1. What is your role within the History department? I’m a Senior Lecturer in Modern History, who most second years will know from History in Theory & Practice. 2. What are your research interests? I study Atlantic coastlines and the communities that live on them, the histories of oceans and sealife. I try to do … Continue reading “20 Questions for SHaCademics – Dr David Gange”
20 Questions for SHaCademics – Professor Karen Harvey
1. What is your role within the History department? I am a Professorial Fellow and Professor of Cultural History. I teach, research and contribute to the administration of both those things for myself and others. 2. What are your research interests? The early modern world, specifically the eighteenth-century British. 3. Where did you study (UG, … Continue reading “20 Questions for SHaCademics – Professor Karen Harvey”
20 Questions for SHaCademics – Dr Mo Moulton
1. What is your role within the History department? I am a Senior Lecturer in the History of Race & Empire. I direct the Centre for Modern British Studies and convene the MBS MA programme. 2. What are your research interests? I study Britain and Ireland, focusing on the first half of the twentieth century. … Continue reading “20 Questions for SHaCademics – Dr Mo Moulton”
20 Questions for SHaCademics – Professor Matt Houlbrook
1. What is your role within the History department? I am Professor of Cultural History and Head of Department. 2. What are your research interests? I work on the cultural history of 20th century Britain, with particular interests in gender, sexualities, and selfhood, and the significance of the 1920s and 1930s. Increasingly my focus … Continue reading “20 Questions for SHaCademics – Professor Matt Houlbrook”
The UoB History Blog Relaunch
Friends, Intellectuals and Country people, lend me your ears. Welcome to the relaunch of the history blog. This is a platform upon which you, as academics, have the opportunity to present your bold ideas and thoughts on any matters related to history or politics. The hope is for your peers to read and comment on … Continue reading “The UoB History Blog Relaunch”
Lightning Talks at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (by Mymona Bibi)
Participating in the lightning talks project with the Barber Institute was one of my favourite experiences this year. The project offered a small group of CAHA students the opportunity to spend three weeks working closely with the Barber’s collection and the curators to research and develop a gallery talk. Having received an email about this … Continue reading “Lightning Talks at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (by Mymona Bibi)”
The CAHA Museum (by Bill Cook)
Bill Cook, BA Archaeology and Ancient History student, outlines his experiences of volunteering at the CAHA museum. This is a museum in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham which holds a collection of approximately 2000 examples of Greek, Mycenean, Roman and Egyptian pottery, funerary, domestic and religious objects. In addition to the objects on display … Continue reading “The CAHA Museum (by Bill Cook)”
The Christmas Pudding: A Symbol of the British Empire (by Kelly Harper)
Kelly Harper, BA History student and Student Experience Ambassador for the School of History and Cultures, maps out the Empire Christmas Pudding. The Christmas pudding, we all know, and love has had an interesting but controversial past starting off as a porridge and becoming a high-profile symbol of imperialism. On the 25th of December, we’ll all be … Continue reading “The Christmas Pudding: A Symbol of the British Empire (by Kelly Harper)”
Birmingham’s African Quakers (by Katharine Forbes)
Katharine Forbes has written the following post describing the work she did as part of the School’s Professional Skills Module. This module is an option which gives our students the chance to do work placements and build employability while using their skills as historians too. Founded in 1903 by the Quaker sweets magnates George Cadbury … Continue reading “Birmingham’s African Quakers (by Katharine Forbes)”
Honour in the Police Archives (by Jack Scates)
Jack Scates has written the following post describing the work he did as part of the School’s Professional Skills Module. This module is an option which gives our students the chance to do work placements and build employability while using their skills as historians too. In September 1944, a few months after the Allied landings at … Continue reading “Honour in the Police Archives (by Jack Scates)”