Photo by Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels In February and March of this year, IHR hosted two online public history seminars which discussed how museums had continued to collect objects and connect with audiences during the current pandemic. When the invite dropped into my inbox I signed up straight away. Museum people talking about keeping the regular museum business … Continue reading Seminar Report back: Collecting Covid-19
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23 May 2018 17:30, Location TBC Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire Coll Thrush (University of British Columbia) London is famed both as the ancient center of a former empire and as a modern metropolis of bewildering complexity and diversity. In Indigenous London, historian Coll Thrush offers an imaginative vision of the … Continue reading Event: Indigenous London
Wednesday 2nd May *This seminar has been rearranged from February 17:30, John S Cohen Room, N203, Second Floor, IHR Making Histories in No Man’s Land: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of British and German descendants Michael Roper (University of Essex), Rachel Duffett (University of Essex), David Savill (Age Exchange) In early 2016, the … Continue reading Seminar Event: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of British and German descendants
21 March 2018 17:30, John S Cohen Room, N203, Second Floor, IHR. Multiple Exposures: a conversation about difficult subjects on display Tania Woloshyn (Birmingham), Natasha McEnroe (Science Museum), and Philippa Smith (London Metropolitan Archives) Join us for a public conversation about displaying 'difficult subjects' - with a focus on images of child patients - from different … Continue reading Seminar Event: A Conversation about Difficult Subjects on Display
Our seminar scheduled for 28 February 2018 has been postponed. We are aiming to rescheduled the seminar with Michael Roper (University of Essex), Rachel Duffett (University of Essex), David Savill (Age Exchange) entitled: Making Histories in No Man’s Land: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of British and German descendants as soon as possible. Our next seminar will … Continue reading Postponed: Reflections on the First World War Commemorations Seminar (28 Feb)
28 February 2018 17:30, John S Cohen Room, N203, Second Floor, IHR Making Histories in No Man’s Land: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of British and German descendants Michael Roper (University of Essex), Rachel Duffett (University of Essex), David Savill (Age Exchange) In early 2016, the Artistic Director of the reminiscence organisation Age … Continue reading Seminar Event: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of British and German descendants
On Friday 26 January 2018 the Royal Historical Society will host the Public History Prize Awards Ceremony. The IHR Public History Seminar is a proud partner of the Public History Prize, alongside the Royal Historical Society and the Historical Association, and we hope you can join us for this event. The Prize includes awards for … Continue reading Public History Prize Awards Ceremony
We're very excited to announce our seminars for the 2018 Spring Term. Be sure to make a note in your diaries and we look forward to seeing you at the Institute of Historical Research in Senate House. 28 February 2018 Making Histories in No Man’s Land: Reflections on the First World War commemorations of … Continue reading IHR Public History Seminar: Spring Term 2018
On Wednesday 29 November 2017 the IHR Public History Seminar & the London Centre for Public History and Heritage proudly present: Dealing with Divided Pasts: Doing Public History in Northern Ireland Dr Olwen Purdue (Queen's University Belfast) Chair: Dr Edward Madigan (Royal Holloway, University of London) This paper will explore practice and teaching of Public … Continue reading Seminar Event: Public History in Northern Ireland with Dr Olwen Purdue
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