The History Lab
Annual Conference
Spaces and Places
25 - 26 June 2009
The annual History Lab postgraduate conference, to be held at the Institute of Historical Research on 25 & 26 June 2009, will take 'Spaces and Places' as its theme. Throughout history, the ideas of 'space' and 'place' have provided a basis for identity and identification, senses of belonging and exclusion, and grounds for contestation, exploration and negotiation. The conference will act both as a forum to discuss these themes throughout history, and a chance to explore and debate the ways in which historians can usefully capture and comprehend spaces and places in their work.
The conference will cover the following themes:
- Understanding spaces and places as an historian
- The definition and perpetuation of particular spaces in the past
- Boundaries, territories and inclusion/exclusion
- Spaces, places and identities
- Public and private spaces and places
- Memorials and sacred spaces
- Migration and mobility
- Neighbourhoods, cities, regions and nations
- Virtual and metaphysical spaces
- Planning and development of spaces and places
Registration for this conference is now open, and the latest poster and programme are available. Please complete the booking form and return to historylabconference@googlemail.com.