Browse events by 'Military History'

Feb 2012
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01 - 07 Department of History Film Season 2012 (University of Reading)

The past is a four-letter word…and it’s film

How do film-makers capture the past on the big screen?  Is it possible to be historically accurate without...

Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
09 - 10 Contesting/Contested Memories: The Holocaust in the Twenty-First Century

Papers to include:-

Malgorzata Fabiszak (Poznan, Poland), ‘Memory and Commemoration in Text and Image’

Lars Fischer (CJCR, Cambridge, UK), ‘Socialists grappling with the Shoah: Early...

Lancaster, United Kingdom
15 - 17 Crisis: Interruptions, Reactions and Continuities in Central and Eastern Europe. The 11th International Postgraduate Conference on Central and Eastern Europe

Crises have been common in the history of Central and Eastern Europe. The term crisis implies that a particular order, whether financial, social or political is thrown into a state of...

London, United Kingdom
25 Cambridge Colloquium in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic 2012: Junctions and Crossroads

The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge is pleased to announce the date for its annual interdisciplinary postgraduate conference, the theme of which...

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mar 2012
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08 - 10 New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2012 Sarasota, United States
09 - 10 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2012

The British Commission for Maritime History's (BCMH) New Researchers in Maritime History conference is an established forum for those that have recently become engaged in research in maritime...

Glasgow, , United Kingdom
Apr 2012
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12 The Many Headed Hydra: Plebeians in the World c.1660-1820

This conference explores the role of plebeians in the colonial and commercial expansion across the world from c.1660-1820. Inspired by the themes of Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker’s The...

London, United Kingdom
13 - 14 Contextualising the Fifth Crusade: An Interdisciplinary Colloquium on the Crusading Movement in the First Half of the Thirteenth Century

A two-day international conference to be held at the University of Kent featuring keynotes by Professor Peter Edbury (Cardiff), Professor Bernard Hamilton (Nottingham), and Dr A.V. Murray (Leeds...

Canterbury, United Kingdom
13 - 15 Aberystwyth’s Fifth Annual Postgraduate Historical Studies Conference: ‘Ritual, Symbolism, and Identity.’

This years’ conference theme is ‘Ritual, Symbolism, and Identity’: a theme that we hope will generate a wide scope of interest. The conference provides an ideal friendly environment for students...

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
May 2012
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09 NMRN Research Seminar. Packing a Punch: Naval carttons in print, propaganda and private scribbling

Mr Matthew Sheldon, National Museum of the Royal Navy, will be giving a seminar paper examining naval cartoons and their use as part of the ongoing National Museum of the Royal Navy's Research...

Portsmouth, United Kingdom
10 - 12 Conflict in Memory: Interpersonal and Intergenerational Remembering of War, Conflict and Transition

War, conflicts and transitions have always played a significant role in defining communal identity, often with reference to events that happened centuries ago. The role of passing on collective...

Aarhus, Denmark
16 - 17 Historical Analysis for Defence and Security Symposium

The Ministry of Defence and The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory announce the 2012 Historical Analysis for Defence and Security Symposium Dstl Portsdown West, Portsmouth, UK Wednesday...

Fareham, United Kingdom
19 Falklands Conflict Thirty Years On, 1 day conference, 19 May 2012: Call for Papers

This conference will provide new, early career and established scholars the opportunity to present new research and perspectives on the 1982 Falklands Conflict.  It will focus on the war at...

Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Jun 2012
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09 Violent Culture/Cultural Violence Cambridge, United Kingdom
10 - 29 West Point Summer Seminar in Military History

The Department of History at the United States Military Academy is pleased to announce its annual Summer Seminar in Military History. 

The Seminar’s mission is to advance the field of...

West Point, New York, United States
13 - 14 AGENCY: History Lab Annual Conference 2012

Who makes history? What is the role of the individual, and how much influence can they have? While historians have long debated the meaning and implication of agency, events such as the Arab...

London, United Kingdom
20 The Great War: Localities and Regional Identities

As the centenary of the Great War approaches and it slips from first-hand experience, shelves on military history in high-street bookshops testify to the misty-eyed mythical appeal it continues to...

Manchester, United Kingdom
21 - 23 Call for Papers: 2012 British Scholar Conference (Britain and the World)

This serves as a call for papers for the fifth annual British Scholar Conference. The conference will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from Thursday, 21 June through Saturday, 23 June, 2012. This...

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
22 - 24 Drugs and drink in Asia: New perspectives from History Shanghai, China
22 - 23 Africa and the Atlantic World, 1450-1850

The Maritime and Oceanic History Workshop and The Centre of African Studies Graduate Conference 2012

Africa and the Atlantic World, 1450-1850

22-23 June 2012 -...

Cambridge, United Kingdom
22 Envisioning Landscapes: Adaptation and Renewal

Landscape features prominently in perceptions and interpretations of the past.  Whether depicting a specific location in its own right, or providing a backdrop for historical action, the...

Liverpool, United Kingdom
22 - 24 LONDONICITY 2012: The Second Annual London Studies Conference - 'London: City of Transformations?'

This conference seeks to explore, celebrate and critique the great world city of London in the context of Olympic and Jubilee Year. The title for the 2012 event is 'London - City of...

London, United Kingdom
22 - 24 UNDERSTANDING BRITAIN 2012: The First Annual British Studies Conference - 'Great Britain: A United Kingdom?'

This conference seeks to explore, celebrate and critique the varied dimensions of the nation amidst the challenges of past and present. The title for the inaugural event is 'Great...

London, United Kingdom
22 - 24 FILM AND MEDIA 2012: The Second Annual London Film and Media Conference - 'The End of Representation?'

This conference seeks to explore, celebrate and critique the screen-based traditions of film, TV and digital media. The title for the 2012 event is 'The End of Representation?'...

London, United Kingdom
26 - 29 The Battle for Books

The Trinity Long Room Hub is pleased to announce that it will host the 2012 conference of the Society for the History of Authorship Reading and Publishing (SHARP) at Trinity College Dublin in...

Dublin, United Kingdom
30 - 01 The Fairfax 400 Anniversary Conference

This conference will investigate the impact of Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612–1671) upon his time and contemporaries. It will combine the approaches of historians and literary scholars to examine afresh...

Leicester, United Kingdom
Jul 2012
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01 - 03 Society for the Study of French History 26th Annual Conference

France and Its Neighbours: Towards a Transnational History 

The conference theme is prompted by the challenge of globalization and the notion that Europe can no longer...

York , United Kingdom
02 - 05 The British World: Religion, Memory, Culture and Society

Proposals are now invited for ‘The British World Conference’, to be held at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, in conjunction with the Public Memory Research Centre and the Anglican...

Toowoomba, Australia
03 Contested histories and the parameters of resistance

Confirmed Keynote: Dr. Alan Rice (University of Central Lancashire)

Representing the past is a contested and dissonant process. The promotion of particular voices and stories within history...

York, United Kingdom
04 - 09 CFP - Perception, Reception: The history of the media in society

Call for Papers for a conference to be held between 4th and 6th July 2012 at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK.

The 4th Media History conference will focus on...

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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