Wheeler Fund Awarded

This year the Wheeler Award funded proposals received from the Archaeology and Art History Department and Harlaxton College.

The Department of Archaeology and Art History is developing upper level courses in medieval archaeology. The award of $600 will purchase books focusing on vikings and medieval England.

Phil Taylor, Lecturer in Music and British Studies at Harlaxton College, will receive $418 to purchase resources to support a new course on special topics with the theme “The Beatles:  Popular Music and Society in 1960s Britain.”  Consideration of the cultural influence of the Beatles, and the reception of their music, includes key developments in politics, counterculture, fashion, technology and broadcasting.