Institute of Historical Research

Motherhood, Loss and the First World War

This conference, held on 5-6 September 2018, will bring historians and community groups together to explore maternal bereavement as a result of the First World War, a particularly painful and difficult experience that has not been widely acknowledged or remembered in centenary commemorations of the conflict.

Confirmed speakers include Prof Michael Roper (Essex), Dr Jane Potter (Oxford Brookes) & Dr Jessica Meyer (Leeds).

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Colophons and Scribal Cultures across the Early Modern World - 2 July 2018

Book now for this workshop which will bring together researchers working on a variety of languages and regions, ranging from Europe to the Middle East, South Asia, and the Americas.

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What do History Librarians Want?

A one-day workshop and continuing professional development opportunity for librarians and information professionals in Higher Education.

The workshop will explore the changing role of the history subject librarian within the context of a focus on functional roles and broad subject support. Bringing together historians and librarians, this workshop will share best practice and explore how history librarianship can be supported and innovation encouraged.

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The Internationalists

Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro

The Butchering Art

Lindsey Fitzharris

Lincoln's Sense of Humour

Richard Carwardine

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Reading Gladstone

Britain (B)

The alabaster carvers

Britain (B)

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Forthcoming courses

16 Jul 2018 - Methods and sources for historical research

7 Aug 2018 - Databases for historians

24 Sep 2018 - Day for new research students

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Historical Knowledge and Public History
Chair: Paul Lay (Editor, History Today); Speakers: Jo Fox (IHR), Paul Lay (History Today), Helen Castor, David Olusoga, and Anna Whitelock., Added 22 Jun 2018

Shaming with Images: German Responses to Atrocity Films, 1945-46
Ulrike Weckel, Added 8 Feb 2018

Richard Titmuss and Voluntary Action: From Problems of Social Policy to The Gift Relationship
John Stewart, Glasgow Caledonian University, Added 29 Jan 2018

The neglected history of the diverse victims of Nazism
Merilyn Moos, Added 29 Jan 2018

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