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  1. Vincent Scriven

    Vincent Scriven was a pantryman with Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to his interview.

  2. Ken Birch

    Ken Birch was a Managing Director for Elder Dempster Lines. Ken had a family history of seafaring and had experience of the sea as a child after he and his family relocated to Southport because of the bombings in WWII. LIsten to Ken's interview.

  3. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for all 36 songs from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.

  4. John Goble

    John Goble was the Chief Officer for Elder Dempster Lines. John joined Elder Dempsters in 1963 as Third Mate. In his interview, John discusses the challenges of working at sea, his first impressions on West Africa and how the impact containerisation had on the industry.

  5. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for performances 5-8 from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.

  6. Diversity and Inclusion Resources

    Explore a wide range of Diversity and Inclusion materials on from inside and outside LJMU, including video resources and recommended reading.

  7. Welcome to James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    This is a free-access learning resource that is hosted by the School of Humanities and Social Science at Liverpool John Moores University, and is inspired by a new version of Chamber Music, a book of poems published by Joyce in 1907. These pages provide video commentary on both the poetic and musical aspects of Chamber Music, as well as video performances of all thirty-six of the newly composed versions.

  8. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for performances 13-16 from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.

  9. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for performances 21-24 from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.

  10. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for performances 9-12 from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.