Historical news

Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society 2012 research grants

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:32:14 +0000

In order to support historical research in the field of British-made decorative tiles and architectural ceramics, the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS) is offering grants of up to £1,000 to suitable applicants. Please note that specific conservation projects (of objects or buildings) are not eligible unless a significant research element is included.

Exciting History MA Programme

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:25:43 +0000

This exciting postgraduate programme equips students with appropriate skills and techniques in History. It incorporates five key elements: one core module, three specialist options and an individually supervised dissertation.

While focusing upon history, the programme also examines the relationship of history to cognate disciplines. It develops skills of analysis and communication, which are of relevance to a wide range of occupations whilst providing the opportunity to study and apply recent developments in the field at an advanced level.

'Revisiting Geneva: Robert Kingdon and the Coming of the French Wars of Religion', edited by S.K. Barker (free book)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:16:04 +0000

The Centre for French History and Culture of the University of St Andrews, together with the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University and the Fondation Napoléon in Paris, is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth volume in its series: 'St Andrews Studies in French History and Culture'.

The fourth title, now available, is:
Revisiting Geneva: Robert Kingdon and the Coming of the French Wars of Religion
edited by S.K. Barker
(St Andrews, 2012: ISBN 978-1-907548-06-2 [paperback], ISBN 978-1-907548-07-9 [e-book])

CFP EXTENSION: Between Subaltern and Sahib: Equivocal Encounters Across the British World

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:14 +0000

The British Empire, we are told, was founded on difference – between metropole and periphery, citizen and subject, self and other. This conference aims to contest and complicate these Manichean divides. By embracing the intermediate and indeterminate, we aim to excavate scenarios, stories and forms of subjectivity located in the spaces inbetween the now well worn binaries of coloniser and colonised, oppressor and oppressed.

Funding opportunity for UK/EU and overseas students

danny.millum — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:21:10 +0000

As a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s 20 leading research-intensive universities, Queen’s is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland, providing world-class education underpinned by world-class research.

Last call for Applications: Deadline 30th and 31st Jan 2012

ihr.webmaster — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:06 +0000

TWO PHDS AND ONE POST DOC: LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DEADLINE 30TH AND 31ST JANUARY 2012

Opportunity for two Ph Ds and one Post Doc to work on exceedingly well funded Eurotast Project on the Impact and Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Suitable for those who have already completed Undergraduate or MA degree because the positions are effective from 1st May 2012.

Call For Papers: Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:11:13 +0000

Citizenship Studies is at a crucial moment of globalizing as a field. Professors Engin Isin and Peter Nyers are editing a Handbook that will take account of this moment and set a new agenda for the field. The Handbook will provide state-of-the art analyses of the practices and enactments of citizenship across broad continental regions (Africas, Americas, Asias, Europes) as well as deterritorialized forms of citizenship (Diasporicity, Indigeneity).

The Handbook will be published in 2014. Chapters of up to 5,000 words in length will be arranged under the following parts:

Call for Papers: Comparative research about the Nordic countries

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:46:19 +0000

The Institute of Social Movements, Bochum University (Director: Professor Stefan Berger) will be publishing a special issue of its journal in 2013 devoted to Scandinavia/the Nordic countries. We are looking for new research in the form of articles that compare phenomena within a single Nordic country or (preferably) across one or more of these. Articles should be 8, 000 words in length (footnotes not included in word count) in English and relate to social movements (broadly interpreted).

The Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry

danny.millum — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:26:33 +0000

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2012 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the editor of Ambix, who has contributed the endowment for this award.

The Wiener Library Open Day

danny.millum — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:06:11 +0000

The open day will take place between 12pm and 4pm, and there will be opportunities to:

The Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History

danny.millum — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:18:09 +0000

The Fraenkel Prize, sponsored by Mr. Ernst Fraenkel OBE, joint President of the Library and former Chairman, will be awarded for an outstanding work of twentieth-century history in one of the Wiener Library’s fields of interest, i.e. the history of Central and Eastern Europe; Jewish history; the two world wars; antisemitism; and the ideologies and movements of political extremism and totalitarianism.

Two distinct awards will be made:

International Federation for Public History

danny.millum — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:39:47 +0000

The International Federation for Public History was created in 2010 and aims at encouraging, promoting, and coordinating research, practice, and teaching in Public History. Public History is a field in the historical sciences made up of professionals who undertake historical work in a variety of public and private settings for different kinds of audiences.

Memorial Service for Dr R. B. McDowell

danny.millum — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:55:47 +0000

This service is open to all. If you do wish to attend, please contact Anne Leonard (anne@opnewworld.co.uk) in order that numbers for the caterers can be ascertained.

Two fully-funded AHRC doctoral studentships in 19th-century European history

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:04:30 +0000

As part of a major AHRC-funded research project, two fully-funded PhD studentships in 19th-century European history are available at the University of St Andrews. For more information, please visit: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/research/monarchies/studentships.htm

Update on Caird Library, National Maritime Museum

danny.millum — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:39:11 +0000

The Caird Library are delighted to announce that the move of the collections into the new stores is on schedule to be completed by Christmas, so the full Library service and access to the collections will start in January 2012. Please see the latest update at

http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/library/update-on-caird-library-sammy-ofer-wing,-national-maritime-museum

PhD studentship in legal history: The Court of Chancery and its Records, 1820-1888

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:45:48 +0000

The Law Department at Queen Mary, University of London is offering a three year PhD Studentship to study the Court of Chancery and its Records in the era of nineteenth century reform (1820-88). The aim of the project, which will be jointly supervised by Prof. Michael Lobban in the Law Department and Dr. Amanda Bevan at The National Archives, is to explore the structure, working and business of the court in the era in which Charles Dickens wrote Bleak House.

Call for applications

danny.millum — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:22:08 +0000

The Holocaust Educational Foundation, USA, and the Holocaust Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London are pleased to invite applications for Fellowships to participate in the first European Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization from 18-30 June 2012 at the Royal Holloway campus, Egham, Surrey in England.

Conference Report: 'Empire State of Mind: Articulations of British Culture in the Empire, 1707-1997'

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:34:25 +0000

In May 2011 Lingnan University (Hong Kong) sponsored a conference entitled "Empire State of Mind: Articulations of British Culture in the Empire, 1707-1997". More than 100 delegates attended from some 20 countries.

A report of the conference has been published in the latest British Scholar newsletter. The report was written by Dr Carol C.L. Tsang, Miss Penelope Ching-yee Pang, and Mr Zou Yizheng. A link to the report follows (see item 5):

Charles Schmitt Prize 2012

danny.millum — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:21:42 +0000

As the result of generous donations from an anonymous donor and our publisher (Routledge), the International Society for Intellectual History is offering, on an annual basis, a prize to honour the contribution of the late Charles Schmitt to intellectual history.

The prize is £250, plus £50 worth of Routledge books, and a year’s free membership of the ISIH with a subscription to the Society’s quarterly journal Intellectual History Review. The paper awarded the prize will also be published in the Intellectual History Review.

Online conference: the Changing Face of War 14-20 November

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:50:14 +0000

Wiley-Blackwell Exchanges is hosting a virtual conference on The Changing Face of War, 14-20 November http://wileyblackwellexchanges.com/. The conference features podcast keynote addresses from leading figures in the field, scholarly articles with expert commentary and Live Q&A with presenters.