Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Sometimes ascribed to Mark Twain, this bonmot sounds like an increasingly banal truism. But it should give us food for thought and the possibility to ruminate what uses history can be put to in the light of current affairs. And by this…
Month: November 2016
Conference: Representations, Reflections and Constructs: The international perception of the formative period of Iranian Nationalism (1896-1926) throughout the 20th century
Two photos symbolising the beginning and the end of the period in question: Left, Mirza Kermani who assassinated Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar; Right, the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi. Date and time : Friday, 25 November 2016 10.30am-1.15pm and 2.30pm-6.15pm Venue : Salle des colloques, CNRS 27 rue Paul Bert, 94204 Ivry-sur-Seine An International One-Day Scholarly Workshop organised jointly…
Our students win Martin Harris prizes!
A HUGE congratulations from all of us at the History Department to two recent graduates, Bethany Amos and Elena Cotton (both BA Politics and Modern History), who are recipients of this year’s Martin Harris Prizes. To quote the Martin Harris Centre, ‘The 2016 Martin Harris Prize for Cultural Engagement and Social Responsibility has been awarded to…
MAKING HISTORY:Citizen Trump? Dr Thomas Tunstall-Allcock and colleagues reflect on the Presidential candidate’s favourite film…
The current presidential election in the United States is a cause of mixed feelings. As someone with family and friends in and from the U.S., the popularity of Donald Trump’s divisive, rambling, and often deranged campaign is a source of anxiety and frustration. As a historian of modern American politics and foreign policy though, it…
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