IHR@Liverpool: Difficult Histories
- Event type
- Workshop
- Address
- School of the Arts University of Liverpool | 19 Abercromby Square L69 7ZG
- Event dates
- Contact
- [email protected] Email only
Working with the past to create histories in the present is fraught with difficulty. For many, writing history feels particularly hard right now, not least because of the current political climate, alongside threats to Higher Education as a sector both in the UK and internationally. At the same time, many of the kinds of historical research we might want to pursue pose fundamental methodological and ethical challenges.
In this one-day workshop aimed at Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers, we will explore these challenges from a diverse range of perspectives.
- How do we best collaborate and use creative approaches to involve wider communities in difficult histories (including their own)?
- How do we best deal with difficult archives and lost documents and collections?
- How do we engage ethically and productively with difficult histories (like the problem of historical violence)?
Programme
You can view a provisional programme here.
Bursaries
A number of bursaries are available to assist with travel costs for those not based in Liverpool.
Bursary applications will close on Friday 9 May 2025. Applicants will be notified of outcomes in the w/c 12 May 2025.
The workshop is a collaboration between the University of Liverpool Department of History and the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study.
All welcome- This event is free to attend, but booking is required.
Registration for this event will close on the 2 June 2025.
