Holocaust Memory and Memorials

The Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of History, University of Manchester  and IWM North (part of Imperial War Museums) One-day conference Holocaust Memory and Memorials Monday 26 October 2015, 9.30am-4.00pm Libeskind Rooms, IWM North This conference will explore the varied and diverging memories of the Holocaust since 1945. Four speakers – three academics…

CFP: ‘Transnational Cultures of Petitioning from 1750 to the present’

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 17/5/2015. ‘Transnational Cultures of Petitioning from 1750 to the present’ 29th and 30th June (Monday and Tuesday) Call for Papers – abstracts due May 25 Petitioning was and is a universal phenomenon that transcends place and time. In pre-democratic periods it was frequently the most accessible…

Workshop: Using University Archives in your Research

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 4/10/2014. Dissertation Workshop Using University Archives in your Research Tuesday 14th October, 15.00 to 16.00 University Place 3.214 A workshop for 3rd-year undergraduates and MA students – in History and related subjects – who are starting to identify dissertation topics. Rationale The University’s own archives –…