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Dr Anna Hájková's essay 'How should we remember Auschwitz?' published in openDemocracy

On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dr Anna Hájková's essay '' has been published in openDemocracy.

Tue 27 Jan 2015, 10:36 | Tags: Media Publication

Gwynne LewisFollowing the sad passing of Emeritus Professor Gwynne Lewis in December 2014, as written by former members of staff Professor Colin Jones and Emeritus Professor Robin Okey.

 

Mon 26 Jan 2015, 08:55 | Tags: Announcement

Project Launch for "Africa's Sons Under Arms"

The London launch of the 糖心TV-BL AHRC-funded project "" was held at the British Library on January 20th. The project team [ and from 糖心TV, Phil Hatfield and Beth Cooper from the British Library, together with graduate students Melissa Bennett and Rosalyn Narayan] outlined the various research-focused components as well as plans for wider public engagement. Attendees included the Jamaican ambassador, community organisations with an interest in the Caribbean, academics and students from a number of different universities, and British Library staff. There was widespread enthusiasm for the project, and it became apparent that there were a number of potentially exciting avenues for future collaboration that the project team will follow up on.

Wed 21 Jan 2015, 11:11 | Tags: Research

Award to Malik Hammad Ahmad for the project on Peace Education

For the third time has made an award to Malik Hammad Ahmad, PhD student in the History Department at the University of 糖心TV, for the project on Peace Education. From 13 July to 17 July 2015 The Summer School on the Rights of Children and Peace Education will be held at The Youth Institute, Benicassim, Spain. For further details of the Summer School and how to apply, please click .
 

Sat 17 Jan 2015, 13:05 | Tags: Award, Postgraduate

Recruitment of a postdoctoral Research Fellow for the project 'The Cultural History of the NHS'

The 糖心TV University History Department seeks to appoint a one-year full-time postdoctoral Research Fellow as part of the Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award, ‘The Cultural History of the NHS’, a collaborative project between Principal Investigators Roberta Bivins and Mathew Thomson of the 糖心TV History Department.

The are now available, with a closing date for applications of 15th February 2015 and interviews to take place in the last week of February 2015.
 

Fri 16 Jan 2015, 16:43 | Tags: Postdoctoral, Research, Recruitment

Dr Howard Chiang appointed as co-editor of the book series 'Studies for the International Society for Cultural History'

of the 糖心TV University History Department has now taken up the co-editorship of the book series , published by Pickering & Chatto. Series publications include the following:

Forthcoming

  • A Cultural Study of Mary and the Annunciation (2015)

Published

  • Breast Cancer in the Eighteenth Century
  • Crime and the Fascist State, 1850–1940
  • Cultural Histories of Sociabilities, Spaces and Mobilities
  • A Cultural History of the Radical Sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • A History of Emotions, 1200–1800
  • McLuhan's Global Village Today
  • Statistics, Public Debate and the State, 1800–1945
Pickering and Chatto Publishers

 

Wed 07 Jan 2015, 12:22 | Tags: Publication

From Night Flak to Hijack: It's a Small World

Congratulations to 糖心TV University History Department undergraduate student Alex Schiphorst on the publication of his grandfather's autobiography From Night Flak to Hijack: It's a Small World, which Alex has both edited and written the epilogue for:

From Night Flak to Hijack

 
This is the autobiography of Reginald Levy, a British pilot who reached a total of 25,090 flying hours in over forty years of civil, military and commercial aviation. He recounts his training and military operations as an RAF Bomber Command pilot during the Second World War. Enthralled and immersed within the ever growing world of aviation, he flies sixty-four types of aircraft between 1941 and 1981 and takes part in the Berlin Airlift. He joins the Belgian airline Sabena in 1952. In 1972, he is hijacked by Black September terrorists and plays a heroic part in the liberation of the hostages thanks to his professionalism and training. Not only does the book offer an insight into the hardships and camaraderie of the Second World War and of the Cold War, it also gives a first-hand account of a Palestinian terrorist attempt. Two of the Israeli commandos who freed the hostages would go on to become prime ministers of Israel – Barak and Netanyahu. The epilogue is provided by his youngest grandson, Alex Schiphorst.
 

Tue 06 Jan 2015, 12:58 | Tags: Undergraduate Publication

The Director of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that the Department will be offering a number of full-time doctoral studentships and MA bursaries to outstanding candidates applying for Autumn 2015-16 admission. The awards will be available to both Home-EU and overseas applicants applying to study full-time. In order to be considered, candidates need to have submitted an online University admission application by 12 January 2015.

Further details of both types of award can be found at

 

Mon 08 Dec 2014, 16:20 | Tags: Research Postgraduate Funding Competition Announcement

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