pp. 123-132). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2016.cbg2016.473
Quince, E. (2007). "This scarlet intruder": biography interrupted in the dining room at Tatton Park Mansion. In D. Arnold, & J. Sofaer Derevenski (Eds.), Biographies and Space: Placing the Subject in Art and Architecture (pp. 55-72). Routledge.

Conferences

Quince, E. (2016). Voices from the trade: oral history interviews. Paper presented at Antique Dealer Project Conference, United Kingdom.
Quince, E. (2015). Harnessing technology for employability: digital literacy skills development in student-led career activity. Paper presented at Techonology Enhanced Learning Conference, United Kingdom.
Quince, E., & Medland, C. (2015). Mission employable: student-led employability activity. JISC Change Agents Network Webinar, .

Creative Media and Artefacts

Quince, E. (Author). (2015). Tracking the fortunes of the UK antiques trade online. Digital or Visual Products, BBC Radio Solent.

Report

Kelly, M., Arnold, D., Brooksbank-Jones, A., Woods, R., Hudswell, E., & Quince, E. (2005). AHRC Review of research in Modern Languages. The Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Thesis

Quince, E. M. (2003). "A waste of good wood"? Gillows and their furniture, 1760-1800. University of Southampton.

Module Convenor:

HIST1147: The Real Downton Abbey
HIST2100: Retail Therapy
HIST2086: Building London 1666 – 2012
HIST3225: The Great Exhibition, special subject part one
HIST3226: The Great Exhibition, special subject part two
HIST3242: Reading Histories
HIST3021: History Dissertation
HIST3210: Ancient History Dissertation

Areas where I can offer postgraduate supervision:

Eighteenth century British cultural history; the history and development of the English Country House; the architecture and history of London; antique dealers and collectors; the decorative art market and the consumption and display of decorative art objects.

Dr Eleanor Quince
Building 65, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus Southampton SO17 1BF, United Kingdom

Room Number: 65/1049

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