This symposium on the changing role of universities through history takes place at The University of Manchester on Wednesday, 16 September 2015. The idea of the university has been evolving since medieval Europe and the process of change continues today through innovation and reimagining of purpose. This symposium will focus on how, when and where…
Category: Conferences and Workshops
Lawrence of Arabia (& Beyond)
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 21/5/2015 Lawrence of Arabia (& Beyond) Other Lawrences & the Other Lawrence This one-day workshop, held at the John Rylands Library on Friday 15 May, brought together scholars to discuss aspects of the life and reputation of one of the most enigmatic Britons of the twentieth…
Lawrence of Arabia and Beyond…
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 27/4/2015. ‘Lawrence of Arabia and Beyond – Other Lawrences and the other Lawrence’ 15 May 2015 10 am – 4.30 pm John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester 2015 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Thomas Edward Lawrence – scholar, archaeologist, soldier, spy, diplomat, author and…
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…
History@Manchester 